Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
ROSTHERN was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 6,269 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ROSTHERN from 1935 to 1965.
Full Election History, 1935–1965
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1935
Liberal
Liberal
7,515
56.9%
Reconstruction (1,854)
5,661 (42.8 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
6,612
50.6%
CCF (5,456)
1,156 (8.8 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
6,898
50.5%
CCF (4,678)
2,220 (16.2 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
7,398
62.0%
CCF (3,700)
3,698 (31.0 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
8,616
45.5%
CCF (6,347)
2,269 (12.0 pts)
1957
Liberal
Liberal
6,828
36.2%
Social Credit (6,193)
635 (3.4 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
8,166
46.2%
Liberal (4,446)
3,720 (21.0 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,626
53.6%
Liberal (4,345)
6,281 (31.7 pts)
1963
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,351
60.4%
Liberal (3,804)
7,547 (40.2 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,042
55.5%
Liberal (3,773)
6,269 (34.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,515
56.9%
Reconstruction
1,854
14.0%
Social Credit
1,628
12.3%
CCF
1,613
12.2%
Conservative
602
4.6%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,612
50.6%
CCF
5,456
41.8%
New Democracy
999
7.6%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,898
50.5%
CCF
4,678
34.2%
Progressive Conservative
1,299
9.5%
Social Credit
792
5.8%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,398
62.0%
CCF
3,700
31.0%
Progressive Conservative
837
7.0%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,616
45.5%
CCF
6,347
33.5%
Social Credit
2,333
12.3%
Progressive Conservative
1,643
8.7%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,828
36.2%
Social Credit
6,193
32.9%
CCF
5,830
30.9%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
8,166
46.2%
Liberal
4,446
25.1%
CCF
3,322
18.8%
Social Credit
1,745
9.9%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,626
53.6%
Liberal
4,345
21.9%
NDP
3,193
16.1%
Social Credit
1,652
8.3%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,351
60.4%
Liberal
3,804
20.2%
NDP
2,428
12.9%
Social Credit
1,213
6.5%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,042
55.5%
Liberal
3,773
20.9%
NDP
3,571
19.7%
Social Credit
704
3.9%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.
Trend
ROSTHERN has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won ROSTHERN in the 1965 general election?
Progressive Conservative won ROSTHERN in 1965 with 10,042 votes (55.5%), a margin of 6,269 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won ROSTHERN since 1935?
Since 1935, ROSTHERN has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in ROSTHERN?
The closest contested result on record for ROSTHERN was 1957, when Liberal beat Social Credit by 635 votes (3.4 percentage points).