ROYAL — Canadian Federal Election Results

ROYAL was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 3,246 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ROYAL from 1917 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1917–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,959 67.8% Opposition (2,834) 3,125 (35.5 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 5,551 40.7% Liberal (5,434) 117 (0.9 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,485 57.1% Liberal (5,614) 1,871 (14.3 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 7,266 54.9% Liberal (5,973) 1,293 (9.8 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,698 60.1% Liberal (5,774) 2,924 (20.2 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 7,474 47.8% Liberal (7,329) 145 (0.9 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 8,017 52.7% Liberal (7,196) 821 (5.4 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,915 53.0% Liberal (6,769) 2,146 (12.8 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,501 51.9% Liberal (7,863) 1,638 (9.0 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,725 55.0% Liberal (7,968) 1,757 (9.9 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,051 59.0% Liberal (6,977) 3,074 (18.1 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,483 59.9% Liberal (7,031) 3,452 (19.7 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,805 53.0% Liberal (7,414) 2,391 (12.9 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,524 53.5% Liberal (7,314) 2,210 (12.4 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,865 55.4% Liberal (6,619) 3,246 (18.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,95967.8%
Opposition2,83432.2%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,55140.7%
Liberal5,43439.8%
Independent2,66319.5%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,48557.1%
Liberal5,61442.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,26654.9%
Liberal5,97345.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,69860.1%
Liberal5,77439.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,47447.8%
Liberal7,32946.8%
Reconstruction8495.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government8,01752.7%
Liberal7,19647.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,91553.0%
Liberal6,76940.2%
CCF1,1346.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,50151.9%
Liberal7,86343.0%
CCF9335.1%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,72555.0%
Liberal7,96845.0%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,05159.0%
Liberal6,97741.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,48359.9%
Liberal7,03140.1%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,80553.0%
Liberal7,41440.1%
NDP7624.1%
Social Credit5042.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,52453.5%
Liberal7,31441.1%
Social Credit5393.0%
NDP4262.4%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,86555.4%
Liberal6,61937.2%
NDP1,3247.4%

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.

1917: Unionist margin 35.5 pts 1921: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1925: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1926: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1930: Conservative margin 20.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1940: National Government margin 5.4 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 18.1 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

ROYAL has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ROYAL in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won ROYAL in 1965 with 9,865 votes (55.4%), a margin of 3,246 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won ROYAL since 1917?

Since 1917, ROYAL has been won by: Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in ROYAL?

The closest contested result on record for ROYAL was 1921, when Conservative beat Liberal by 117 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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