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RUSSELL — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

RUSSELL was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 13,279 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in RUSSELL from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 1,293 65.0% Unknown (695) 598 (30.1 pts)
1872 Conservative Conservative 1,217 56.1% Liberal (952) 265 (12.2 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 1,078 49.3% Conservative (1,014) 64 (2.9 pts)
1878 Conservative Conservative 1,612 59.5% Unknown (1,097) 515 (19.0 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,644 55.2% Liberal (1,335) 309 (10.4 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,301 51.7% Conservative (2,146) 155 (3.5 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 2,308 54.9% Conservative (1,895) 413 (9.8 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 2,983 54.7% Conservative (1,380) 1,603 (29.4 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 3,089 55.0% Conservative (2,523) 566 (10.1 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,305 57.7% Conservative (2,357) 948 (16.6 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,616 59.4% Conservative (2,470) 1,146 (18.8 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 3,812 57.3% Conservative (2,836) 976 (14.7 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 5,895 61.0% Unionist (3,768) 2,127 (22.0 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 9,069 57.0% Progressive (6,836) 2,233 (14.0 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 8,419 57.1% Conservative (6,328) 2,091 (14.2 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 9,062 65.0% Conservative (4,876) 4,186 (30.0 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 9,551 54.5% Conservative (7,964) 1,587 (9.1 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 5,041 47.0% Independent Liberal (2,897) 2,144 (20.0 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 6,045 67.1% National Government (2,961) 3,084 (34.2 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 5,519 44.4% Progressive Conservative (3,271) 2,248 (18.1 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 12,635 63.0% Progressive Conservative (5,767) 6,868 (34.3 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 15,969 66.2% Progressive Conservative (6,470) 9,499 (39.4 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 20,673 58.2% Progressive Conservative (12,271) 8,402 (23.7 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 21,575 50.3% Progressive Conservative (19,464) 2,111 (4.9 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 29,322 59.1% Progressive Conservative (15,492) 13,830 (27.9 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 31,182 59.7% Progressive Conservative (14,892) 16,290 (31.2 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 28,997 55.9% Progressive Conservative (15,718) 13,279 (25.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,29365.0%
Unknown69535.0%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,21756.1%
Liberal95243.9%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,07849.3%
Conservative1,01446.4%
Unknown954.3%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,61259.5%
Unknown1,09740.5%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,64455.2%
Liberal1,33544.8%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,30151.7%
Conservative2,14648.3%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,30854.9%
Conservative1,89545.1%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,98354.7%
Conservative1,38025.3%
Independent1,09320.0%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,08955.0%
Conservative2,52345.0%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,30557.7%
Conservative2,35741.1%
Independent Liberal661.2%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,61659.4%
Conservative2,47040.6%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,81257.3%
Conservative2,83642.7%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition5,89561.0%
Unionist3,76839.0%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,06957.0%
Progressive6,83643.0%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,41957.1%
Conservative6,32842.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,06265.0%
Conservative4,87635.0%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,55154.5%
Conservative7,96445.5%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,04147.0%
Independent Liberal2,89727.0%
Reconstruction1,42313.3%
Conservative1,36812.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,04567.1%
National Government2,96132.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,51944.4%
Progressive Conservative3,27126.3%
Independent2,70821.8%
CCF6004.8%
Social Credit3402.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,63563.0%
Progressive Conservative5,76728.8%
CCF1,1125.5%
Social Credit5382.7%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,96966.2%
Progressive Conservative6,47026.8%
CCF1,1574.8%
Social Credit5192.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,67358.2%
Progressive Conservative12,27134.5%
CCF1,4204.0%
Social Credit1,1613.3%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,57550.3%
Progressive Conservative19,46445.4%
CCF1,2242.9%
Social Credit5941.4%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal29,32259.1%
Progressive Conservative15,49231.2%
NDP3,3856.8%
Social Credit1,4272.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal31,18259.7%
Progressive Conservative14,89228.5%
NDP3,1916.1%
Social Credit2,9385.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal28,99755.9%
Progressive Conservative15,71830.3%
NDP7,18613.8%

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.

1867: Conservative margin 30.1 pts 1872: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1874: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1878: Conservative margin 19.0 pts 1882: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1887: Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1891: Liberal margin 9.8 pts 1896: Liberal margin 29.4 pts 1900: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1904: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1908: Liberal margin 18.8 pts 1911: Liberal margin 14.7 pts 1917: Opposition margin 22.0 pts 1921: Liberal margin 14.0 pts 1925: Liberal margin 14.2 pts 1926: Liberal margin 30.0 pts 1930: Liberal margin 9.1 pts 1935: Liberal margin 20.0 pts 1940: Liberal margin 34.2 pts 1945: Liberal margin 18.1 pts 1949: Liberal margin 34.3 pts 1953: Liberal margin 39.4 pts 1957: Liberal margin 23.7 pts 1958: Liberal margin 4.9 pts 1962: Liberal margin 27.9 pts 1963: Liberal margin 31.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 25.6 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

RUSSELL has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won RUSSELL in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won RUSSELL in 1965 with 28,997 votes (55.9%), a margin of 13,279 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won RUSSELL since 1867?

Since 1867, RUSSELL has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition.

What was the closest result in RUSSELL?

The closest contested result on record for RUSSELL was 1874, when Liberal beat Conservative by 64 votes (2.9 percentage points).

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