Sarnia--Lambton — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Sarnia--Lambton was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 14,302 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in Sarnia--Lambton from 1972 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1972–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1972
Liberal
Liberal
16,112
42.8%
Progressive Conservative (14,647)
1,465 (3.9 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
20,661
56.2%
Progressive Conservative (9,579)
11,082 (30.1 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
24,066
54.7%
Liberal (11,313)
12,753 (29.0 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,304
45.0%
Liberal (13,624)
5,680 (13.3 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
20,331
47.6%
Progressive Conservative (9,665)
10,666 (25.0 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
19,494
47.4%
Reform (10,172)
9,322 (22.6 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
19,329
51.0%
Canadian Alliance (11,208)
8,121 (21.4 pts)
2004
Liberal
Liberal
19,932
42.1%
Conservative (14,500)
5,432 (11.5 pts)
2006
Conservative
Conservative
21,841
41.0%
Liberal (17,649)
4,192 (7.9 pts)
2008
Conservative
Conservative
23,195
50.0%
NDP (10,037)
13,158 (28.4 pts)
2011
Conservative
Conservative
26,112
52.6%
NDP (14,856)
11,256 (22.7 pts)
2015
Conservative
Conservative
22,565
38.8%
NDP (18,102)
4,463 (7.7 pts)
2019
Conservative
Conservative
28,623
49.4%
NDP (12,644)
15,979 (27.6 pts)
2021
Conservative
Conservative
26,292
46.2%
NDP (11,990)
14,302 (25.1 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,112
42.8%
Progressive Conservative
14,647
38.9%
NDP
6,901
18.3%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,661
56.2%
Progressive Conservative
9,579
26.0%
NDP
6,217
16.9%
Independent
329
0.9%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
24,066
54.7%
Liberal
11,313
25.7%
NDP
8,538
19.4%
Independent
90
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,304
45.0%
Liberal
13,624
31.8%
NDP
9,525
22.2%
Rhinoceros
408
1.0%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,331
47.6%
Progressive Conservative
9,665
22.6%
Reform
9,055
21.2%
NDP
2,649
6.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
610
1.4%
Independent
188
0.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
178
0.4%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,494
47.4%
Reform
10,172
24.7%
Progressive Conservative
6,008
14.6%
NDP
3,320
8.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,472
3.6%
Independent
402
1.0%
Canadian Action Party
175
0.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
125
0.3%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,329
51.0%
Canadian Alliance
11,208
29.6%
Progressive Conservative
3,320
8.8%
NDP
2,735
7.2%
Green
514
1.4%
Independent
356
0.9%
Independent
189
0.5%
Canadian Action Party
145
0.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
92
0.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
32
0.1%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,932
42.1%
Conservative
14,500
30.6%
NDP
7,764
16.4%
Green
2,548
5.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,819
3.8%
Independent
749
1.6%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
21,841
41.0%
Liberal
17,649
33.1%
NDP
10,673
20.0%
Green
1,712
3.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,108
2.1%
Independent
316
0.6%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
23,195
50.0%
NDP
10,037
21.6%
Liberal
9,404
20.3%
Green
3,201
6.9%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
545
1.2%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
26,112
52.6%
NDP
14,856
29.9%
Liberal
6,931
14.0%
Green
1,252
2.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
514
1.0%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
22,565
38.8%
NDP
18,102
31.1%
Liberal
15,853
27.3%
Green
1,605
2.8%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
28,623
49.4%
NDP
12,644
21.8%
Liberal
12,041
20.8%
Green
2,490
4.3%
People's Party
1,587
2.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
531
0.9%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
26,292
46.2%
NDP
11,990
21.1%
Liberal
10,975
19.3%
People's Party
6,359
11.2%
Green
848
1.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
435
0.8%
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.
Trend
Sarnia--Lambton has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1972. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Sarnia--Lambton in the 2021 general election?
Conservative won Sarnia--Lambton in 2021 with 26,292 votes (46.2%), a margin of 14,302 votes over NDP in second place.
Which parties have won Sarnia--Lambton since 1972?
Since 1972, Sarnia--Lambton has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in Sarnia--Lambton?
The closest contested result on record for Sarnia--Lambton was 1972, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 1,465 votes (3.9 percentage points).