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Sault Ste. Marie — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Sault Ste. Marie was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 247 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Sault Ste. Marie from 1968 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1968–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Liberal Liberal 12,527 39.8% Progressive Conservative (11,529) 998 (3.2 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 12,903 36.7% Liberal (12,639) 264 (0.8 pts)
1974 NDP NDP 19,044 50.5% Liberal (15,490) 3,554 (9.4 pts)
1979 NDP NDP 12,089 37.3% Liberal (11,574) 515 (1.6 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 15,449 48.0% NDP (12,542) 2,907 (9.0 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,135 38.6% NDP (10,726) 2,409 (7.1 pts)
1988 NDP NDP 14,595 35.3% Progressive Conservative (13,533) 1,062 (2.6 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 21,427 53.0% NDP (8,970) 12,457 (30.8 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 16,871 44.5% NDP (10,283) 6,588 (17.4 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 18,867 50.8% NDP (9,202) 9,665 (26.0 pts)
2004 NDP NDP 16,512 38.3% Liberal (15,760) 752 (1.7 pts)
2006 NDP NDP 17,979 38.9% Liberal (15,825) 2,154 (4.7 pts)
2008 NDP NDP 16,572 40.4% Conservative (15,461) 1,111 (2.7 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 18,328 41.4% NDP (16,467) 1,861 (4.2 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 19,582 44.8% Conservative (13,615) 5,967 (13.6 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 16,284 39.1% Conservative (13,407) 2,877 (6.9 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 15,231 37.9% Conservative (14,984) 247 (0.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,52739.8%
Progressive Conservative11,52936.7%
NDP7,29723.2%
Independent1020.3%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP12,90336.7%
Liberal12,63936.0%
Progressive Conservative9,60327.3%

1974

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,04450.5%
Liberal15,49041.1%
Progressive Conservative3,0988.2%
Communist760.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
NDP12,08937.3%
Liberal11,57435.7%
Progressive Conservative8,66826.7%
Communist790.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party380.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,44948.0%
NDP12,54238.9%
Progressive Conservative4,16112.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party590.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,13538.6%
NDP10,72631.5%
Liberal9,97229.3%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1980.6%

1988

PartyVotesShare
NDP14,59535.3%
Progressive Conservative13,53332.7%
Liberal13,23732.0%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,42753.0%
NDP8,97022.2%
Reform6,57616.3%
Progressive Conservative3,1437.8%
National Party of Canada1880.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada1550.4%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,87144.5%
NDP10,28327.1%
Reform7,53619.9%
Progressive Conservative3,0107.9%
Natural Law Party of Canada2190.6%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,86750.8%
NDP9,20224.8%
Canadian Alliance7,00618.9%
Progressive Conservative1,1683.1%
Green7762.1%
Canadian Action Party1280.3%

2004

PartyVotesShare
NDP16,51238.3%
Liberal15,76036.5%
Conservative9,96923.1%
Green8141.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party670.2%

2006

PartyVotesShare
NDP17,97938.9%
Liberal15,82534.2%
Conservative11,09924.0%
Green1,0562.3%
First Peoples National Party of Canada2250.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party590.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
NDP16,57240.4%
Conservative15,46137.7%
Liberal6,87016.8%
Green1,7744.3%
First Peoples National Party of Canada2350.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party810.2%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative18,32841.4%
NDP16,46737.2%
Liberal8,34318.9%
Green9452.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1110.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party380.1%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,58244.8%
Conservative13,61531.1%
NDP9,54321.8%
Green9342.1%
Marxist-Leninist Party830.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,28439.1%
Conservative13,40732.2%
NDP9,45922.7%
Green1,8094.3%
People's Party7411.8%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,23137.9%
Conservative14,98437.3%
NDP8,04120.0%
People's Party1,9234.8%

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.

1968: Liberal margin 3.2 pts 1972: NDP margin 0.8 pts 1974: NDP margin 9.4 pts 1979: NDP margin 1.6 pts 1980: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 7.1 pts 1988: NDP margin 2.6 pts 1993: Liberal margin 30.8 pts 1997: Liberal margin 17.4 pts 2000: Liberal margin 26.0 pts 2004: NDP margin 1.7 pts 2006: NDP margin 4.7 pts 2008: NDP margin 2.7 pts 2011: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 2015: Liberal margin 13.6 pts 2019: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 2021: Liberal margin 0.6 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Sault Ste. Marie has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sault Ste. Marie in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Sault Ste. Marie in 2021 with 15,231 votes (37.9%), a margin of 247 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Sault Ste. Marie since 1968?

Since 1968, Sault Ste. Marie has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Sault Ste. Marie?

The closest contested result on record for Sault Ste. Marie was 2021, when Liberal beat Conservative by 247 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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