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Scarborough Centre — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Scarborough Centre was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 13,309 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Scarborough Centre from 1979 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1979–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,688 43.4% Liberal (14,323) 4,365 (10.1 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 16,595 40.3% Progressive Conservative (14,995) 1,600 (3.9 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,968 46.7% Liberal (14,229) 5,739 (13.4 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,247 40.6% Liberal (16,846) 401 (0.9 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 21,084 52.5% Reform (8,415) 12,669 (31.5 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 25,185 57.4% Reform (8,106) 17,079 (38.9 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 26,969 67.5% Canadian Alliance (8,849) 18,120 (45.4 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 20,740 56.7% Conservative (8,515) 12,225 (33.4 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 23,332 55.4% Conservative (11,522) 11,810 (28.0 pts)
2008 Liberal Liberal 17,927 48.7% Conservative (11,088) 6,839 (18.6 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 13,498 35.6% Liberal (12,028) 1,470 (3.9 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 22,753 50.5% Conservative (14,705) 8,048 (17.9 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 25,695 55.2% Conservative (10,387) 15,308 (32.9 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 23,128 57.6% Conservative (9,819) 13,309 (33.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,68843.4%
Liberal14,32333.3%
NDP9,53322.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada2130.5%
Independent2030.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party700.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,59540.3%
Progressive Conservative14,99536.4%
NDP9,23722.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada2380.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party970.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,96846.7%
Liberal14,22933.3%
NDP8,24019.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada3450.8%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,24740.6%
Liberal16,84639.7%
NDP8,00418.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada3420.8%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,08452.5%
Reform8,41521.0%
Progressive Conservative8,15420.3%
NDP1,5994.0%
National Party of Canada3200.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada1900.5%
Independent1840.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada1530.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party380.1%
Abolitionist Party of Canada210.1%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,18557.4%
Reform8,10618.5%
Progressive Conservative6,97615.9%
NDP3,6198.2%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,96967.5%
Canadian Alliance8,84922.2%
NDP3,1717.9%
Marijuana Party9592.4%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,74056.7%
Conservative8,51523.3%
NDP6,15616.8%
Green1,0452.9%
Communist1520.4%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,33255.4%
Conservative11,52227.3%
NDP5,88414.0%
Green1,3963.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,92748.7%
Conservative11,08830.1%
NDP5,80115.8%
Green2,0115.5%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,49835.6%
Liberal12,02831.7%
NDP11,44330.1%
Green9982.6%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,75350.5%
Conservative14,70532.7%
NDP5,22711.6%
Libertarian Party of Canada1,3843.1%
Green9602.1%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,69555.2%
Conservative10,38722.3%
NDP5,45211.7%
Independent2,5245.4%
Green1,3362.9%
People's Party1,1622.5%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,12857.6%
Conservative9,81924.4%
NDP5,47913.6%
People's Party1,4723.7%
National Citizens Alliance of Canada2630.7%

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.

1979: Progressive Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1980: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1993: Liberal margin 31.5 pts 1997: Liberal margin 38.9 pts 2000: Liberal margin 45.4 pts 2004: Liberal margin 33.4 pts 2006: Liberal margin 28.0 pts 2008: Liberal margin 18.6 pts 2011: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 2015: Liberal margin 17.9 pts 2019: Liberal margin 32.9 pts 2021: Liberal margin 33.1 pts 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Scarborough Centre has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1979. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Scarborough Centre in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Scarborough Centre in 2021 with 23,128 votes (57.6%), a margin of 13,309 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Scarborough Centre since 1979?

Since 1979, Scarborough Centre has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Scarborough Centre?

The closest contested result on record for Scarborough Centre was 1988, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 401 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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