SCARBOROUGH EAST — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
SCARBOROUGH EAST was won by Liberal at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 16,460 votes over Canadian Alliance. This page covers every general election in SCARBOROUGH EAST from 1968 to 2000.
Full Election History, 1968–2000
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1968
Liberal
Liberal
23,701
47.9%
NDP (13,265)
10,436 (21.1 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
27,301
40.0%
Liberal (25,837)
1,464 (2.1 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
30,586
46.8%
Progressive Conservative (23,585)
7,001 (10.7 pts)
1979
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
21,381
46.7%
Liberal (16,002)
5,379 (11.7 pts)
1980
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
17,658
40.5%
Liberal (17,147)
511 (1.2 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
26,349
55.6%
Liberal (13,325)
13,024 (27.5 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,149
43.3%
Liberal (16,337)
1,812 (4.3 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
20,041
50.5%
Reform (10,301)
9,740 (24.5 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
23,065
54.3%
Progressive Conservative (8,297)
14,768 (34.8 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
24,019
59.8%
Canadian Alliance (7,559)
16,460 (41.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,701
47.9%
NDP
13,265
26.8%
Progressive Conservative
12,477
25.2%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
27,301
40.0%
Liberal
25,837
37.9%
NDP
14,731
21.6%
Social Credit
227
0.3%
Independent
77
0.1%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
30,586
46.8%
Progressive Conservative
23,585
36.1%
NDP
10,772
16.5%
Social Credit
173
0.3%
Independent
172
0.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
96
0.1%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
21,381
46.7%
Liberal
16,002
34.9%
NDP
8,190
17.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada
170
0.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party
62
0.1%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,658
40.5%
Liberal
17,147
39.3%
NDP
8,533
19.6%
Libertarian Party of Canada
181
0.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party
60
0.1%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
26,349
55.6%
Liberal
13,325
28.1%
NDP
6,422
13.6%
Green
553
1.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada
512
1.1%
Communist
142
0.3%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
87
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,149
43.3%
Liberal
16,337
39.0%
NDP
6,866
16.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada
307
0.7%
Green
201
0.5%
Communist
69
0.2%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,041
50.5%
Reform
10,301
25.9%
Progressive Conservative
6,598
16.6%
NDP
1,524
3.8%
National Party of Canada
373
0.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada
363
0.9%
Green
250
0.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada
195
0.5%
Abolitionist Party of Canada
59
0.1%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,065
54.3%
Progressive Conservative
8,297
19.5%
Reform
7,011
16.5%
NDP
3,330
7.8%
Green
278
0.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
171
0.4%
Canadian Action Party
164
0.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
135
0.3%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
24,019
59.8%
Canadian Alliance
7,559
18.8%
Progressive Conservative
6,284
15.7%
NDP
1,884
4.7%
Canadian Action Party
292
0.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party
113
0.3%
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
SCARBOROUGH EAST has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won SCARBOROUGH EAST in the 2000 general election?
Liberal won SCARBOROUGH EAST in 2000 with 24,019 votes (59.8%), a margin of 16,460 votes over Canadian Alliance in second place.
Which parties have won SCARBOROUGH EAST since 1968?
Since 1968, SCARBOROUGH EAST has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in SCARBOROUGH EAST?
The closest contested result on record for SCARBOROUGH EAST was 1980, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 511 votes (1.2 percentage points).