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SCARBOROUGH WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

SCARBOROUGH WEST was won by Liberal at the 1993 general election, with a margin of 13,021 votes over Reform. This page covers every general election in SCARBOROUGH WEST from 1968 to 1993.

Full Election History, 1968–1993

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Liberal Liberal 14,889 42.9% NDP (12,473) 2,416 (7.0 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 15,028 36.4% Liberal (13,635) 1,393 (3.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 13,702 36.5% NDP (12,298) 1,404 (3.7 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,697 36.4% Liberal (13,523) 2,174 (5.0 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 14,316 35.1% NDP (13,146) 1,170 (2.9 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,028 40.9% Liberal (12,230) 4,798 (11.5 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 15,363 50.0% Progressive Conservative (14,923) 440 (1.4 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 21,335 54.4% Reform (8,314) 13,021 (33.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,88942.9%
NDP12,47335.9%
Progressive Conservative7,34021.2%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP15,02836.4%
Liberal13,63533.0%
Progressive Conservative12,53930.4%
Independent1030.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,70236.5%
NDP12,29832.8%
Progressive Conservative11,33930.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party890.2%
Independent610.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,69736.4%
Liberal13,52331.4%
NDP13,43731.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada2570.6%
Communist1140.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party560.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,31635.1%
NDP13,14632.2%
Progressive Conservative12,74431.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada4011.0%
Communist920.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party660.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,02840.9%
Liberal12,23029.4%
NDP11,43627.5%
Green3640.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada3300.8%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1290.3%
Communist990.2%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,36350.0%
Progressive Conservative14,92348.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada4591.5%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,33554.4%
Reform8,31421.2%
Progressive Conservative5,66414.5%
NDP2,7717.1%
National Party of Canada5781.5%
Green2760.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada2120.5%
Abolitionist Party of Canada400.1%

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 7.0 pts 1972: NDP margin 3.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1980: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 11.5 pts 1988: Liberal margin 1.4 pts 1993: Liberal margin 33.2 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993

Trend

SCARBOROUGH WEST has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won SCARBOROUGH WEST in the 1993 general election?

Liberal won SCARBOROUGH WEST in 1993 with 21,335 votes (54.4%), a margin of 13,021 votes over Reform in second place.

Which parties have won SCARBOROUGH WEST since 1968?

Since 1968, SCARBOROUGH WEST has been won by: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in SCARBOROUGH WEST?

The closest contested result on record for SCARBOROUGH WEST was 1988, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 440 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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