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SELKIRK — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

SELKIRK was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1988 general election, with a margin of 3,914 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in SELKIRK from 1872 to 1988.

Full Election History, 1872–1988

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1872 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 258 80.6% Unknown (62) 196 (61.3 pts)
1874 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 329 59.4% Liberal (225) 104 (18.8 pts)
1878 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 555 50.4% Conservative (546) 9 (0.8 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 1,487 58.3% Unknown (1,064) 423 (16.6 pts)
1887 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,787 51.7% Liberal (2,608) 179 (3.3 pts)
1891 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 3,660 53.2% Liberal (3,225) 435 (6.3 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 1,713 50.0% Conservative (1,712) 1 (0.0 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 2,172 50.0% Conservative (2,171) 1 (0.0 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,104 56.7% Conservative (1,607) 497 (13.4 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 2,874 50.9% Liberal (2,776) 98 (1.7 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,098 48.8% Liberal (3,011) 87 (1.4 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,860 65.8% Opposition (3,045) 2,815 (31.6 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 6,529 44.0% Independent (3,315) 3,214 (21.6 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 3,831 39.6% Liberal Progressive (3,319) 512 (5.3 pts)
1926 Liberal Progressive Liberal Progressive 7,016 57.9% Conservative (5,104) 1,912 (15.8 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 6,581 45.7% Liberal Progressive (6,098) 483 (3.4 pts)
1935 Liberal Progressive Liberal Progressive 9,230 47.4% Conservative (4,098) 5,132 (26.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 11,023 50.6% CCF (6,869) 4,154 (19.1 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 7,556 36.5% Liberal (6,448) 1,108 (5.4 pts)
1949 CCF CCF 7,819 36.2% Liberal (7,593) 226 (1.0 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 6,265 43.9% CCF (6,076) 189 (1.3 pts)
1957 CCF CCF 7,432 44.1% Liberal (5,530) 1,902 (11.3 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,878 47.6% CCF (5,291) 3,587 (19.2 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,797 43.6% Liberal (6,272) 2,525 (12.5 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,096 50.6% Liberal (6,937) 3,159 (15.8 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,573 46.4% Liberal (4,765) 3,808 (20.6 pts)
1968 NDP NDP 17,310 44.6% Liberal (12,020) 5,290 (13.6 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 17,872 39.9% Progressive Conservative (17,842) 30 (0.1 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,441 44.4% NDP (20,667) 1,774 (3.5 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,813 38.2% NDP (13,899) 3,914 (8.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1872

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative25880.6%
Unknown6219.4%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative32959.4%
Liberal22540.6%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative55550.4%
Conservative54649.6%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,48758.3%
Unknown1,06441.7%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,78751.7%
Liberal2,60848.3%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative3,66053.2%
Liberal3,22546.8%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,71350.0%
Conservative1,71250.0%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,17250.0%
Conservative2,17150.0%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,10456.7%
Conservative1,60743.3%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,87450.9%
Liberal2,77649.1%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,09848.8%
Liberal3,01147.5%
Independent2343.7%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,86065.8%
Opposition3,04534.2%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive6,52944.0%
Independent3,31522.3%
Conservative2,34715.8%
Labour1,4259.6%
Liberal1,2398.3%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,83139.6%
Liberal Progressive3,31934.3%
Liberal2,52426.1%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal Progressive7,01657.9%
Conservative5,10442.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,58145.7%
Liberal Progressive6,09842.4%
Communist1,70911.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal Progressive9,23047.4%
Conservative4,09821.1%
Communist1,95310.0%
CCF1,6338.4%
Reconstruction1,2756.6%
Social Credit1,2736.5%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,02350.6%
CCF6,86931.5%
National Government3,89017.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF7,55636.5%
Liberal6,44831.2%
Progressive Conservative3,49916.9%
Labor-Progressive1,9789.6%
Social Credit1,1975.8%

1949

PartyVotesShare
CCF7,81936.2%
Liberal7,59335.2%
Progressive Conservative6,15828.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,26543.9%
CCF6,07642.6%
Progressive Conservative8986.3%
Social Credit5864.1%
Labor-Progressive3072.2%
Independent1411.0%

1957

PartyVotesShare
CCF7,43244.1%
Liberal5,53032.8%
Progressive Conservative2,10712.5%
Social Credit1,79610.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,87847.6%
CCF5,29128.4%
Liberal4,46724.0%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,79743.6%
Liberal6,27231.1%
NDP4,19820.8%
Social Credit9204.6%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,09650.6%
Liberal6,93734.8%
NDP2,21111.1%
Social Credit7183.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,57346.4%
Liberal4,76525.8%
NDP4,45624.1%
Social Credit6783.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
NDP17,31044.6%
Liberal12,02031.0%
Progressive Conservative8,78122.6%
Social Credit7071.8%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP17,87239.9%
Progressive Conservative17,84239.8%
Liberal8,70919.4%
Social Credit4180.9%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,44144.4%
NDP20,66740.9%
Liberal7,23914.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party1480.3%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,81338.2%
NDP13,89929.8%
Liberal12,45126.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1,1722.5%
Reform5951.3%
Confederation of Regions3640.8%
Rhinoceros3350.7%
Independent580.1%

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.

1872: Independent Conservative margin 61.3 pts 1874: Independent Conservative margin 18.8 pts 1878: Independent Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1882: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1887: Liberal-Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1891: Liberal-Conservative margin 6.3 pts 1896: Liberal margin 0.0 pts 1900: Liberal margin 0.0 pts 1904: Liberal margin 13.4 pts 1908: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1911: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1917: Unionist margin 31.6 pts 1921: Progressive margin 21.6 pts 1925: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1926: Liberal Progressive margin 15.8 pts 1930: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1935: Liberal Progressive margin 26.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 19.1 pts 1945: CCF margin 5.4 pts 1949: CCF margin 1.0 pts 1953: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1957: CCF margin 11.3 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 19.2 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1968: NDP margin 13.6 pts 1972: NDP margin 0.1 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1988

Trend

SELKIRK has been contested at 30 general elections on record since 1872. Winning parties over that span: Independent Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive, Liberal Progressive, CCF, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won SELKIRK in the 1988 general election?

Progressive Conservative won SELKIRK in 1988 with 17,813 votes (38.2%), a margin of 3,914 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won SELKIRK since 1872?

Since 1872, SELKIRK has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Independent Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Progressive, Liberal-Conservative, NDP, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in SELKIRK?

The closest contested result on record for SELKIRK was 1896, when Liberal beat Conservative by 1 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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