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SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE — Canadian Federal Election Results

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SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 860 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE from 1935 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1935–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 11,102 62.4% Conservative (5,086) 6,016 (33.8 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 10,851 62.3% National Government (6,569) 4,282 (24.6 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 9,341 49.1% Progressive Conservative (8,595) 746 (3.9 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 11,556 61.0% Progressive Conservative (7,392) 4,164 (22.0 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 10,734 52.3% Progressive Conservative (9,806) 928 (4.5 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,071 54.2% Liberal (10,187) 1,884 (8.5 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,162 49.5% Liberal (10,665) 497 (2.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 11,607 51.8% Progressive Conservative (10,380) 1,227 (5.5 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,744 48.5% Liberal (9,884) 860 (3.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,10262.4%
Conservative5,08628.6%
Reconstruction1,5949.0%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,85162.3%
National Government6,56937.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,34149.1%
Progressive Conservative8,59545.2%
CCF1,0715.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,55661.0%
Progressive Conservative7,39239.0%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,73452.3%
Progressive Conservative9,80647.7%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,07154.2%
Liberal10,18745.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,16249.5%
Liberal10,66547.3%
Social Credit3741.7%
NDP3291.5%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,60751.8%
Progressive Conservative10,38046.3%
Social Credit2201.0%
NDP2151.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,74448.5%
Liberal9,88444.6%
NDP1,5386.9%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 33.8 pts 1940: Liberal margin 24.6 pts 1945: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1953: Liberal margin 22.0 pts 1957: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1935 1940 1945 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE in 1965 with 10,744 votes (48.5%), a margin of 860 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE since 1935?

Since 1935, SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE?

The closest contested result on record for SHELBURNE--YARMOUTH--CLARE was 1962, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 497 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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