Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Sherbrooke was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 4,982 votes over Bloc Québécois. This page covers every general election in Sherbrooke from 1925 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1925–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1925
Liberal
Liberal
6,566
54.6%
Conservative (5,449)
1,117 (9.3 pts)
1926
Liberal
Liberal
7,582
62.0%
Conservative (4,640)
2,942 (24.1 pts)
1930
Liberal
Liberal
8,546
51.5%
Conservative (8,048)
498 (3.0 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
9,806
55.0%
Conservative (8,029)
1,777 (10.0 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
11,602
61.8%
National Government (5,465)
6,137 (32.7 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
9,552
40.4%
Progressive Conservative (6,158)
3,394 (14.4 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
12,116
49.2%
Progressive Conservative (6,522)
5,594 (22.7 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
15,827
66.2%
Progressive Conservative (8,085)
7,742 (32.4 pts)
1957
Liberal
Liberal
16,324
62.5%
Progressive Conservative (9,791)
6,533 (25.0 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
15,383
51.0%
Liberal (14,458)
925 (3.1 pts)
1962
Social Credit
Social Credit
16,673
50.8%
Progressive Conservative (8,791)
7,882 (24.0 pts)
1963
Social Credit
Social Credit
12,708
40.1%
Liberal (12,103)
605 (1.9 pts)
1965
Independent Conservative
Independent Conservative
11,808
35.5%
Liberal (11,159)
649 (2.0 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
15,270
40.2%
Social Credit (15,172)
98 (0.3 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
20,569
43.4%
Social Credit (16,072)
4,497 (9.5 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
23,903
56.4%
Social Credit (10,864)
13,039 (30.8 pts)
1979
Liberal
Liberal
25,110
60.1%
Social Credit (10,573)
14,537 (34.8 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
27,224
72.7%
NDP (3,777)
23,447 (62.6 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
22,232
51.5%
Liberal (14,607)
7,625 (17.7 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
34,538
63.3%
Liberal (12,314)
22,224 (40.7 pts)
1993
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
29,758
52.4%
Bloc Québécois (21,548)
8,210 (14.4 pts)
1997
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
32,228
59.5%
Bloc Québécois (16,086)
16,142 (29.8 pts)
2000
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
23,559
46.5%
Liberal (21,182)
2,377 (4.7 pts)
2004
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
29,323
58.7%
Liberal (15,482)
13,841 (27.7 pts)
2006
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
27,112
52.2%
Conservative (10,763)
16,349 (31.5 pts)
2008
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
25,502
50.1%
Liberal (9,947)
15,555 (30.5 pts)
2011
NDP
NDP
22,415
43.1%
Bloc Québécois (18,665)
3,750 (7.2 pts)
2015
NDP
NDP
21,410
37.4%
Liberal (17,071)
4,339 (7.6 pts)
2019
Liberal
Liberal
17,490
29.3%
NDP (16,881)
609 (1.0 pts)
2021
Liberal
Liberal
21,830
37.5%
Bloc Québécois (16,848)
4,982 (8.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,566
54.6%
Conservative
5,449
45.4%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,582
62.0%
Conservative
4,640
38.0%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,546
51.5%
Conservative
8,048
48.5%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,806
55.0%
Conservative
8,029
45.0%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,602
61.8%
National Government
5,465
29.1%
Independent
1,697
9.0%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,552
40.4%
Progressive Conservative
6,158
26.0%
Bloc populaire
3,427
14.5%
Independent
3,110
13.2%
Social Credit
1,118
4.7%
CCF
283
1.2%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,116
49.2%
Progressive Conservative
6,522
26.5%
Independent Liberal
3,060
12.4%
Union of Electors
2,728
11.1%
CCF
217
0.9%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,827
66.2%
Progressive Conservative
8,085
33.8%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,324
62.5%
Progressive Conservative
9,791
37.5%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
15,383
51.0%
Liberal
14,458
47.9%
Social Credit
349
1.2%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
16,673
50.8%
Progressive Conservative
8,791
26.8%
Liberal
7,066
21.5%
NDP
311
0.9%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
12,708
40.1%
Liberal
12,103
38.2%
Progressive Conservative
3,390
10.7%
Independent
2,469
7.8%
NDP
1,052
3.3%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Independent Conservative
11,808
35.5%
Liberal
11,159
33.6%
Social Credit
5,522
16.6%
Independent
2,890
8.7%
NDP
1,356
4.1%
Progressive Conservative
499
1.5%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,270
40.2%
Social Credit
15,172
40.0%
Progressive Conservative
5,946
15.7%
NDP
1,563
4.1%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,569
43.4%
Social Credit
16,072
33.9%
Progressive Conservative
6,700
14.1%
NDP
1,713
3.6%
Independent
1,423
3.0%
Independent
911
1.9%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,903
56.4%
Social Credit
10,864
25.6%
Progressive Conservative
4,716
11.1%
NDP
2,238
5.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
337
0.8%
Independent
336
0.8%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,110
60.1%
Social Credit
10,573
25.3%
Progressive Conservative
3,809
9.1%
NDP
1,180
2.8%
Rhinoceros
665
1.6%
Independent
148
0.4%
Communist
111
0.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
88
0.2%
Union Populaire
63
0.2%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
27,224
72.7%
NDP
3,777
10.1%
Progressive Conservative
3,514
9.4%
Social Credit
1,577
4.2%
Rhinoceros
909
2.4%
Independent
200
0.5%
Union Populaire
90
0.2%
Communist
79
0.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
60
0.2%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
22,232
51.5%
Liberal
14,607
33.8%
NDP
4,230
9.8%
Rhinoceros
1,054
2.4%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec
687
1.6%
Social Credit
197
0.5%
Communist
92
0.2%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
72
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
34,538
63.3%
Liberal
12,314
22.6%
NDP
6,373
11.7%
Rhinoceros
1,040
1.9%
Independent
148
0.3%
Communist
143
0.3%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
29,758
52.4%
Bloc Québécois
21,548
37.9%
Liberal
4,458
7.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada
523
0.9%
NDP
446
0.8%
Abolitionist Party of Canada
86
0.2%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
32,228
59.5%
Bloc Québécois
16,086
29.7%
Liberal
4,720
8.7%
NDP
628
1.2%
Natural Law Party of Canada
477
0.9%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
23,559
46.5%
Liberal
21,182
41.8%
Canadian Alliance
2,284
4.5%
Progressive Conservative
1,955
3.9%
NDP
677
1.3%
Natural Law Party of Canada
495
1.0%
Independent
294
0.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party
186
0.4%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
29,323
58.7%
Liberal
15,482
31.0%
Conservative
2,142
4.3%
Green
1,509
3.0%
NDP
1,463
2.9%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
27,112
52.2%
Conservative
10,763
20.7%
Liberal
6,863
13.2%
NDP
4,646
8.9%
Green
2,238
4.3%
Independent
315
0.6%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
25,502
50.1%
Liberal
9,947
19.5%
Conservative
8,331
16.4%
NDP
6,676
13.1%
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467
0.9%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
22,415
43.1%
Bloc Québécois
18,665
35.9%
Liberal
5,020
9.7%
Conservative
4,784
9.2%
Green
894
1.7%
Rhinoceros
233
0.4%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
21,410
37.4%
Liberal
17,071
29.8%
Bloc Québécois
11,717
20.4%
Conservative
5,391
9.4%
Green
1,143
2.0%
Independent
303
0.5%
Rhinoceros
265
0.5%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,490
29.3%
NDP
16,881
28.3%
Bloc Québécois
15,470
25.9%
Conservative
6,362
10.7%
Green
2,716
4.5%
Independent
471
0.8%
Rhinoceros Party of Canada
219
0.4%
Independent
117
0.2%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
21,830
37.5%
Bloc Québécois
16,848
29.0%
NDP
8,107
13.9%
Conservative
7,490
12.9%
Green
1,670
2.9%
People's Party
1,453
2.5%
Free Party Canada
787
1.4%
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
Sherbrooke has been contested at 30 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, Independent Conservative, Bloc Québécois, NDP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Sherbrooke in the 2021 general election?
Liberal won Sherbrooke in 2021 with 21,830 votes (37.5%), a margin of 4,982 votes over Bloc Québécois in second place.
Which parties have won Sherbrooke since 1925?
Since 1925, Sherbrooke has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Independent Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.
What was the closest result in Sherbrooke?
The closest contested result on record for Sherbrooke was 1968, when Liberal beat Social Credit by 98 votes (0.3 percentage points).