SIMCOE EAST — Canadian Federal Election Results

SIMCOE EAST was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 2,367 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in SIMCOE EAST from 1882 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1882–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1882 Liberal Liberal 1,468 52.5% Unknown (1,330) 138 (4.9 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,482 50.8% Unknown (2,408) 74 (1.5 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 2,850 51.9% Conservative (2,643) 207 (3.8 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 2,775 42.7% Liberal (2,529) 246 (3.8 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 3,486 50.3% Liberal (3,447) 39 (0.6 pts)
1904 Conservative Conservative 3,116 53.2% Liberal (2,743) 373 (6.4 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,417 52.0% Conservative (3,153) 264 (4.0 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,315 53.8% Liberal (2,849) 466 (7.6 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,669 68.4% Opposition (3,076) 3,593 (36.9 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 7,414 47.4% Conservative (4,810) 2,604 (16.7 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,658 52.5% Liberal (6,929) 729 (5.0 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 7,994 51.0% Liberal (7,669) 325 (2.1 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 7,974 51.1% Liberal (7,629) 345 (2.2 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 8,219 50.5% Conservative (5,529) 2,690 (16.5 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 8,470 54.7% National Government (7,024) 1,446 (9.3 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 8,508 48.4% Progressive Conservative (6,978) 1,530 (8.7 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 10,030 48.9% Progressive Conservative (7,976) 2,054 (10.0 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 9,099 45.8% Progressive Conservative (8,944) 155 (0.8 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,497 54.8% Liberal (8,193) 4,304 (18.9 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,149 63.2% Liberal (7,403) 7,746 (32.3 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,835 52.8% Liberal (8,688) 4,147 (17.1 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,662 50.5% Liberal (9,324) 3,338 (13.3 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,648 47.5% Liberal (9,281) 2,367 (9.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,46852.5%
Unknown1,33047.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,48250.8%
Unknown2,40849.2%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,85051.9%
Conservative2,64348.1%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,77542.7%
Liberal2,52938.9%
Patrons of Industry1,19718.4%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,48650.3%
Liberal3,44749.7%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,11653.2%
Liberal2,74346.8%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,41752.0%
Conservative3,15348.0%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,31553.8%
Liberal2,84946.2%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,66968.4%
Opposition3,07631.6%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,41447.4%
Conservative4,81030.8%
Progressive3,41421.8%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,65852.5%
Liberal6,92947.5%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,99451.0%
Liberal7,66949.0%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,97451.1%
Liberal7,62948.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,21950.5%
Conservative5,52934.0%
Reconstruction1,2227.5%
CCF1,1917.3%
Independent1230.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,47054.7%
National Government7,02445.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,50848.4%
Progressive Conservative6,97839.7%
CCF2,10912.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,03048.9%
Progressive Conservative7,97638.9%
CCF2,09510.2%
Union of Electors4042.0%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,09945.8%
Progressive Conservative8,94445.0%
CCF1,3106.6%
Social Credit5332.7%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,49754.8%
Liberal8,19335.9%
CCF1,3956.1%
Independent7263.2%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,14963.2%
Liberal7,40330.9%
CCF1,4235.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,83552.8%
Liberal8,68835.8%
NDP2,3469.7%
Social Credit4231.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,66250.5%
Liberal9,32437.2%
NDP2,0318.1%
Social Credit1,0544.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,64847.5%
Liberal9,28137.8%
NDP3,59714.7%

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.

1882: Liberal margin 4.9 pts 1887: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1891: Liberal margin 3.8 pts 1896: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1904: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1908: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1911: Conservative margin 7.6 pts 1917: Unionist margin 36.9 pts 1921: Liberal margin 16.7 pts 1925: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1926: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1930: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1935: Liberal margin 16.5 pts 1940: Liberal margin 9.3 pts 1945: Liberal margin 8.7 pts 1949: Liberal margin 10.0 pts 1953: Liberal margin 0.8 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 18.9 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 32.3 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

SIMCOE EAST has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1882. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won SIMCOE EAST in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won SIMCOE EAST in 1965 with 11,648 votes (47.5%), a margin of 2,367 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won SIMCOE EAST since 1882?

Since 1882, SIMCOE EAST has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in SIMCOE EAST?

The closest contested result on record for SIMCOE EAST was 1900, when Conservative beat Liberal by 39 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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