Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
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
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,468
52.5%
Unknown
1,330
47.5%
1887
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,482
50.8%
Unknown
2,408
49.2%
1891
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,850
51.9%
Conservative
2,643
48.1%
1896
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,775
42.7%
Liberal
2,529
38.9%
Patrons of Industry
1,197
18.4%
1900
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,486
50.3%
Liberal
3,447
49.7%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,116
53.2%
Liberal
2,743
46.8%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,417
52.0%
Conservative
3,153
48.0%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,315
53.8%
Liberal
2,849
46.2%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
6,669
68.4%
Opposition
3,076
31.6%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,414
47.4%
Conservative
4,810
30.8%
Progressive
3,414
21.8%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
7,658
52.5%
Liberal
6,929
47.5%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
7,994
51.0%
Liberal
7,669
49.0%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
7,974
51.1%
Liberal
7,629
48.9%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,219
50.5%
Conservative
5,529
34.0%
Reconstruction
1,222
7.5%
CCF
1,191
7.3%
Independent
123
0.8%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,470
54.7%
National Government
7,024
45.3%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,508
48.4%
Progressive Conservative
6,978
39.7%
CCF
2,109
12.0%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,030
48.9%
Progressive Conservative
7,976
38.9%
CCF
2,095
10.2%
Union of Electors
404
2.0%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,099
45.8%
Progressive Conservative
8,944
45.0%
CCF
1,310
6.6%
Social Credit
533
2.7%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
12,497
54.8%
Liberal
8,193
35.9%
CCF
1,395
6.1%
Independent
726
3.2%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
15,149
63.2%
Liberal
7,403
30.9%
CCF
1,423
5.9%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
12,835
52.8%
Liberal
8,688
35.8%
NDP
2,346
9.7%
Social Credit
423
1.7%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
12,662
50.5%
Liberal
9,324
37.2%
NDP
2,031
8.1%
Social Credit
1,054
4.2%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,648
47.5%
Liberal
9,281
37.8%
NDP
3,597
14.7%
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.
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).