Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
SPADINA was won by NDP at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 1,361 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in SPADINA from 1935 to 1984.
Full Election History, 1935–1984
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1935
Liberal
Liberal
14,768
43.7%
Conservative (10,047)
4,721 (14.0 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
20,506
54.6%
National Government (14,148)
6,358 (16.9 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
17,978
43.2%
Progressive Conservative (10,846)
7,132 (17.1 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
23,652
60.6%
Progressive Conservative (9,407)
14,245 (36.5 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
15,496
56.8%
Progressive Conservative (6,554)
8,942 (32.8 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,348
43.1%
Liberal (9,496)
852 (3.5 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
14,616
50.2%
Liberal (10,596)
4,020 (13.8 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
11,982
44.8%
Progressive Conservative (9,088)
2,894 (10.8 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
14,850
54.7%
Progressive Conservative (6,094)
8,756 (32.2 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
12,005
51.9%
NDP (5,604)
6,401 (27.7 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
9,379
56.2%
NDP (3,943)
5,436 (32.6 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
8,334
42.1%
NDP (5,622)
2,712 (13.7 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
9,393
54.2%
Progressive Conservative (3,989)
5,404 (31.2 pts)
1979
Liberal
Liberal
12,542
43.2%
NDP (8,765)
3,777 (13.0 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
13,280
47.1%
NDP (8,232)
5,048 (17.9 pts)
1984
NDP
NDP
13,241
39.0%
Liberal (11,880)
1,361 (4.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,768
43.7%
Conservative
10,047
29.8%
Communist
3,646
10.8%
Reconstruction
3,432
10.2%
CCF
1,866
5.5%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,506
54.6%
National Government
14,148
37.7%
Communist
2,922
7.8%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,978
43.2%
Progressive Conservative
10,846
26.0%
Labor-Progressive
10,050
24.1%
CCF
2,769
6.6%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,652
60.6%
Progressive Conservative
9,407
24.1%
CCF
5,969
15.3%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,496
56.8%
Progressive Conservative
6,554
24.0%
CCF
3,270
12.0%
Labor-Progressive
1,938
7.1%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,348
43.1%
Liberal
9,496
39.6%
CCF
3,031
12.6%
Labor-Progressive
668
2.8%
Social Credit
464
1.9%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
14,616
50.2%
Liberal
10,596
36.4%
CCF
3,040
10.4%
Labor-Progressive
652
2.2%
Social Credit
233
0.8%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,982
44.8%
Progressive Conservative
9,088
34.0%
NDP
5,026
18.8%
Independent
415
1.6%
Social Credit
227
0.8%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,850
54.7%
Progressive Conservative
6,094
22.4%
NDP
5,888
21.7%
Social Credit
332
1.2%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,005
51.9%
NDP
5,604
24.2%
Progressive Conservative
5,337
23.1%
New Capitalist Party
174
0.8%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,379
56.2%
NDP
3,943
23.6%
Progressive Conservative
3,353
20.1%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,334
42.1%
NDP
5,622
28.4%
Progressive Conservative
5,616
28.4%
Independent
226
1.1%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,393
54.2%
Progressive Conservative
3,989
23.0%
NDP
3,536
20.4%
Communist
156
0.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party
96
0.6%
Independent
87
0.5%
Independent
75
0.4%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,542
43.2%
NDP
8,765
30.2%
Progressive Conservative
7,213
24.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada
192
0.7%
Communist
158
0.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party
108
0.4%
Independent
76
0.3%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,280
47.1%
NDP
8,232
29.2%
Progressive Conservative
5,929
21.0%
Rhinoceros
250
0.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada
227
0.8%
Communist
91
0.3%
Independent
77
0.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
59
0.2%
Independent
34
0.1%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
13,241
39.0%
Liberal
11,880
35.0%
Progressive Conservative
8,061
23.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada
358
1.1%
Rhinoceros
289
0.9%
Independent
98
0.3%
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
SPADINA has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, NDP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won SPADINA in the 1984 general election?
NDP won SPADINA in 1984 with 13,241 votes (39.0%), a margin of 1,361 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won SPADINA since 1935?
Since 1935, SPADINA has been won by: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in SPADINA?
The closest contested result on record for SPADINA was 1957, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 852 votes (3.5 percentage points).