SPADINA — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,76843.7%
Conservative10,04729.8%
Communist3,64610.8%
Reconstruction3,43210.2%
CCF1,8665.5%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,50654.6%
National Government14,14837.7%
Communist2,9227.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,97843.2%
Progressive Conservative10,84626.0%
Labor-Progressive10,05024.1%
CCF2,7696.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,65260.6%
Progressive Conservative9,40724.1%
CCF5,96915.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,49656.8%
Progressive Conservative6,55424.0%
CCF3,27012.0%
Labor-Progressive1,9387.1%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,34843.1%
Liberal9,49639.6%
CCF3,03112.6%
Labor-Progressive6682.8%
Social Credit4641.9%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,61650.2%
Liberal10,59636.4%
CCF3,04010.4%
Labor-Progressive6522.2%
Social Credit2330.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,98244.8%
Progressive Conservative9,08834.0%
NDP5,02618.8%
Independent4151.6%
Social Credit2270.8%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,85054.7%
Progressive Conservative6,09422.4%
NDP5,88821.7%
Social Credit3321.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,00551.9%
NDP5,60424.2%
Progressive Conservative5,33723.1%
New Capitalist Party1740.8%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,37956.2%
NDP3,94323.6%
Progressive Conservative3,35320.1%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,33442.1%
NDP5,62228.4%
Progressive Conservative5,61628.4%
Independent2261.1%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,39354.2%
Progressive Conservative3,98923.0%
NDP3,53620.4%
Communist1560.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party960.6%
Independent870.5%
Independent750.4%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,54243.2%
NDP8,76530.2%
Progressive Conservative7,21324.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada1920.7%
Communist1580.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1080.4%
Independent760.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,28047.1%
NDP8,23229.2%
Progressive Conservative5,92921.0%
Rhinoceros2500.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada2270.8%
Communist910.3%
Independent770.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party590.2%
Independent340.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
NDP13,24139.0%
Liberal11,88035.0%
Progressive Conservative8,06123.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada3581.1%
Rhinoceros2890.9%
Independent980.3%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 14.0 pts 1940: Liberal margin 16.9 pts 1945: Liberal margin 17.1 pts 1949: Liberal margin 36.5 pts 1953: Liberal margin 32.8 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1962: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1963: Liberal margin 32.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 27.7 pts 1968: Liberal margin 32.6 pts 1972: Liberal margin 13.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 31.2 pts 1979: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1980: Liberal margin 17.9 pts 1984: NDP margin 4.0 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

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).

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