SPRINGFIELD — Canadian Federal Election Results

SPRINGFIELD was won by NDP at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 755 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in SPRINGFIELD from 1917 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1917–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,870 60.8% Opposition (3,781) 2,089 (21.6 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 5,779 46.6% Liberal (4,382) 1,397 (11.3 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 2,259 40.0% Liberal (1,724) 535 (9.5 pts)
1926 Liberal Progressive Liberal Progressive 3,852 49.0% Conservative (2,638) 1,214 (15.4 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 5,446 51.0% Liberal Progressive (3,617) 1,829 (17.1 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 3,564 24.7% CCF (3,117) 447 (3.1 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 7,462 41.9% CCF (7,018) 444 (2.5 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 5,376 31.8% CCF (4,797) 579 (3.4 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 8,253 47.8% CCF (4,418) 3,835 (22.2 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 6,240 50.4% CCF (1,878) 4,362 (35.3 pts)
1957 CCF CCF 5,949 38.0% Liberal (4,453) 1,496 (9.6 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 7,045 42.4% CCF (4,962) 2,083 (12.5 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,052 40.4% Liberal (5,248) 2,804 (14.1 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,552 47.5% Liberal (5,532) 4,020 (20.0 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 8,001 39.2% Progressive Conservative (7,246) 755 (3.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,87060.8%
Opposition3,78139.2%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive5,77946.6%
Liberal4,38235.4%
Conservative2,23418.0%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,25940.0%
Liberal1,72430.5%
Progressive1,66529.5%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal Progressive3,85249.0%
Conservative2,63833.5%
Labour1,37517.5%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,44651.0%
Liberal Progressive3,61733.9%
Labour1,10610.4%
Independent Liberal5114.8%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,56424.7%
CCF3,11721.6%
Liberal Progressive2,99820.7%
Conservative2,35116.3%
Reconstruction1,66711.5%
Independent Liberal4783.3%
Independent2801.9%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,46241.9%
CCF7,01839.4%
National Government3,31118.6%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,37631.8%
CCF4,79728.4%
Labor-Progressive2,40014.2%
Progressive Conservative2,30813.7%
Social Credit1,78310.6%
Independent2311.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,25347.8%
CCF4,41825.6%
Progressive Conservative3,49420.2%
Labor-Progressive1,1176.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,24050.4%
CCF1,87815.2%
Social Credit1,2219.9%
Progressive Conservative1,2019.7%
Independent Liberal1,0688.6%
Labor-Progressive4693.8%
Independent2932.4%

1957

PartyVotesShare
CCF5,94938.0%
Liberal4,45328.5%
Social Credit3,55822.7%
Progressive Conservative1,68410.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative7,04542.4%
CCF4,96229.9%
Liberal3,49121.0%
Social Credit1,1256.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,05240.4%
Liberal5,24826.3%
NDP4,96024.9%
Social Credit1,6698.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,55247.5%
Liberal5,53227.5%
NDP3,64818.2%
Social Credit1,3586.8%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP8,00139.2%
Progressive Conservative7,24635.5%
Liberal4,10420.1%
Social Credit1,0855.3%

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.

1917: Unionist margin 21.6 pts 1921: Progressive margin 11.3 pts 1925: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 1926: Liberal Progressive margin 15.4 pts 1930: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1935: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1940: Liberal margin 2.5 pts 1945: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1949: Liberal margin 22.2 pts 1953: Liberal margin 35.3 pts 1957: CCF margin 9.6 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 14.1 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1965: NDP margin 3.7 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

SPRINGFIELD has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Progressive, Conservative, Liberal Progressive, Liberal, CCF, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won SPRINGFIELD in the 1965 general election?

NDP won SPRINGFIELD in 1965 with 8,001 votes (39.2%), a margin of 755 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won SPRINGFIELD since 1917?

Since 1917, SPRINGFIELD has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Progressive, NDP, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in SPRINGFIELD?

The closest contested result on record for SPRINGFIELD was 1940, when Liberal beat CCF by 444 votes (2.5 percentage points).

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