ST. JOHN--ALBERT — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
ST. JOHN--ALBERT was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 6,300 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ST. JOHN--ALBERT from 1917 to 1965.
Full Election History, 1917–1965
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1917
Unionist
Unionist
13,611
70.5%
Opposition (5,694)
7,917 (41.0 pts)
1921
Conservative
Conservative
11,646
47.8%
Liberal (10,531)
1,115 (4.6 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
14,623
61.0%
Liberal (9,348)
5,275 (22.0 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
12,441
60.8%
Liberal (8,007)
4,434 (21.7 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
16,454
65.7%
Liberal (8,595)
7,859 (31.4 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
15,125
48.0%
Conservative (11,643)
3,482 (11.0 pts)
1940
National Government
National Government
15,110
50.3%
Liberal (14,197)
913 (3.0 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
16,205
46.8%
Liberal (14,248)
1,957 (5.6 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
18,691
48.9%
Progressive Conservative (17,052)
1,639 (4.3 pts)
1953
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,881
49.5%
Liberal (18,338)
543 (1.4 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
21,983
53.6%
Liberal (19,047)
2,936 (7.2 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
27,049
63.9%
Liberal (13,917)
13,132 (31.0 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
22,586
51.8%
Liberal (16,790)
5,796 (13.3 pts)
1963
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
21,584
51.7%
Liberal (16,669)
4,915 (11.8 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
21,909
51.4%
Liberal (15,609)
6,300 (14.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
13,611
70.5%
Opposition
5,694
29.5%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
11,646
47.8%
Liberal
10,531
43.2%
Labour
1,224
5.0%
Progressive
985
4.0%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
14,623
61.0%
Liberal
9,348
39.0%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
12,441
60.8%
Liberal
8,007
39.2%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
16,454
65.7%
Liberal
8,595
34.3%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,125
48.0%
Conservative
11,643
36.9%
Reconstruction
4,094
13.0%
Independent Liberal
672
2.1%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
National Government
15,110
50.3%
Liberal
14,197
47.2%
CCF
761
2.5%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
16,205
46.8%
Liberal
14,248
41.1%
CCF
4,190
12.1%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,691
48.9%
Progressive Conservative
17,052
44.7%
CCF
2,445
6.4%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,881
49.5%
Liberal
18,338
48.1%
CCF
933
2.4%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
21,983
53.6%
Liberal
19,047
46.4%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
27,049
63.9%
Liberal
13,917
32.9%
CCF
1,394
3.3%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
22,586
51.8%
Liberal
16,790
38.5%
NDP
2,641
6.1%
Social Credit
1,608
3.7%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
21,584
51.7%
Liberal
16,669
39.9%
NDP
1,869
4.5%
Social Credit
1,606
3.8%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
21,909
51.4%
Liberal
15,609
36.6%
NDP
5,081
11.9%
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
ST. JOHN--ALBERT has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won ST. JOHN--ALBERT in the 1965 general election?
Progressive Conservative won ST. JOHN--ALBERT in 1965 with 21,909 votes (51.4%), a margin of 6,300 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won ST. JOHN--ALBERT since 1917?
Since 1917, ST. JOHN--ALBERT has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in ST. JOHN--ALBERT?
The closest contested result on record for ST. JOHN--ALBERT was 1953, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 543 votes (1.4 percentage points).