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ST. JOHN'S WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

ST. JOHN'S WEST was won by Progressive Conservative at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 8,822 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ST. JOHN'S WEST from 1949 to 2000.

Full Election History, 1949–2000

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,344 51.3% Liberal (9,828) 516 (2.6 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 9,965 52.5% Progressive Conservative (9,025) 940 (4.9 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,539 54.6% Liberal (8,449) 2,090 (10.8 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,953 60.1% Liberal (10,338) 5,615 (21.2 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 12,650 49.5% Progressive Conservative (12,626) 24 (0.1 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 14,724 56.2% Progressive Conservative (10,997) 3,727 (14.2 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 14,481 57.4% Progressive Conservative (10,054) 4,427 (17.5 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,379 56.7% Liberal (11,150) 4,229 (15.6 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,818 61.5% Liberal (7,230) 9,588 (35.1 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,550 53.9% Liberal (8,864) 5,686 (21.1 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,236 47.5% Liberal (10,024) 7,212 (19.9 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,067 55.2% Liberal (11,423) 7,644 (22.1 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 33,696 76.0% Liberal (8,699) 24,997 (56.4 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,194 61.5% Liberal (12,787) 11,407 (29.0 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 24,023 55.1% Progressive Conservative (16,390) 7,633 (17.5 pts)
1997 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,393 44.1% Liberal (16,317) 3,076 (7.0 pts)
2000 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,959 53.6% Liberal (14,137) 8,822 (20.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,34451.3%
Liberal9,82848.7%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,96552.5%
Progressive Conservative9,02547.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,53954.6%
Liberal8,44943.8%
CCF3211.7%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,95360.1%
Liberal10,33839.0%
CCF2400.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,65049.5%
Progressive Conservative12,62649.4%
NDP2811.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,72456.2%
Progressive Conservative10,99742.0%
NDP4661.8%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,48157.4%
Progressive Conservative10,05439.8%
NDP5802.3%
Social Credit1150.5%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,37956.7%
Liberal11,15041.1%
NDP5972.2%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,81861.5%
Liberal7,23026.4%
NDP1,6686.1%
Independent1,6376.0%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,55053.9%
Liberal8,86432.9%
NDP3,41512.7%
Social Credit1430.5%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,23647.5%
Liberal10,02427.6%
NDP9,03324.9%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,06755.2%
Liberal11,42333.1%
NDP3,96711.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party860.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative33,69676.0%
Liberal8,69919.6%
NDP1,9264.3%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,19461.5%
Liberal12,78732.5%
NDP2,3335.9%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,02355.1%
Progressive Conservative16,39037.6%
NDP1,7524.0%
Reform1,0302.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada4321.0%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,39344.1%
Liberal16,31737.1%
NDP6,86615.6%
Reform1,1132.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada3190.7%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,95953.6%
Liberal14,13733.0%
NDP4,74411.1%
Canadian Alliance8402.0%
Natural Law Party of Canada1410.3%

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.

1949: Progressive Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1953: Liberal margin 4.9 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1962: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1963: Liberal margin 14.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 17.5 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 15.6 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 35.1 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 19.9 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 22.1 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 56.4 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1993: Liberal margin 17.5 pts 1997: Progressive Conservative margin 7.0 pts 2000: Progressive Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000

Trend

ST. JOHN'S WEST has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ST. JOHN'S WEST in the 2000 general election?

Progressive Conservative won ST. JOHN'S WEST in 2000 with 22,959 votes (53.6%), a margin of 8,822 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won ST. JOHN'S WEST since 1949?

Since 1949, ST. JOHN'S WEST has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in ST. JOHN'S WEST?

The closest contested result on record for ST. JOHN'S WEST was 1962, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 24 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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