ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE — Canadian Federal Election Results

ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 4,272 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE from 1917 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1917–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,806 70.7% Opposition (2,403) 3,403 (41.5 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 7,836 57.5% Conservative (5,275) 2,561 (18.8 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 6,509 53.8% Liberal (5,580) 929 (7.7 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 5,725 59.9% Liberal (3,826) 1,899 (19.9 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 6,666 64.6% Liberal (3,653) 3,013 (29.2 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 6,862 49.0% Liberal (5,695) 1,167 (8.3 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 11,553 63.8% Conservative (6,568) 4,985 (27.5 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 10,301 50.9% Progressive Conservative (6,171) 4,130 (20.4 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 15,104 68.2% Progressive Conservative (5,911) 9,193 (41.5 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 9,082 62.2% Progressive Conservative (4,648) 4,434 (30.4 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 7,758 52.5% Progressive Conservative (6,219) 1,539 (10.4 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,702 55.0% Liberal (7,132) 2,570 (14.6 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 7,227 51.9% Progressive Conservative (4,969) 2,258 (16.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 8,552 58.3% Progressive Conservative (3,796) 4,756 (32.4 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 6,920 60.1% Progressive Conservative (2,648) 4,272 (37.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,80670.7%
Opposition2,40329.3%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,83657.5%
Conservative5,27538.7%
Labour5103.7%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,50953.8%
Liberal5,58046.2%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,72559.9%
Liberal3,82640.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,66664.6%
Liberal3,65335.4%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,86249.0%
Liberal5,69540.6%
Reconstruction1,46110.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,55363.8%
Conservative6,56836.2%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,30150.9%
Progressive Conservative6,17130.5%
CCF1,4547.2%
Bloc populaire1,1935.9%
Labor-Progressive8714.3%
Independent2631.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,10468.2%
Progressive Conservative5,91126.7%
CCF1,1465.2%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,08262.2%
Progressive Conservative4,64831.8%
CCF4443.0%
Labor-Progressive4282.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,75852.5%
Progressive Conservative6,21942.1%
CCF4403.0%
Labor-Progressive3602.4%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,70255.0%
Liberal7,13240.4%
CCF5343.0%
Labor-Progressive2791.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,22751.9%
Progressive Conservative4,96935.7%
NDP1,2829.2%
Social Credit4373.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,55258.3%
Progressive Conservative3,79625.9%
NDP1,60611.0%
Social Credit7084.8%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,92060.1%
Progressive Conservative2,64823.0%
NDP1,67614.6%
Social Credit2742.4%

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 41.5 pts 1921: Liberal margin 18.8 pts 1925: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1926: Conservative margin 19.9 pts 1930: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 8.3 pts 1940: Liberal margin 27.5 pts 1945: Liberal margin 20.4 pts 1949: Liberal margin 41.5 pts 1953: Liberal margin 30.4 pts 1957: Liberal margin 10.4 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 14.6 pts 1962: Liberal margin 16.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 32.4 pts 1965: Liberal margin 37.1 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE in 1965 with 6,920 votes (60.1%), a margin of 4,272 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE since 1917?

Since 1917, ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE?

The closest contested result on record for ST. LAWRENCE--ST. GEORGE was 1925, when Conservative beat Liberal by 929 votes (7.7 percentage points).

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