STORMONT — Canadian Federal Election Results

STORMONT was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 6,072 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in STORMONT from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 955 72.5% Unknown (363) 592 (44.9 pts)
1872 Liberal Liberal 828 51.1% Liberal-Conservative (792) 36 (2.2 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 905 53.2% Unknown (797) 108 (6.3 pts)
1878 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,082 55.0% Liberal (885) 197 (10.0 pts)
1904 Conservative Conservative 2,700 51.0% Liberal (2,589) 111 (2.1 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,383 47.0% Conservative (2,033) 350 (6.9 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,539 51.3% Liberal (2,408) 131 (2.6 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 5,706 51.4% Liberal (5,394) 312 (2.8 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 6,623 52.1% Conservative (6,083) 540 (4.2 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 7,901 51.9% Liberal (7,326) 575 (3.8 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 9,233 54.7% Conservative (6,655) 2,578 (15.3 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 10,197 62.2% National Government (6,202) 3,995 (24.4 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 11,702 62.5% Progressive Conservative (6,016) 5,686 (30.4 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 12,639 60.6% Progressive Conservative (6,670) 5,969 (28.6 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 13,503 65.1% Progressive Conservative (7,244) 6,259 (30.2 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 12,505 53.5% Progressive Conservative (10,215) 2,290 (9.8 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,964 53.2% Liberal (11,977) 1,987 (7.6 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 13,285 53.9% Progressive Conservative (9,728) 3,557 (14.4 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 13,530 55.9% Progressive Conservative (7,458) 6,072 (25.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative95572.5%
Unknown36327.5%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal82851.1%
Liberal-Conservative79248.9%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal90553.2%
Unknown79746.8%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,08255.0%
Liberal88545.0%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,70051.0%
Liberal2,58949.0%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,38347.0%
Conservative2,03340.1%
Independent65813.0%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,53951.3%
Liberal2,40848.7%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,70651.4%
Liberal5,39448.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,62352.1%
Conservative6,08347.9%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,90151.9%
Liberal7,32648.1%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,23354.7%
Conservative6,65539.5%
Reconstruction9805.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,19762.2%
National Government6,20237.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,70262.5%
Progressive Conservative6,01632.2%
CCF9915.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,63960.6%
Progressive Conservative6,67032.0%
CCF1,2836.2%
Union of Electors2521.2%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,50365.1%
Progressive Conservative7,24434.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,50553.5%
Progressive Conservative10,21543.7%
Social Credit6462.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,96453.2%
Liberal11,97745.6%
Social Credit3311.3%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,28553.9%
Progressive Conservative9,72839.4%
Social Credit8513.5%
NDP8013.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,53055.9%
Progressive Conservative7,45830.8%
NDP3,20113.2%

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.

1867: Liberal-Conservative margin 44.9 pts 1872: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1874: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1878: Liberal-Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1904: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1908: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1911: Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1925: Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1926: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1930: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1935: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1940: Liberal margin 24.4 pts 1945: Liberal margin 30.4 pts 1949: Liberal margin 28.6 pts 1953: Liberal margin 30.2 pts 1957: Liberal margin 9.8 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 7.6 pts 1963: Liberal margin 14.4 pts 1965: Liberal margin 25.1 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1904 1908 1911 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1963 1965

Trend

STORMONT has been contested at 19 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won STORMONT in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won STORMONT in 1965 with 13,530 votes (55.9%), a margin of 6,072 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won STORMONT since 1867?

Since 1867, STORMONT has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in STORMONT?

The closest contested result on record for STORMONT was 1904, when Conservative beat Liberal by 111 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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