Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
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
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
955
72.5%
Unknown
363
27.5%
1872
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
828
51.1%
Liberal-Conservative
792
48.9%
1874
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
905
53.2%
Unknown
797
46.8%
1878
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
1,082
55.0%
Liberal
885
45.0%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,700
51.0%
Liberal
2,589
49.0%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,383
47.0%
Conservative
2,033
40.1%
Independent
658
13.0%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,539
51.3%
Liberal
2,408
48.7%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
5,706
51.4%
Liberal
5,394
48.6%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,623
52.1%
Conservative
6,083
47.9%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
7,901
51.9%
Liberal
7,326
48.1%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,233
54.7%
Conservative
6,655
39.5%
Reconstruction
980
5.8%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,197
62.2%
National Government
6,202
37.8%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,702
62.5%
Progressive Conservative
6,016
32.2%
CCF
991
5.3%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,639
60.6%
Progressive Conservative
6,670
32.0%
CCF
1,283
6.2%
Union of Electors
252
1.2%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,503
65.1%
Progressive Conservative
7,244
34.9%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,505
53.5%
Progressive Conservative
10,215
43.7%
Social Credit
646
2.8%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
13,964
53.2%
Liberal
11,977
45.6%
Social Credit
331
1.3%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,285
53.9%
Progressive Conservative
9,728
39.4%
Social Credit
851
3.5%
NDP
801
3.2%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,530
55.9%
Progressive Conservative
7,458
30.8%
NDP
3,201
13.2%
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.
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).