Sudbury — Canadian Federal Election Results

Sudbury was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 2,302 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in Sudbury from 1949 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1949–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Liberal Liberal 15,636 44.0% Progressive Conservative (8,009) 7,627 (21.5 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 12,193 57.2% Progressive Conservative (5,598) 6,595 (31.0 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 11,927 46.0% Progressive Conservative (10,440) 1,487 (5.7 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 16,216 51.1% Progressive Conservative (11,084) 5,132 (16.2 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 17,628 57.8% Progressive Conservative (7,719) 9,909 (32.5 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 15,794 48.8% Progressive Conservative (8,597) 7,197 (22.2 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 13,247 44.6% NDP (10,749) 2,498 (8.4 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 19,672 52.3% NDP (12,260) 7,412 (19.7 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 24,091 55.1% NDP (13,748) 10,343 (23.6 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 23,374 52.6% NDP (13,200) 10,174 (22.9 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 20,634 49.5% NDP (14,252) 6,382 (15.3 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 21,954 55.7% NDP (12,280) 9,674 (24.5 pts)
1984 Liberal Liberal 18,012 41.3% Progressive Conservative (14,100) 3,912 (9.0 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 17,879 42.0% NDP (11,811) 6,068 (14.3 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 27,951 66.1% Reform (5,788) 22,163 (52.4 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 22,223 55.4% NDP (8,471) 13,752 (34.3 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 20,290 58.5% Canadian Alliance (6,554) 13,736 (39.6 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 18,914 44.2% NDP (12,781) 6,133 (14.3 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 19,809 41.6% NDP (15,225) 4,584 (9.6 pts)
2008 NDP NDP 15,094 35.1% Liberal (12,969) 2,125 (4.9 pts)
2011 NDP NDP 22,684 49.9% Conservative (12,881) 9,803 (21.6 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 23,534 47.5% NDP (13,793) 9,741 (19.7 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 19,643 41.0% NDP (13,885) 5,758 (12.0 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 15,871 34.5% NDP (13,569) 2,302 (5.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,63644.0%
Progressive Conservative8,00922.5%
Farmer-Labour6,16117.3%
CCF5,71716.1%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,19357.2%
Progressive Conservative5,59826.3%
CCF3,51416.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,92746.0%
Progressive Conservative10,44040.3%
CCF3,56613.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,21651.1%
Progressive Conservative11,08435.0%
CCF4,41313.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,62857.8%
Progressive Conservative7,71925.3%
NDP4,32014.2%
Social Credit8492.8%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,79448.8%
Progressive Conservative8,59726.6%
NDP5,47216.9%
Social Credit2,1806.7%
Communist3111.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,24744.6%
NDP10,74936.2%
Progressive Conservative5,67519.1%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,67252.3%
NDP12,26032.6%
Progressive Conservative5,69615.1%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,09155.1%
NDP13,74831.4%
Progressive Conservative5,91313.5%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,37452.6%
NDP13,20029.7%
Progressive Conservative7,64617.2%
Communist2100.5%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,63449.5%
NDP14,25234.2%
Progressive Conservative5,65613.6%
Independent5991.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada3830.9%
Communist820.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party530.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,95455.7%
NDP12,28031.2%
Progressive Conservative4,66111.8%
Rhinoceros2880.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party930.2%
Independent830.2%
Communist580.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,01241.3%
Progressive Conservative14,10032.3%
NDP11,18525.6%
Rhinoceros2410.6%
Communist750.2%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,87942.0%
NDP11,81127.8%
Progressive Conservative9,35622.0%
Confederation of Regions3,3918.0%
Communist1020.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,95166.1%
Reform5,78813.7%
Progressive Conservative3,6798.7%
NDP3,6758.7%
National Party of Canada5121.2%
Independent2760.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada2020.5%
Independent1290.3%
Abolitionist Party of Canada860.2%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,22355.4%
NDP8,47121.1%
Reform5,19813.0%
Progressive Conservative3,4598.6%
Canadian Action Party5021.3%
Natural Law Party of Canada2470.6%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,29058.5%
Canadian Alliance6,55418.9%
NDP4,36812.6%
Progressive Conservative2,6427.6%
Green5031.5%
Canadian Action Party2150.6%
Communist980.3%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,91444.2%
NDP12,78129.9%
Conservative9,00821.0%
Green1,9994.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party1000.2%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,80941.6%
NDP15,22532.0%
Conservative10,33221.7%
Green1,3012.7%
Progressive Canadian Party7821.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party770.2%
Communist700.1%
Independent540.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
NDP15,09435.1%
Liberal12,96930.2%
Conservative11,07325.8%
Green3,3307.8%
First Peoples National Party of Canada3970.9%
Independent800.2%

2011

PartyVotesShare
NDP22,68449.9%
Conservative12,88128.3%
Liberal8,17218.0%
Green1,3593.0%
First Peoples National Party of Canada2290.5%
Independent1160.3%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,53447.5%
NDP13,79327.8%
Conservative10,47321.1%
Green1,5093.0%
Independent1340.3%
Communist1020.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,64341.0%
NDP13,88529.0%
Conservative9,86420.6%
Green3,2256.7%
People's Party8731.8%
Animal Protection Party of Canada2820.6%
Independent1350.3%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,87134.5%
NDP13,56929.5%
Conservative12,74727.7%
People's Party2,7355.9%
Green9402.0%
Independent1110.2%

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.

1949: Liberal margin 21.5 pts 1953: Liberal margin 31.0 pts 1957: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1958: Liberal margin 16.2 pts 1962: Liberal margin 32.5 pts 1963: Liberal margin 22.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1968: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 1972: Liberal margin 23.6 pts 1974: Liberal margin 22.9 pts 1979: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1980: Liberal margin 24.5 pts 1984: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1988: Liberal margin 14.3 pts 1993: Liberal margin 52.4 pts 1997: Liberal margin 34.3 pts 2000: Liberal margin 39.6 pts 2004: Liberal margin 14.3 pts 2006: Liberal margin 9.6 pts 2008: NDP margin 4.9 pts 2011: NDP margin 21.6 pts 2015: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 2019: Liberal margin 12.0 pts 2021: Liberal margin 5.0 pts 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Sudbury has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sudbury in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Sudbury in 2021 with 15,871 votes (34.5%), a margin of 2,302 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won Sudbury since 1949?

Since 1949, Sudbury has been won by: Liberal, NDP.

What was the closest result in Sudbury?

The closest contested result on record for Sudbury was 2008, when NDP beat Liberal by 2,125 votes (4.9 percentage points).

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