Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
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
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,636
44.0%
Progressive Conservative
8,009
22.5%
Farmer-Labour
6,161
17.3%
CCF
5,717
16.1%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,193
57.2%
Progressive Conservative
5,598
26.3%
CCF
3,514
16.5%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,927
46.0%
Progressive Conservative
10,440
40.3%
CCF
3,566
13.8%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,216
51.1%
Progressive Conservative
11,084
35.0%
CCF
4,413
13.9%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,628
57.8%
Progressive Conservative
7,719
25.3%
NDP
4,320
14.2%
Social Credit
849
2.8%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,794
48.8%
Progressive Conservative
8,597
26.6%
NDP
5,472
16.9%
Social Credit
2,180
6.7%
Communist
311
1.0%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,247
44.6%
NDP
10,749
36.2%
Progressive Conservative
5,675
19.1%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,672
52.3%
NDP
12,260
32.6%
Progressive Conservative
5,696
15.1%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
24,091
55.1%
NDP
13,748
31.4%
Progressive Conservative
5,913
13.5%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,374
52.6%
NDP
13,200
29.7%
Progressive Conservative
7,646
17.2%
Communist
210
0.5%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,634
49.5%
NDP
14,252
34.2%
Progressive Conservative
5,656
13.6%
Independent
599
1.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada
383
0.9%
Communist
82
0.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
53
0.1%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
21,954
55.7%
NDP
12,280
31.2%
Progressive Conservative
4,661
11.8%
Rhinoceros
288
0.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party
93
0.2%
Independent
83
0.2%
Communist
58
0.1%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,012
41.3%
Progressive Conservative
14,100
32.3%
NDP
11,185
25.6%
Rhinoceros
241
0.6%
Communist
75
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,879
42.0%
NDP
11,811
27.8%
Progressive Conservative
9,356
22.0%
Confederation of Regions
3,391
8.0%
Communist
102
0.2%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
27,951
66.1%
Reform
5,788
13.7%
Progressive Conservative
3,679
8.7%
NDP
3,675
8.7%
National Party of Canada
512
1.2%
Independent
276
0.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada
202
0.5%
Independent
129
0.3%
Abolitionist Party of Canada
86
0.2%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
22,223
55.4%
NDP
8,471
21.1%
Reform
5,198
13.0%
Progressive Conservative
3,459
8.6%
Canadian Action Party
502
1.3%
Natural Law Party of Canada
247
0.6%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,290
58.5%
Canadian Alliance
6,554
18.9%
NDP
4,368
12.6%
Progressive Conservative
2,642
7.6%
Green
503
1.5%
Canadian Action Party
215
0.6%
Communist
98
0.3%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,914
44.2%
NDP
12,781
29.9%
Conservative
9,008
21.0%
Green
1,999
4.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party
100
0.2%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,809
41.6%
NDP
15,225
32.0%
Conservative
10,332
21.7%
Green
1,301
2.7%
Progressive Canadian Party
782
1.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party
77
0.2%
Communist
70
0.1%
Independent
54
0.1%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
15,094
35.1%
Liberal
12,969
30.2%
Conservative
11,073
25.8%
Green
3,330
7.8%
First Peoples National Party of Canada
397
0.9%
Independent
80
0.2%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
22,684
49.9%
Conservative
12,881
28.3%
Liberal
8,172
18.0%
Green
1,359
3.0%
First Peoples National Party of Canada
229
0.5%
Independent
116
0.3%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,534
47.5%
NDP
13,793
27.8%
Conservative
10,473
21.1%
Green
1,509
3.0%
Independent
134
0.3%
Communist
102
0.2%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,643
41.0%
NDP
13,885
29.0%
Conservative
9,864
20.6%
Green
3,225
6.7%
People's Party
873
1.8%
Animal Protection Party of Canada
282
0.6%
Independent
135
0.3%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,871
34.5%
NDP
13,569
29.5%
Conservative
12,747
27.7%
People's Party
2,735
5.9%
Green
940
2.0%
Independent
111
0.2%
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
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).