THE BATTLEFORDS — Canadian Federal Election Results

THE BATTLEFORDS was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 4,190 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in THE BATTLEFORDS from 1935 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1935–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Social Credit Social Credit 6,314 34.5% Liberal (5,990) 324 (1.8 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 7,195 41.9% New Democracy (5,453) 1,742 (10.2 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 7,579 44.4% Liberal (5,156) 2,423 (14.2 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 8,034 48.1% CCF (6,715) 1,319 (7.9 pts)
1953 CCF CCF 8,922 47.6% Liberal (8,481) 441 (2.4 pts)
1957 CCF CCF 8,320 39.2% Liberal (6,287) 2,033 (9.6 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,970 54.0% CCF (6,363) 4,607 (22.7 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,740 53.5% NDP (5,166) 6,574 (29.9 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,108 58.2% Liberal (4,179) 7,929 (38.1 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,297 49.3% NDP (6,107) 4,190 (20.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit6,31434.5%
Liberal5,99032.7%
CCF3,24717.7%
Conservative2,76615.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,19541.9%
New Democracy5,45331.8%
Unknown4,51226.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF7,57944.4%
Liberal5,15630.2%
Progressive Conservative2,99417.5%
Social Credit1,3467.9%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,03448.1%
CCF6,71540.2%
Progressive Conservative1,94811.7%

1953

PartyVotesShare
CCF8,92247.6%
Liberal8,48145.2%
Progressive Conservative1,3457.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
CCF8,32039.2%
Liberal6,28729.6%
Progressive Conservative4,32520.4%
Social Credit2,29810.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,97054.0%
CCF6,36331.3%
Liberal2,97514.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,74053.5%
NDP5,16623.5%
Liberal5,04523.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,10858.2%
Liberal4,17920.1%
NDP3,77118.1%
Social Credit7463.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,29749.3%
NDP6,10729.2%
Liberal4,47821.4%

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.

1935: Social Credit margin 1.8 pts 1940: Liberal margin 10.2 pts 1945: CCF margin 14.2 pts 1949: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1953: CCF margin 2.4 pts 1957: CCF margin 9.6 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 22.7 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 29.9 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 20.1 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

THE BATTLEFORDS has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Social Credit, Liberal, CCF, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won THE BATTLEFORDS in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won THE BATTLEFORDS in 1965 with 10,297 votes (49.3%), a margin of 4,190 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won THE BATTLEFORDS since 1935?

Since 1935, THE BATTLEFORDS has been won by: CCF, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in THE BATTLEFORDS?

The closest contested result on record for THE BATTLEFORDS was 1935, when Social Credit beat Liberal by 324 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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