TRINITY — Canadian Federal Election Results

TRINITY was won by Liberal at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 3,099 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in TRINITY from 1935 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1935–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 10,472 39.3% Conservative (9,607) 865 (3.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 14,901 54.0% National Government (11,617) 3,284 (11.9 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,908 31.1% Liberal (8,817) 91 (0.3 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 10,389 34.9% Progressive Conservative (8,423) 1,966 (6.6 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 8,056 40.9% Progressive Conservative (6,019) 2,037 (10.4 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 7,068 36.7% Progressive Conservative (6,564) 504 (2.6 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,203 45.5% Liberal (8,177) 2,026 (9.0 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 9,615 47.0% Progressive Conservative (6,124) 3,491 (17.1 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 10,595 53.9% Progressive Conservative (5,171) 5,424 (27.6 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 9,897 58.1% Progressive Conservative (4,375) 5,522 (32.4 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 13,126 57.9% Progressive Conservative (5,360) 7,766 (34.3 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,518 40.7% Liberal (8,334) 184 (0.9 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 10,683 52.8% Progressive Conservative (6,537) 4,146 (20.5 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 10,206 47.9% NDP (5,504) 4,702 (22.1 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 12,628 57.5% NDP (5,005) 7,623 (34.7 pts)
1984 Liberal Liberal 9,811 43.6% NDP (6,712) 3,099 (13.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,47239.3%
Conservative9,60736.1%
Reconstruction3,26612.3%
CCF1,8016.8%
Communist1,4705.5%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,90154.0%
National Government11,61742.1%
Independent1,0713.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,90831.1%
Liberal8,81730.8%
Labor-Progressive7,48826.1%
CCF3,42512.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,38934.9%
Progressive Conservative8,42328.3%
Labor-Progressive6,43821.6%
CCF4,52215.2%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,05640.9%
Progressive Conservative6,01930.6%
CCF3,87719.7%
Labor-Progressive1,7258.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,06836.7%
Progressive Conservative6,56434.0%
CCF4,34322.5%
Labor-Progressive7644.0%
Social Credit5392.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,20345.5%
Liberal8,17736.5%
CCF3,17014.2%
Labor-Progressive8513.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,61547.0%
Progressive Conservative6,12429.9%
NDP3,74018.3%
Communist4492.2%
Independent2951.4%
Social Credit2271.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,59553.9%
Progressive Conservative5,17126.3%
NDP3,51217.9%
Communist3912.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,89758.1%
Progressive Conservative4,37525.7%
NDP2,77316.3%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,12657.9%
Progressive Conservative5,36023.7%
NDP4,17718.4%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,51840.7%
Liberal8,33439.9%
NDP3,72517.8%
Independent3301.6%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,68352.8%
Progressive Conservative6,53732.3%
NDP2,63713.0%
Communist2341.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party900.4%
Independent640.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,20647.9%
NDP5,50425.9%
Progressive Conservative4,84322.7%
Libertarian Party of Canada4822.3%
Communist1920.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party650.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,62857.5%
NDP5,00522.8%
Progressive Conservative3,69516.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada4121.9%
Communist1590.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party570.3%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,81143.6%
NDP6,71229.8%
Progressive Conservative5,12022.7%
Green3411.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada2551.1%
Communist1950.9%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada730.3%

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: Liberal margin 3.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 11.9 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1949: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1953: Liberal margin 10.4 pts 1957: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1962: Liberal margin 17.1 pts 1963: Liberal margin 27.6 pts 1965: Liberal margin 32.4 pts 1968: Liberal margin 34.3 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1974: Liberal margin 20.5 pts 1979: Liberal margin 22.1 pts 1980: Liberal margin 34.7 pts 1984: Liberal margin 13.8 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

Trend

TRINITY has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won TRINITY in the 1984 general election?

Liberal won TRINITY in 1984 with 9,811 votes (43.6%), a margin of 3,099 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won TRINITY since 1935?

Since 1935, TRINITY has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in TRINITY?

The closest contested result on record for TRINITY was 1945, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 91 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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