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VERCHÈRES — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

VERCHÈRES was won by Bloc Québécois at the 1997 general election, with a margin of 17,359 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in VERCHÈRES from 1867 to 1997.

Full Election History, 1867–1997

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal Liberal 831 52.9% Unknown (740) 91 (5.8 pts)
1872 Liberal Liberal 963 83.2% Liberal-Conservative (194) 769 (66.5 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 924 62.1% Unknown (563) 361 (24.3 pts)
1878 Liberal Liberal 935 51.5% Unknown (880) 55 (3.0 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 885 50.5% Unknown (866) 19 (1.1 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 1,125 53.2% Unknown (991) 134 (6.3 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 1,108 54.1% Unknown (940) 168 (8.2 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 36,542 62.8% Progressive Conservative (8,156) 28,386 (48.8 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 37,393 68.1% NDP (7,015) 30,378 (55.4 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 38,690 56.0% Liberal (19,365) 19,325 (28.0 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 32,317 66.0% Liberal (8,487) 23,830 (48.7 pts)
1993 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 38,633 67.3% Liberal (12,132) 26,501 (46.2 pts)
1997 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 30,074 53.7% Liberal (12,715) 17,359 (31.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal83152.9%
Unknown74047.1%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal96383.2%
Liberal-Conservative19416.8%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal92462.1%
Unknown56337.9%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal93551.5%
Unknown88048.5%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal88550.5%
Unknown86649.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,12553.2%
Unknown99146.8%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,10854.1%
Unknown94045.9%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal36,54262.8%
Progressive Conservative8,15614.0%
Social Credit7,46012.8%
NDP3,6526.3%
Rhinoceros1,9603.4%
Union Populaire2870.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1140.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal37,39368.1%
NDP7,01512.8%
Progressive Conservative5,65310.3%
Rhinoceros2,8045.1%
Social Credit1,5142.8%
Union Populaire4100.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party880.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative38,69056.0%
Liberal19,36528.0%
NDP6,5349.5%
Rhinoceros2,2163.2%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec2,1533.1%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1090.2%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative32,31766.0%
Liberal8,48717.3%
NDP6,77213.8%
Rhinoceros1,2602.6%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada950.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois38,63367.3%
Liberal12,13221.1%
Progressive Conservative5,2699.2%
NDP6951.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada4700.8%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1940.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois30,07453.7%
Liberal12,71522.7%
Progressive Conservative12,42822.2%
NDP7501.3%

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.

1867: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1872: Liberal margin 66.5 pts 1874: Liberal margin 24.3 pts 1878: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1882: Liberal margin 1.1 pts 1887: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1891: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1979: Liberal margin 48.8 pts 1980: Liberal margin 55.4 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 28.0 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 48.7 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 46.2 pts 1997: Bloc Québécois margin 31.0 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997

Trend

VERCHÈRES has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won VERCHÈRES in the 1997 general election?

Bloc Québécois won VERCHÈRES in 1997 with 30,074 votes (53.7%), a margin of 17,359 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won VERCHÈRES since 1867?

Since 1867, VERCHÈRES has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in VERCHÈRES?

The closest contested result on record for VERCHÈRES was 1882, when Liberal beat Unknown by 19 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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