VICTORIA--CARLETON — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
VICTORIA--CARLETON was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 3,074 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in VICTORIA--CARLETON from 1917 to 1965.
Full Election History, 1917–1965
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1917
Elected by acclamation (Unionist) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1921
Progressive
Progressive
6,413
54.5%
Conservative (5,361)
1,052 (8.9 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
6,859
57.6%
Independent Liberal (4,958)
1,901 (16.0 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
7,865
53.8%
Liberal (6,764)
1,101 (7.5 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
8,628
59.9%
Liberal (5,776)
2,852 (19.8 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
7,500
47.8%
Conservative (6,405)
1,095 (7.0 pts)
1940
National Government
National Government
7,974
52.3%
Liberal (7,283)
691 (4.5 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,365
54.5%
Liberal (7,132)
2,233 (13.0 pts)
1949
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,429
55.0%
Liberal (8,539)
1,890 (10.0 pts)
1953
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
8,445
49.1%
Liberal (7,809)
636 (3.7 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,843
58.2%
Liberal (6,115)
3,728 (22.1 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,692
60.0%
Liberal (6,483)
4,209 (23.6 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,439
57.3%
Liberal (6,235)
4,204 (23.1 pts)
1963
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,572
59.0%
Liberal (6,533)
4,039 (22.5 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,462
57.3%
Liberal (6,388)
3,074 (18.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive
6,413
54.5%
Conservative
5,361
45.5%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
6,859
57.6%
Independent Liberal
4,958
41.7%
Independent
84
0.7%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
7,865
53.8%
Liberal
6,764
46.2%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
8,628
59.9%
Liberal
5,776
40.1%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,500
47.8%
Conservative
6,405
40.8%
Reconstruction
1,791
11.4%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
National Government
7,974
52.3%
Liberal
7,283
47.7%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,365
54.5%
Liberal
7,132
41.5%
CCF
689
4.0%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,429
55.0%
Liberal
8,539
45.0%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
8,445
49.1%
Liberal
7,809
45.4%
Social Credit
931
5.4%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,843
58.2%
Liberal
6,115
36.2%
Social Credit
944
5.6%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,692
60.0%
Liberal
6,483
36.4%
Social Credit
651
3.7%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,439
57.3%
Liberal
6,235
34.2%
Social Credit
1,547
8.5%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,572
59.0%
Liberal
6,533
36.5%
Social Credit
811
4.5%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,462
57.3%
Liberal
6,388
38.7%
Social Credit
352
2.1%
NDP
298
1.8%
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
VICTORIA--CARLETON has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Progressive, Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won VICTORIA--CARLETON in the 1965 general election?
Progressive Conservative won VICTORIA--CARLETON in 1965 with 9,462 votes (57.3%), a margin of 3,074 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won VICTORIA--CARLETON since 1917?
Since 1917, VICTORIA--CARLETON has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in VICTORIA--CARLETON?
The closest contested result on record for VICTORIA--CARLETON was 1953, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 636 votes (3.7 percentage points).