VICTORIA--CARLETON — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PartyVotesShare
Progressive6,41354.5%
Conservative5,36145.5%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,85957.6%
Independent Liberal4,95841.7%
Independent840.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,86553.8%
Liberal6,76446.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,62859.9%
Liberal5,77640.1%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,50047.8%
Conservative6,40540.8%
Reconstruction1,79111.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government7,97452.3%
Liberal7,28347.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,36554.5%
Liberal7,13241.5%
CCF6894.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,42955.0%
Liberal8,53945.0%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,44549.1%
Liberal7,80945.4%
Social Credit9315.4%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,84358.2%
Liberal6,11536.2%
Social Credit9445.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,69260.0%
Liberal6,48336.4%
Social Credit6513.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,43957.3%
Liberal6,23534.2%
Social Credit1,5478.5%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,57259.0%
Liberal6,53336.5%
Social Credit8114.5%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,46257.3%
Liberal6,38838.7%
Social Credit3522.1%
NDP2981.8%

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.

1921: Progressive margin 8.9 pts 1925: Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1926: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1930: Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1935: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1940: National Government margin 4.5 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 22.1 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 23.1 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 22.5 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

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).

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