VICTORIA--HALIBURTON — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
VICTORIA--HALIBURTON was won by Liberal at the 1997 general election, with a margin of 1,181 votes over Reform. This page covers every general election in VICTORIA--HALIBURTON from 1968 to 1997.
Full Election History, 1968–1997
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1968
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
12,621
47.6%
Liberal (10,263)
2,358 (8.9 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,450
57.7%
Liberal (9,711)
8,739 (27.3 pts)
1974
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
17,570
53.5%
Liberal (11,002)
6,568 (20.0 pts)
1979
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
26,624
58.3%
Liberal (12,004)
14,620 (32.0 pts)
1980
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
20,308
48.4%
Liberal (12,388)
7,920 (18.9 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
30,229
60.9%
Liberal (10,032)
20,197 (40.7 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
22,270
46.8%
Liberal (16,549)
5,721 (12.0 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
20,511
36.7%
Reform (15,906)
4,605 (8.2 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
18,205
34.0%
Reform (17,024)
1,181 (2.2 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
12,621
47.6%
Liberal
10,263
38.7%
NDP
3,374
12.7%
Independent
258
1.0%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,450
57.7%
Liberal
9,711
30.4%
NDP
3,826
12.0%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,570
53.5%
Liberal
11,002
33.5%
NDP
4,245
12.9%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
26,624
58.3%
Liberal
12,004
26.3%
NDP
6,872
15.1%
Libertarian Party of Canada
100
0.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
49
0.1%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
20,308
48.4%
Liberal
12,388
29.5%
NDP
8,884
21.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada
367
0.9%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
30,229
60.9%
Liberal
10,032
20.2%
NDP
8,682
17.5%
Green
339
0.7%
Libertarian Party of Canada
324
0.7%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
22,270
46.8%
Liberal
16,549
34.8%
NDP
8,203
17.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada
265
0.6%
Social Credit
168
0.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
113
0.2%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,511
36.7%
Reform
15,906
28.5%
Progressive Conservative
12,378
22.2%
Independent
3,584
6.4%
NDP
2,046
3.7%
National Party of Canada
622
1.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
407
0.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada
200
0.4%
Canada Party
178
0.3%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,205
34.0%
Reform
17,024
31.8%
Progressive Conservative
14,283
26.7%
NDP
3,456
6.5%
Canadian Action Party
504
0.9%
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--HALIBURTON has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won VICTORIA--HALIBURTON in the 1997 general election?
Liberal won VICTORIA--HALIBURTON in 1997 with 18,205 votes (34.0%), a margin of 1,181 votes over Reform in second place.
Which parties have won VICTORIA--HALIBURTON since 1968?
Since 1968, VICTORIA--HALIBURTON has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in VICTORIA--HALIBURTON?
The closest contested result on record for VICTORIA--HALIBURTON was 1997, when Liberal beat Reform by 1,181 votes (2.2 percentage points).