VICTORIA--HALIBURTON — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,62147.6%
Liberal10,26338.7%
NDP3,37412.7%
Independent2581.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,45057.7%
Liberal9,71130.4%
NDP3,82612.0%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,57053.5%
Liberal11,00233.5%
NDP4,24512.9%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,62458.3%
Liberal12,00426.3%
NDP6,87215.1%
Libertarian Party of Canada1000.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party490.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,30848.4%
Liberal12,38829.5%
NDP8,88421.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada3670.9%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,22960.9%
Liberal10,03220.2%
NDP8,68217.5%
Green3390.7%
Libertarian Party of Canada3240.7%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,27046.8%
Liberal16,54934.8%
NDP8,20317.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada2650.6%
Social Credit1680.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1130.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,51136.7%
Reform15,90628.5%
Progressive Conservative12,37822.2%
Independent3,5846.4%
NDP2,0463.7%
National Party of Canada6221.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada4070.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada2000.4%
Canada Party1780.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,20534.0%
Reform17,02431.8%
Progressive Conservative14,28326.7%
NDP3,4566.5%
Canadian Action Party5040.9%

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.

1968: Progressive Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 27.3 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 32.0 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 18.9 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 40.7 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 12.0 pts 1993: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1997: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997

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).

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