Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Victoria was won by NDP at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 11,107 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Victoria from 1867 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1867–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1867
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
778
58.6%
Unknown (549)
229 (17.3 pts)
1872
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
1,141
62.6%
Liberal (402)
739 (40.6 pts)
1874
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
868
45.5%
Unknown (429)
439 (23.0 pts)
1878
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
896
32.4%
Liberal (748)
148 (5.3 pts)
1882
Conservative
Conservative
857
61.0%
Liberal (307)
550 (39.1 pts)
1887
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
1,286
36.9%
Liberal (978)
308 (8.8 pts)
1891
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
1,427
43.8%
Conservative (1,061)
366 (11.2 pts)
1896
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
1,864
37.6%
Conservative (1,647)
217 (4.4 pts)
1900
Conservative
Conservative
1,872
53.0%
Liberal (1,657)
215 (6.1 pts)
1904
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
4,085
37.0%
Unknown (3,782)
303 (2.7 pts)
1908
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
4,315
39.5%
Unknown (3,277)
1,038 (9.5 pts)
1911
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
4,001
30.0%
Liberal (3,225)
776 (5.8 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
6,338
60.0%
Opposition (3,626)
2,712 (25.7 pts)
1921
United Farmers
United Farmers
11,402
39.3%
Independent (8,019)
3,383 (11.7 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
8,632
44.2%
Progressive (6,285)
2,347 (12.0 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
9,070
47.4%
Progressive (6,004)
3,066 (16.0 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
8,999
58.8%
Liberal (6,303)
2,696 (17.6 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
8,234
34.6%
Conservative (8,174)
60 (0.3 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
13,887
52.5%
National Government (9,193)
4,694 (17.8 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
11,806
33.3%
Progressive Conservative (11,442)
364 (1.0 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
19,324
54.5%
Progressive Conservative (11,061)
8,263 (23.3 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
13,696
34.1%
Progressive Conservative (12,634)
1,062 (2.6 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
17,981
44.7%
Liberal (10,987)
6,994 (17.4 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
24,945
61.1%
Liberal (8,706)
16,239 (39.8 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
14,333
36.1%
Liberal (14,117)
216 (0.5 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
15,040
34.6%
Progressive Conservative (13,502)
1,538 (3.5 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
13,930
31.9%
Progressive Conservative (12,488)
1,442 (3.3 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
18,401
43.9%
Progressive Conservative (13,578)
4,823 (11.5 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
22,842
47.5%
Liberal (12,264)
10,578 (22.0 pts)
1974
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
26,771
55.3%
Liberal (14,289)
12,482 (25.8 pts)
1979
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
28,058
54.7%
NDP (15,344)
12,714 (24.8 pts)
1980
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
25,068
50.3%
NDP (17,088)
7,980 (16.0 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
24,588
46.3%
NDP (20,480)
4,108 (7.7 pts)
1988
NDP
NDP
22,399
38.0%
Progressive Conservative (17,660)
4,739 (8.0 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
21,557
37.3%
Reform (15,978)
5,579 (9.6 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
18,130
34.8%
Reform (15,393)
2,737 (5.2 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
23,730
42.7%
Canadian Alliance (16,502)
7,228 (13.0 pts)
2004
Liberal
Liberal
20,398
35.0%
NDP (18,093)
2,305 (4.0 pts)
2006
NDP
NDP
23,839
38.5%
Liberal (17,056)
6,783 (10.9 pts)
2008
NDP
NDP
26,443
44.6%
Conservative (16,337)
10,106 (17.0 pts)
2011
NDP
NDP
30,679
50.8%
Conservative (14,275)
16,404 (27.2 pts)
2015
NDP
NDP
30,397
42.3%
Green (23,666)
6,731 (9.4 pts)
2019
NDP
NDP
23,765
33.2%
Green (21,383)
2,382 (3.3 pts)
2021
NDP
NDP
29,301
43.9%
Liberal (18,194)
11,107 (16.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1867
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
778
58.6%
Unknown
549
41.4%
1872
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
1,141
62.6%
Liberal
402
22.1%
Unknown
279
15.3%
1874
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
868
45.5%
Unknown
429
22.5%
Liberal
308
16.1%
Independent Liberal
304
15.9%
1878
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
896
32.4%
Liberal
748
27.0%
Conservative
645
23.3%
Unknown
480
17.3%
1882
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
857
61.0%
Liberal
307
21.9%
Unknown
241
17.2%
1887
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
1,286
36.9%
Liberal
978
28.0%
Conservative
830
23.8%
Independent Conservative
394
11.3%
1891
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
1,427
43.8%
Conservative
1,061
32.6%
Liberal
770
23.6%
1896
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
1,864
37.6%
Conservative
1,647
33.2%
Liberal
1,452
29.3%
1900
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,872
53.0%
Liberal
1,657
47.0%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
4,085
37.0%
Unknown
3,782
34.3%
Liberal
2,176
19.7%
Conservative
988
9.0%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
4,315
39.5%
Unknown
3,277
30.0%
Liberal
2,611
23.9%
Conservative
728
6.7%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
4,001
30.0%
Liberal
3,225
24.2%
Unknown
2,707
20.3%
Conservative
2,702
20.2%
Independent
719
5.4%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
6,338
60.0%
Opposition
3,626
34.3%
Independent
602
5.7%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
United Farmers
11,402
39.3%
Independent
8,019
27.6%
Conservative
7,816
26.9%
Liberal
1,780
6.1%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
8,632
44.2%
Progressive
6,285
32.2%
Liberal
4,617
23.6%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,070
47.4%
Progressive
6,004
31.4%
Liberal
4,051
21.2%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
8,999
58.8%
Liberal
6,303
41.2%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,234
34.6%
Conservative
8,174
34.4%
CCF
6,482
27.2%
Reconstruction
905
3.8%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,887
52.5%
National Government
9,193
34.8%
CCF
3,352
12.7%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,806
33.3%
Progressive Conservative
11,442
32.3%
CCF
10,295
29.1%
Labor-Progressive
1,093
3.1%
Social Credit
793
2.2%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,324
54.5%
Progressive Conservative
11,061
31.2%
CCF
5,048
14.2%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,696
34.1%
Progressive Conservative
12,634
31.4%
Social Credit
8,677
21.6%
CCF
4,465
11.1%
Independent Social Credit
422
1.0%
Labor-Progressive
313
0.8%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,981
44.7%
Liberal
10,987
27.3%
Social Credit
7,569
18.8%
CCF
3,721
9.2%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
24,945
61.1%
Liberal
8,706
21.3%
CCF
4,560
11.2%
Social Credit
2,637
6.5%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
14,333
36.1%
Liberal
14,117
35.5%
Social Credit
5,776
14.5%
NDP
5,520
13.9%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,040
34.6%
Progressive Conservative
13,502
31.1%
NDP
5,757
13.2%
Social Credit
5,701
13.1%
Independent Liberal
3,460
8.0%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,930
31.9%
Progressive Conservative
12,488
28.6%
Social Credit
9,659
22.1%
NDP
7,259
16.6%
Communist
374
0.9%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,401
43.9%
Progressive Conservative
13,578
32.4%
NDP
9,414
22.5%
Independent
526
1.3%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
22,842
47.5%
Liberal
12,264
25.5%
NDP
11,192
23.3%
Social Credit
1,173
2.4%
Independent
357
0.7%
Independent
280
0.6%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
26,771
55.3%
Liberal
14,289
29.5%
NDP
7,108
14.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party
211
0.4%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
28,058
54.7%
NDP
15,344
29.9%
Liberal
7,766
15.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
91
0.2%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
25,068
50.3%
NDP
17,088
34.3%
Liberal
7,145
14.3%
Rhinoceros
446
0.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party
47
0.1%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
24,588
46.3%
NDP
20,480
38.6%
Liberal
6,702
12.6%
Green
575
1.1%
Rhinoceros
262
0.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada
187
0.4%
Confederation of Regions
162
0.3%
Independent
104
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
22,399
38.0%
Progressive Conservative
17,660
29.9%
Liberal
12,617
21.4%
Reform
4,956
8.4%
Green
1,037
1.8%
Rhinoceros
209
0.4%
Independent
121
0.2%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
21,557
37.3%
Reform
15,978
27.6%
NDP
8,182
14.1%
Progressive Conservative
6,049
10.5%
National Party of Canada
4,072
7.0%
Green
1,135
2.0%
Natural Law Party of Canada
505
0.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada
171
0.3%
Independent
121
0.2%
Canada Party
73
0.1%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,130
34.8%
Reform
15,393
29.5%
NDP
11,419
21.9%
Progressive Conservative
3,589
6.9%
Green
2,806
5.4%
Canadian Action Party
353
0.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada
340
0.7%
Independent
131
0.3%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,730
42.7%
Canadian Alliance
16,502
29.7%
NDP
7,243
13.0%
Progressive Conservative
3,629
6.5%
Green
3,264
5.9%
Marijuana Party
863
1.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada
138
0.2%
Independent
101
0.2%
Communist
92
0.2%
Independent
75
0.1%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,398
35.0%
NDP
18,093
31.1%
Conservative
12,708
21.8%
Green
6,807
11.7%
Canadian Action Party
206
0.4%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
23,839
38.5%
Liberal
17,056
27.5%
Conservative
15,249
24.6%
Green
5,036
8.1%
Marijuana Party
311
0.5%
Independent
282
0.5%
Western Block Party
208
0.3%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
26,443
44.6%
Conservative
16,337
27.6%
Liberal
10,006
16.9%
Green
6,252
10.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
237
0.4%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
30,679
50.8%
Conservative
14,275
23.6%
Liberal
8,448
14.0%
Green
7,015
11.6%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
30,397
42.3%
Green
23,666
32.9%
Liberal
8,489
11.8%
Conservative
8,480
11.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada
539
0.7%
Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
200
0.3%
Independent
124
0.2%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
23,765
33.2%
Green
21,383
29.9%
Liberal
15,952
22.3%
Conservative
9,038
12.6%
People's Party
920
1.3%
Animal Protection Party of Canada
221
0.3%
Communist
113
0.2%
Independent
111
0.2%
Veterans Coalition Party of Canada
46
0.1%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
29,301
43.9%
Liberal
18,194
27.3%
Conservative
9,152
13.7%
Green
7,472
11.2%
People's Party
2,065
3.1%
Communist
291
0.4%
Animal Protection Party of Canada
273
0.4%
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 has been contested at 44 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Unionist, United Farmers, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, NDP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Victoria in the 2021 general election?
NDP won Victoria in 2021 with 29,301 votes (43.9%), a margin of 11,107 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won Victoria since 1867?
Since 1867, Victoria has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, NDP, Progressive Conservative, Unionist, United Farmers.
What was the closest result in Victoria?
The closest contested result on record for Victoria was 1935, when Liberal beat Conservative by 60 votes (0.3 percentage points).