WATERLOO NORTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

WATERLOO NORTH was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 6,943 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in WATERLOO NORTH from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1872 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1878 Conservative Conservative 1,412 52.5% Liberal (1,279) 133 (4.9 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,459 51.0% Unknown (1,402) 57 (2.0 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,080 53.0% Conservative (1,841) 239 (6.1 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 2,289 50.9% Conservative (2,204) 85 (1.9 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 2,706 53.0% Liberal (2,397) 309 (6.1 pts)
1900 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1904 Conservative Conservative 2,769 52.9% Liberal (2,463) 306 (5.8 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,469 51.6% Conservative (3,206) 263 (3.9 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,774 52.2% Liberal (3,459) 315 (4.4 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 5,435 58.9% Unionist (3,571) 1,864 (20.2 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 7,466 59.9% Progressive (4,994) 2,472 (19.8 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 8,868 65.6% Conservative (4,657) 4,211 (31.1 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 10,394 62.0% Conservative (6,365) 4,029 (24.0 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 12,785 56.8% Conservative (9,732) 3,053 (13.6 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 12,832 63.4% Conservative (4,084) 8,748 (43.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 14,172 63.1% National Government (6,694) 7,478 (33.3 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 15,791 55.6% Progressive Conservative (7,635) 8,156 (28.7 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 17,715 55.2% Progressive Conservative (7,229) 10,486 (32.7 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 16,139 50.1% Progressive Conservative (10,751) 5,388 (16.7 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 15,972 42.3% Progressive Conservative (13,458) 2,514 (6.7 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,526 54.6% Liberal (15,206) 9,320 (20.8 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,262 44.3% Liberal (17,762) 3,500 (7.3 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,007 43.4% Liberal (21,366) 641 (1.3 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 24,733 46.1% Progressive Conservative (17,790) 6,943 (13.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,41252.5%
Liberal1,27947.5%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,45951.0%
Unknown1,40249.0%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,08053.0%
Conservative1,84147.0%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,28950.9%
Conservative2,20449.1%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,70653.0%
Liberal2,39747.0%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,76952.9%
Liberal2,46347.1%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,46951.6%
Conservative3,20647.7%
Independent500.7%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,77452.2%
Liberal3,45947.8%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition5,43558.9%
Unionist3,57138.7%
Labour2202.4%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,46659.9%
Progressive4,99440.1%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,86865.6%
Conservative4,65734.4%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,39462.0%
Conservative6,36538.0%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,78556.8%
Conservative9,73243.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,83263.4%
Conservative4,08420.2%
CCF3,31316.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,17263.1%
National Government6,69429.8%
CCF1,5977.1%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,79155.6%
Progressive Conservative7,63526.9%
CCF4,39415.5%
Labor-Progressive5812.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,71555.2%
Progressive Conservative7,22922.5%
CCF7,14122.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,13950.1%
Progressive Conservative10,75133.4%
CCF4,65414.4%
Social Credit6712.1%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,97242.3%
Progressive Conservative13,45835.7%
CCF7,40619.6%
Social Credit9012.4%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,52654.6%
Liberal15,20633.9%
CCF5,14811.5%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,26244.3%
Liberal17,76237.0%
NDP7,72216.1%
Social Credit1,2602.6%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,00743.4%
Liberal21,36642.1%
NDP6,20012.2%
Social Credit1,1572.3%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,73346.1%
Progressive Conservative17,79033.2%
NDP11,07420.7%

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.

1878: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1882: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1887: Liberal margin 6.1 pts 1891: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1896: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1904: Conservative margin 5.8 pts 1908: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1911: Conservative margin 4.4 pts 1917: Opposition margin 20.2 pts 1921: Liberal margin 19.8 pts 1925: Liberal margin 31.1 pts 1926: Liberal margin 24.0 pts 1930: Liberal margin 13.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 43.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 33.3 pts 1945: Liberal margin 28.7 pts 1949: Liberal margin 32.7 pts 1953: Liberal margin 16.7 pts 1957: Liberal margin 6.7 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1965: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

WATERLOO NORTH has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won WATERLOO NORTH in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won WATERLOO NORTH in 1965 with 24,733 votes (46.1%), a margin of 6,943 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won WATERLOO NORTH since 1867?

Since 1867, WATERLOO NORTH has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in WATERLOO NORTH?

The closest contested result on record for WATERLOO NORTH was 1963, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 641 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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