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WATERLOO SOUTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

WATERLOO SOUTH was won by NDP at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 3,659 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in WATERLOO SOUTH from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal Liberal 1,324 58.0% Unknown (958) 366 (16.0 pts)
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 1,468 50.8% Liberal (1,424) 44 (1.5 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 1,580 53.5% Conservative (1,372) 208 (7.0 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,254 54.4% Conservative (1,886) 368 (8.9 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 2,228 53.8% Conservative (1,916) 312 (7.5 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 2,543 50.9% Conservative (2,454) 89 (1.8 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 2,708 52.1% Liberal (2,490) 218 (4.2 pts)
1904 Conservative Conservative 2,785 53.5% Liberal (2,420) 365 (7.0 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 3,015 51.7% Liberal (2,815) 200 (3.4 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,492 57.0% Liberal (2,639) 853 (13.9 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,681 57.0% Opposition (2,894) 2,787 (28.0 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 7,429 52.8% Conservative (6,629) 800 (5.7 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 8,089 61.1% Progressive (5,158) 2,931 (22.1 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 7,220 59.4% Liberal (4,935) 2,285 (18.8 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,999 64.5% Liberal (4,950) 4,049 (29.0 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 6,731 42.7% Liberal (6,606) 125 (0.8 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 7,432 46.6% Liberal (6,975) 457 (2.9 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,201 46.4% Liberal (5,824) 3,377 (17.0 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,740 38.7% Liberal (8,397) 343 (1.5 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 9,058 41.8% Progressive Conservative (7,309) 1,749 (8.1 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,699 47.4% Liberal (7,450) 4,249 (17.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,624 60.5% Liberal (5,793) 9,831 (38.1 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,648 42.3% Liberal (8,132) 3,516 (12.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,479 40.9% Liberal (8,792) 2,687 (9.6 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 13,337 46.1% Progressive Conservative (9,678) 3,659 (12.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,32458.0%
Unknown95842.0%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,46850.8%
Liberal1,42449.2%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,58053.5%
Conservative1,37246.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,25454.4%
Conservative1,88645.6%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,22853.8%
Conservative1,91646.2%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,54350.9%
Conservative2,45449.1%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,70852.1%
Liberal2,49047.9%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,78553.5%
Liberal2,42046.5%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,01551.7%
Liberal2,81548.3%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,49257.0%
Liberal2,63943.0%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,68157.0%
Opposition2,89429.0%
Labour1,39614.0%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive7,42952.8%
Conservative6,62947.2%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,08961.1%
Progressive5,15838.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,22059.4%
Liberal4,93540.6%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,99964.5%
Liberal4,95035.5%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,73142.7%
Liberal6,60641.9%
CCF2,42615.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government7,43246.6%
Liberal6,97543.7%
CCF1,5499.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,20146.4%
Liberal5,82429.4%
CCF4,79524.2%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,74038.7%
Liberal8,39737.2%
CCF5,42524.0%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,05841.8%
Progressive Conservative7,30933.7%
CCF4,03918.6%
Social Credit1,2755.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,69947.4%
Liberal7,45030.2%
CCF4,00916.2%
Social Credit1,5326.2%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,62460.5%
Liberal5,79322.4%
CCF4,41517.1%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,64842.3%
Liberal8,13229.5%
NDP7,18626.1%
Social Credit5662.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,47940.9%
Liberal8,79231.3%
NDP7,40326.4%
Social Credit3721.3%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP13,33746.1%
Progressive Conservative9,67833.5%
Liberal5,88620.4%

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.

1867: Liberal margin 16.0 pts 1878: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1882: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1887: Liberal margin 8.9 pts 1891: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1896: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 4.2 pts 1904: Conservative margin 7.0 pts 1908: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1911: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1917: Unionist margin 28.0 pts 1921: Progressive margin 5.7 pts 1925: Conservative margin 22.1 pts 1926: Conservative margin 18.8 pts 1930: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1940: National Government margin 2.9 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1953: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 17.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 9.6 pts 1965: NDP margin 12.7 pts 1867 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

WATERLOO SOUTH has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive, National Government, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won WATERLOO SOUTH in the 1965 general election?

NDP won WATERLOO SOUTH in 1965 with 13,337 votes (46.1%), a margin of 3,659 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won WATERLOO SOUTH since 1867?

Since 1867, WATERLOO SOUTH has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, NDP, National Government, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in WATERLOO SOUTH?

The closest contested result on record for WATERLOO SOUTH was 1935, when Conservative beat Liberal by 125 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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