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Waterloo — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Waterloo was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 10,398 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Waterloo from 1968 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1968–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 NDP NDP 15,231 34.0% Liberal (14,835) 396 (0.9 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 24,197 40.5% Progressive Conservative (19,817) 4,380 (7.3 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,837 46.1% Liberal (18,172) 5,665 (10.9 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,609 40.0% Liberal (20,455) 154 (0.3 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 31,898 56.3% Liberal (13,911) 17,987 (31.8 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,949 45.1% Liberal (21,715) 5,234 (8.8 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 26,269 42.1% Reform (15,916) 10,353 (16.6 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 29,752 49.7% Conservative (19,318) 10,434 (17.4 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 31,085 48.8% Conservative (15,615) 15,470 (24.3 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 26,926 45.1% Conservative (16,528) 10,398 (17.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
NDP15,23134.0%
Liberal14,83533.1%
Progressive Conservative14,56832.5%
Social Credit1670.4%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP24,19740.5%
Progressive Conservative19,81733.1%
Liberal15,57026.0%
Social Credit1430.2%
Independent550.1%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,83746.1%
Liberal18,17235.1%
NDP9,37518.1%
Libertarian Party of Canada2410.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1250.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,60940.0%
Liberal20,45539.7%
NDP9,81919.1%
Rhinoceros3300.6%
Libertarian Party of Canada2290.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party870.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative31,89856.3%
Liberal13,91124.6%
NDP10,27518.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada5250.9%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,94945.1%
Liberal21,71536.3%
NDP10,41817.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada6631.1%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,26942.1%
Reform15,91625.5%
Progressive Conservative15,10924.2%
NDP2,8224.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada9421.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada4930.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada4490.7%
Independent3320.5%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal29,75249.7%
Conservative19,31832.3%
NDP8,92814.9%
Green1,7132.9%
Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada1380.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal31,08548.8%
Conservative15,61524.5%
NDP9,71015.2%
Green6,1849.7%
People's Party1,1121.7%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,92645.1%
Conservative16,52827.7%
NDP11,36019.0%
People's Party2,8024.7%
Green2,0383.4%

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.

1968: NDP margin 0.9 pts 1972: NDP margin 7.3 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 31.8 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1993: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 2015: Liberal margin 17.4 pts 2019: Liberal margin 24.3 pts 2021: Liberal margin 17.4 pts 1968 1972 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Waterloo has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: NDP, Progressive Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Waterloo in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Waterloo in 2021 with 26,926 votes (45.1%), a margin of 10,398 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Waterloo since 1968?

Since 1968, Waterloo has been won by: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Waterloo?

The closest contested result on record for Waterloo was 1980, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 154 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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