WENTWORTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

WENTWORTH was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 1,755 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in WENTWORTH from 1904 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1904–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Conservative Conservative 2,899 50.1% Liberal (2,889) 10 (0.2 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,307 52.8% Conservative (2,961) 346 (5.5 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,832 56.6% Liberal (2,939) 893 (13.2 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 9,070 65.0% Opposition (3,387) 5,683 (40.7 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 9,375 43.0% Progressive (9,246) 129 (0.6 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 12,970 71.3% Progressive (5,213) 7,757 (42.7 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 10,975 67.3% Liberal (5,335) 5,640 (34.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 13,436 54.4% Liberal (9,628) 3,808 (15.4 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 9,958 33.0% Liberal (9,740) 218 (0.7 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 15,714 51.2% National Government (14,949) 765 (2.5 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,458 37.7% Liberal (13,652) 1,806 (4.4 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,443 38.3% Liberal (13,312) 3,131 (7.3 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,476 47.4% Liberal (7,700) 2,776 (12.6 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,037 57.9% Liberal (8,922) 10,115 (30.8 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,854 65.5% Liberal (7,578) 16,276 (44.7 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,050 33.6% NDP (16,434) 616 (1.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 18,589 41.9% Progressive Conservative (17,640) 949 (2.1 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 17,746 37.1% Progressive Conservative (15,991) 1,755 (3.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,89950.1%
Liberal2,88949.9%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,30752.8%
Conservative2,96147.2%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,83256.6%
Liberal2,93943.4%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist9,07065.0%
Opposition3,38724.3%
Labour1,50710.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,37543.0%
Progressive9,24642.4%
Liberal3,17714.6%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative12,97071.3%
Progressive5,21328.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,97567.3%
Liberal5,33532.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,43654.4%
Liberal9,62839.0%
Unknown1,6306.6%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,95833.0%
Liberal9,74032.3%
Reconstruction5,97819.8%
CCF4,51314.9%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,71451.2%
National Government14,94948.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,45837.7%
Liberal13,65233.3%
CCF11,91429.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,44338.3%
Liberal13,31231.0%
CCF11,63827.1%
Labor-Progressive1,0282.4%
Independent5621.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,47647.4%
Liberal7,70034.9%
CCF3,91517.7%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,03757.9%
Liberal8,92227.1%
CCF4,90514.9%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,85465.5%
Liberal7,57820.8%
CCF4,97213.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,05033.6%
NDP16,43432.4%
Liberal16,43432.4%
Social Credit8061.6%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,58941.9%
Progressive Conservative17,64039.8%
NDP8,08818.3%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,74637.1%
Progressive Conservative15,99133.4%
NDP13,73528.7%
Social Credit3620.8%

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.

1904: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1908: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1911: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1917: Unionist margin 40.7 pts 1921: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1925: Conservative margin 42.7 pts 1926: Conservative margin 34.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 15.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1940: Liberal margin 2.5 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 4.4 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 30.8 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 44.7 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1965: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

WENTWORTH has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won WENTWORTH in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won WENTWORTH in 1965 with 17,746 votes (37.1%), a margin of 1,755 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won WENTWORTH since 1904?

Since 1904, WENTWORTH has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in WENTWORTH?

The closest contested result on record for WENTWORTH was 1904, when Conservative beat Liberal by 10 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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