Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
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
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,899
50.1%
Liberal
2,889
49.9%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,307
52.8%
Conservative
2,961
47.2%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,832
56.6%
Liberal
2,939
43.4%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
9,070
65.0%
Opposition
3,387
24.3%
Labour
1,507
10.8%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,375
43.0%
Progressive
9,246
42.4%
Liberal
3,177
14.6%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
12,970
71.3%
Progressive
5,213
28.7%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
10,975
67.3%
Liberal
5,335
32.7%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
13,436
54.4%
Liberal
9,628
39.0%
Unknown
1,630
6.6%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,958
33.0%
Liberal
9,740
32.3%
Reconstruction
5,978
19.8%
CCF
4,513
14.9%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,714
51.2%
National Government
14,949
48.8%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
15,458
37.7%
Liberal
13,652
33.3%
CCF
11,914
29.0%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
16,443
38.3%
Liberal
13,312
31.0%
CCF
11,638
27.1%
Labor-Progressive
1,028
2.4%
Independent
562
1.3%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,476
47.4%
Liberal
7,700
34.9%
CCF
3,915
17.7%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,037
57.9%
Liberal
8,922
27.1%
CCF
4,905
14.9%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
23,854
65.5%
Liberal
7,578
20.8%
CCF
4,972
13.7%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,050
33.6%
NDP
16,434
32.4%
Liberal
16,434
32.4%
Social Credit
806
1.6%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,589
41.9%
Progressive Conservative
17,640
39.8%
NDP
8,088
18.3%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,746
37.1%
Progressive Conservative
15,991
33.4%
NDP
13,735
28.7%
Social Credit
362
0.8%
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.
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).