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WESTERN ARCTIC — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

WESTERN ARCTIC was won by NDP at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 2,139 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in WESTERN ARCTIC from 1979 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1979–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 4,058 35.2% Liberal (3,827) 231 (2.0 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 3,556 33.8% NDP (3,537) 19 (0.2 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 5,822 46.1% NDP (3,538) 2,284 (18.1 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 5,415 42.9% Progressive Conservative (3,657) 1,758 (13.9 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 8,867 72.7% Progressive Conservative (1,893) 6,974 (57.2 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 5,564 41.6% NDP (2,579) 2,985 (22.3 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 5,855 45.6% NDP (3,430) 2,425 (18.9 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 5,317 39.4% NDP (5,264) 53 (0.4 pts)
2006 NDP NDP 6,802 42.2% Liberal (5,643) 1,159 (7.2 pts)
2008 NDP NDP 5,669 41.4% Conservative (5,146) 523 (3.8 pts)
2011 NDP NDP 7,140 45.8% Conservative (5,001) 2,139 (13.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative4,05835.2%
Liberal3,82733.2%
NDP3,38529.3%
Independent2732.4%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative3,55633.8%
NDP3,53733.6%
Liberal3,42532.6%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative5,82246.1%
NDP3,53828.0%
Liberal3,26425.9%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,41542.9%
Progressive Conservative3,65729.0%
NDP3,20725.4%
Independent3312.6%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,86772.7%
Progressive Conservative1,89315.5%
NDP8967.3%
Green3252.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada2131.7%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,56441.6%
NDP2,57919.3%
Reform1,96614.7%
Progressive Conservative1,68712.6%
Independent1,56711.7%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,85545.6%
NDP3,43026.7%
Canadian Alliance2,27317.7%
Progressive Conservative1,28210.0%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,31739.4%
NDP5,26439.1%
Conservative2,31417.2%
Green5834.3%

2006

PartyVotesShare
NDP6,80242.2%
Liberal5,64335.0%
Conservative3,20019.8%
Green3382.1%
Independent1490.9%

2008

PartyVotesShare
NDP5,66941.4%
Conservative5,14637.6%
Liberal1,85813.6%
Green7525.5%
First Peoples National Party of Canada2521.8%

2011

PartyVotesShare
NDP7,14045.8%
Conservative5,00132.1%
Liberal2,87218.4%
Green4773.1%
Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada870.6%

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.

1979: Progressive Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 18.1 pts 1988: Liberal margin 13.9 pts 1993: Liberal margin 57.2 pts 1997: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 2000: Liberal margin 18.9 pts 2004: Liberal margin 0.4 pts 2006: NDP margin 7.2 pts 2008: NDP margin 3.8 pts 2011: NDP margin 13.7 pts 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

WESTERN ARCTIC has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1979. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won WESTERN ARCTIC in the 2011 general election?

NDP won WESTERN ARCTIC in 2011 with 7,140 votes (45.8%), a margin of 2,139 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won WESTERN ARCTIC since 1979?

Since 1979, WESTERN ARCTIC has been won by: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in WESTERN ARCTIC?

The closest contested result on record for WESTERN ARCTIC was 1980, when Progressive Conservative beat NDP by 19 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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