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WESTMORLAND — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

WESTMORLAND was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 5,678 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in WESTMORLAND from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal Liberal 2,207 82.9% Unknown (454) 1,753 (65.9 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 Liberal Liberal 2,572 57.2% Unknown (1,928) 644 (14.3 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 2,620 54.5% Liberal (2,188) 432 (9.0 pts)
1887 Conservative Conservative 3,252 54.5% Liberal (2,710) 542 (9.1 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 4,205 67.2% Liberal (2,057) 2,148 (34.3 pts)
1896 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 3,442 50.1% Liberal (3,427) 15 (0.2 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 4,420 52.9% Conservative (3,934) 486 (5.8 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 4,693 55.6% Conservative (3,747) 946 (11.2 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 5,047 58.0% Conservative (3,662) 1,385 (15.9 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 4,452 50.4% Unknown (4,388) 64 (0.7 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 6,645 57.2% Unionist (4,982) 1,663 (14.3 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 12,646 61.4% Conservative (4,884) 7,762 (37.7 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 11,806 60.3% Liberal (7,780) 4,026 (20.6 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 10,737 51.3% Liberal (10,204) 533 (2.5 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 13,304 55.1% Liberal (10,836) 2,468 (10.2 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 16,307 62.8% Conservative (6,342) 9,965 (38.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 16,431 61.6% National Government (10,259) 6,172 (23.1 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 17,251 53.0% Progressive Conservative (11,612) 5,639 (17.3 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 20,649 57.3% Progressive Conservative (11,696) 8,953 (24.8 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 20,160 54.4% Progressive Conservative (14,788) 5,372 (14.5 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 19,873 50.7% Progressive Conservative (16,478) 3,395 (8.7 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,149 48.3% Liberal (18,597) 1,552 (3.7 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 18,334 42.8% Progressive Conservative (17,818) 516 (1.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 19,989 48.1% Progressive Conservative (16,356) 3,633 (8.7 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 20,768 49.7% Progressive Conservative (15,090) 5,678 (13.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,20782.9%
Unknown45417.1%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,57257.2%
Unknown1,92842.8%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,62054.5%
Liberal2,18845.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,25254.5%
Liberal2,71045.5%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,20567.2%
Liberal2,05732.8%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative3,44250.1%
Liberal3,42749.9%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,42052.9%
Conservative3,93447.1%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,69355.6%
Conservative3,74744.4%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,04758.0%
Conservative3,66242.0%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,45250.4%
Unknown4,38849.6%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition6,64557.2%
Unionist4,98242.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,64661.4%
Conservative4,88423.7%
Progressive3,05914.9%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative11,80660.3%
Liberal7,78039.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,73751.3%
Liberal10,20448.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,30455.1%
Liberal10,83644.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,30762.8%
Conservative6,34224.4%
Reconstruction3,31212.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,43161.6%
National Government10,25938.4%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,25153.0%
Progressive Conservative11,61235.7%
CCF3,70711.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,64957.3%
Progressive Conservative11,69632.4%
CCF3,70210.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,16054.4%
Progressive Conservative14,78839.9%
CCF2,0995.7%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,87350.7%
Progressive Conservative16,47842.0%
Social Credit1,4763.8%
CCF1,3733.5%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,14948.3%
Liberal18,59744.5%
CCF2,4785.9%
Social Credit5221.3%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,33442.8%
Progressive Conservative17,81841.6%
NDP5,84813.7%
Social Credit8362.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,98948.1%
Progressive Conservative16,35639.4%
NDP4,41510.6%
Social Credit7711.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,76849.7%
Progressive Conservative15,09036.1%
NDP5,94314.2%

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 65.9 pts 1878: Liberal margin 14.3 pts 1882: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1887: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1891: Conservative margin 34.3 pts 1896: Liberal-Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1904: Liberal margin 11.2 pts 1908: Liberal margin 15.9 pts 1911: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1917: Opposition margin 14.3 pts 1921: Liberal margin 37.7 pts 1925: Conservative margin 20.6 pts 1926: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1930: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1935: Liberal margin 38.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 23.1 pts 1945: Liberal margin 17.3 pts 1949: Liberal margin 24.8 pts 1953: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1957: Liberal margin 8.7 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1962: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 8.7 pts 1965: Liberal margin 13.6 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

WESTMORLAND has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Liberal-Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won WESTMORLAND in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won WESTMORLAND in 1965 with 20,768 votes (49.7%), a margin of 5,678 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won WESTMORLAND since 1867?

Since 1867, WESTMORLAND has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in WESTMORLAND?

The closest contested result on record for WESTMORLAND was 1896, when Liberal-Conservative beat Liberal by 15 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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