WETASKIWIN — Canadian Federal Election Results

WETASKIWIN was won by Conservative at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 32,475 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in WETASKIWIN from 1925 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1925–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Liberal Liberal 3,429 39.2% Progressive (3,201) 228 (2.6 pts)
1926 United Farmers United Farmers 3,897 41.9% Liberal (3,150) 747 (8.0 pts)
1930 United Farmers United Farmers 4,750 39.7% Conservative (4,326) 424 (3.5 pts)
1935 Social Credit Social Credit 7,601 57.7% Liberal (2,801) 4,800 (36.4 pts)
1940 Social Credit Social Credit 6,245 40.0% Liberal (4,392) 1,853 (11.9 pts)
1945 Social Credit Social Credit 7,255 39.8% CCF (3,969) 3,286 (18.0 pts)
1949 Social Credit Social Credit 6,774 35.0% Liberal (6,091) 683 (3.5 pts)
1953 Social Credit Social Credit 6,920 46.7% Liberal (3,731) 3,189 (21.5 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 7,968 45.7% Liberal (3,727) 4,241 (24.3 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,557 58.1% Social Credit (4,314) 6,243 (34.4 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,204 45.4% Social Credit (6,426) 2,778 (13.7 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,601 53.1% Social Credit (6,483) 5,118 (23.4 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,754 50.0% Social Credit (6,065) 4,689 (21.8 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,178 64.8% Liberal (4,970) 10,208 (43.6 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,353 62.0% Liberal (5,296) 14,057 (45.1 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,341 66.9% Liberal (5,645) 15,696 (49.2 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 27,785 76.3% Liberal (5,044) 22,741 (62.4 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,620 75.0% Liberal (5,208) 21,412 (60.3 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 30,128 70.9% NDP (5,596) 24,532 (57.8 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,090 50.2% Reform (7,418) 12,672 (31.7 pts)
1993 Reform Reform 26,210 63.4% Liberal (6,914) 19,296 (46.7 pts)
1997 Reform Reform 26,443 66.0% Liberal (5,692) 20,751 (51.8 pts)
2000 Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance 33,675 69.5% Liberal (8,318) 25,357 (52.3 pts)
2004 Conservative Conservative 31,404 73.7% Liberal (5,088) 26,316 (61.7 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 35,776 75.2% NDP (4,441) 31,335 (65.8 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 32,528 77.1% NDP (3,636) 28,892 (68.5 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 37,756 81.4% NDP (5,281) 32,475 (70.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,42939.2%
Progressive3,20136.6%
Conservative2,12124.2%

1926

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers3,89741.9%
Liberal3,15033.9%
Conservative2,24324.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers4,75039.7%
Conservative4,32636.2%
Liberal2,87624.1%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,60157.7%
Liberal2,80121.3%
CCF2,77221.0%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit6,24540.0%
Liberal4,39228.1%
CCF2,53916.2%
National Government2,45615.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,25539.8%
CCF3,96921.8%
Progressive Conservative3,41918.8%
Liberal3,04016.7%
Labor-Progressive5463.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit6,77435.0%
Liberal6,09131.5%
Progressive Conservative3,34017.3%
CCF3,15416.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit6,92046.7%
Liberal3,73125.2%
CCF2,24515.2%
Progressive Conservative1,91812.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,96845.7%
Liberal3,72721.4%
Progressive Conservative3,44719.8%
CCF2,30113.2%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,55758.1%
Social Credit4,31423.7%
Liberal1,7049.4%
CCF1,5918.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,20445.4%
Social Credit6,42631.7%
Liberal2,92314.4%
NDP1,7158.5%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,60153.1%
Social Credit6,48329.7%
Liberal2,52711.6%
NDP1,2525.7%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,75450.0%
Social Credit6,06528.2%
NDP2,60712.1%
Liberal2,0819.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,17864.8%
Liberal4,97021.2%
NDP3,28114.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,35362.0%
Liberal5,29617.0%
NDP3,97512.7%
Social Credit2,5768.3%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,34166.9%
Liberal5,64517.7%
NDP2,9069.1%
Social Credit2,0196.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative27,78576.3%
Liberal5,04413.9%
NDP3,5879.9%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,62075.0%
Liberal5,20814.7%
NDP3,67310.3%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,12870.9%
NDP5,59613.2%
Liberal3,2317.6%
Confederation of Regions3,0637.2%
Social Credit4561.1%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,09050.2%
Reform7,41818.5%
NDP5,74114.3%
Liberal3,3518.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada3,0877.7%
Confederation of Regions2230.6%
Independent1130.3%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Reform26,21063.4%
Liberal6,91416.7%
Progressive Conservative6,12414.8%
NDP1,4753.6%
Canada Party3350.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada2740.7%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Reform26,44366.0%
Liberal5,69214.2%
Progressive Conservative5,28213.2%
NDP1,9404.8%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada7341.8%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Canadian Alliance33,67569.5%
Liberal8,31817.2%
Progressive Conservative4,4139.1%
NDP2,0454.2%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Conservative31,40473.7%
Liberal5,08811.9%
NDP3,0907.2%
Green2,6426.2%
Canadian Action Party4101.0%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative35,77675.2%
NDP4,4419.3%
Liberal4,3719.2%
Green3,0166.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative32,52877.1%
NDP3,6368.6%
Green3,3958.1%
Liberal2,3625.6%
Canadian Action Party2490.6%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative37,75681.4%
NDP5,28111.4%
Green1,9784.3%
Liberal1,3482.9%

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.

1925: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1926: United Farmers margin 8.0 pts 1930: United Farmers margin 3.5 pts 1935: Social Credit margin 36.4 pts 1940: Social Credit margin 11.9 pts 1945: Social Credit margin 18.0 pts 1949: Social Credit margin 3.5 pts 1953: Social Credit margin 21.5 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 24.3 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 34.4 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 23.4 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 43.6 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 45.1 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 49.2 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 62.4 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 60.3 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 57.8 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 31.7 pts 1993: Reform margin 46.7 pts 1997: Reform margin 51.8 pts 2000: Canadian Alliance margin 52.3 pts 2004: Conservative margin 61.7 pts 2006: Conservative margin 65.8 pts 2008: Conservative margin 68.5 pts 2011: Conservative margin 70.0 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

WETASKIWIN has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, United Farmers, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Canadian Alliance, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won WETASKIWIN in the 2011 general election?

Conservative won WETASKIWIN in 2011 with 37,756 votes (81.4%), a margin of 32,475 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won WETASKIWIN since 1925?

Since 1925, WETASKIWIN has been won by: Canadian Alliance, Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Social Credit, United Farmers.

What was the closest result in WETASKIWIN?

The closest contested result on record for WETASKIWIN was 1925, when Liberal beat Progressive by 228 votes (2.6 percentage points).

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