YALE — Canadian Federal Election Results

YALE was won by CCF at the 1949 general election, with a margin of 1,736 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in YALE from 1872 to 1949.

Full Election History, 1872–1949

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1872 Conservative Conservative 43 69.4% Unknown (19) 24 (38.7 pts)
1874 Conservative Conservative 89 81.7% Unknown (20) 69 (63.3 pts)
1878 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1882 Conservative Conservative 266 70.9% Unknown (109) 157 (41.9 pts)
1887 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1891 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1917 Elected by acclamation (Unionist) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1921 Conservative Conservative 6,475 52.2% Liberal (5,933) 542 (4.4 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,573 60.9% Liberal (4,870) 2,703 (21.7 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 7,815 66.6% Liberal (3,928) 3,887 (33.1 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,447 63.2% Liberal (4,908) 3,539 (26.5 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 6,791 41.3% Liberal (5,113) 1,678 (10.2 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 8,599 37.7% CCF (7,428) 1,171 (5.1 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,625 39.2% CCF (7,713) 1,912 (7.8 pts)
1949 CCF CCF 13,298 42.4% Progressive Conservative (11,562) 1,736 (5.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4369.4%
Unknown1930.6%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8981.7%
Unknown2018.3%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative26670.9%
Unknown10929.1%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,47552.2%
Liberal5,93347.8%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,57360.9%
Liberal4,87039.1%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,81566.6%
Liberal3,92833.4%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,44763.2%
Liberal4,90836.8%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,79141.3%
Liberal5,11331.1%
CCF4,55127.7%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government8,59937.7%
CCF7,42832.5%
Liberal6,80529.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,62539.2%
CCF7,71331.4%
Liberal4,70519.2%
Social Credit1,6856.9%
Labor-Progressive8203.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
CCF13,29842.4%
Progressive Conservative11,56236.9%
Liberal5,57617.8%
Social Credit9022.9%

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.

1872: Conservative margin 38.7 pts 1874: Conservative margin 63.3 pts 1882: Conservative margin 41.9 pts 1921: Conservative margin 4.4 pts 1925: Conservative margin 21.7 pts 1926: Conservative margin 33.1 pts 1930: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1940: National Government margin 5.1 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 7.8 pts 1949: CCF margin 5.5 pts 1872 1874 1882 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949

Trend

YALE has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1872. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Unionist, National Government, Progressive Conservative, CCF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won YALE in the 1949 general election?

CCF won YALE in 1949 with 13,298 votes (42.4%), a margin of 1,736 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won YALE since 1872?

Since 1872, YALE has been won by: CCF, Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in YALE?

The closest contested result on record for YALE was 1921, when Conservative beat Liberal by 542 votes (4.4 percentage points).

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