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York Centre — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

York Centre was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 3,481 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in York Centre from 1904 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1904–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,222 50.9% Conservative (2,146) 76 (1.7 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 2,614 50.4% Liberal (2,569) 45 (0.9 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,838 54.9% Liberal (2,328) 510 (9.9 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 13,903 44.1% Progressive Conservative (11,180) 2,723 (8.6 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,295 47.4% Liberal (16,925) 6,370 (13.0 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 30,764 53.3% Liberal (19,065) 11,699 (20.3 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 30,432 38.1% NDP (27,369) 3,063 (3.8 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 41,485 50.1% NDP (28,505) 12,980 (15.7 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 41,553 46.4% NDP (32,352) 9,201 (10.3 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 26,758 56.6% NDP (14,714) 12,044 (25.5 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 26,912 41.9% Progressive Conservative (19,097) 7,815 (12.2 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 32,402 50.7% Progressive Conservative (15,877) 16,525 (25.9 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 20,859 51.3% NDP (10,464) 10,395 (25.6 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 23,116 61.0% NDP (7,696) 15,420 (40.7 pts)
1984 Liberal Liberal 20,810 51.4% Progressive Conservative (11,138) 9,672 (23.9 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 24,962 60.5% Progressive Conservative (9,248) 15,714 (38.1 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 27,128 69.6% Independent (3,953) 23,175 (59.5 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 27,864 72.1% NDP (3,618) 24,246 (62.7 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 24,788 71.1% Canadian Alliance (4,615) 20,173 (57.9 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 21,520 54.8% Conservative (10,318) 11,202 (28.5 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 22,468 52.7% Conservative (12,828) 9,640 (22.6 pts)
2008 Liberal Liberal 16,164 43.5% Conservative (14,132) 2,032 (5.5 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 20,356 48.5% Liberal (13,979) 6,377 (15.2 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 20,131 46.9% Conservative (18,893) 1,238 (2.9 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 21,680 50.2% Conservative (15,852) 5,828 (13.5 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 17,430 47.3% Conservative (13,949) 3,481 (9.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,22250.9%
Conservative2,14649.1%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,61450.4%
Liberal2,56949.6%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,83854.9%
Liberal2,32845.1%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,90344.1%
Progressive Conservative11,18035.5%
CCF5,96018.9%
Labor-Progressive4831.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,29547.4%
Liberal16,92534.4%
CCF8,16416.6%
Social Credit7771.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,76453.3%
Liberal19,06533.0%
CCF7,88813.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal30,43238.1%
NDP27,36934.3%
Progressive Conservative21,34326.7%
Social Credit7460.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal41,48550.1%
NDP28,50534.4%
Progressive Conservative12,80715.5%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal41,55346.4%
NDP32,35236.1%
Progressive Conservative15,30117.1%
Independent3020.3%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,75856.6%
NDP14,71431.1%
Progressive Conservative5,80412.3%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,91241.9%
Progressive Conservative19,09729.8%
NDP17,83727.8%
Independent1890.3%
Independent1530.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal32,40250.7%
Progressive Conservative15,87724.9%
NDP14,99223.5%
Independent1910.3%
Social Credit1690.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party1290.2%
Communist1230.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,85951.3%
NDP10,46425.7%
Progressive Conservative8,85621.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada2290.6%
Independent970.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party810.2%
Communist630.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,11661.0%
NDP7,69620.3%
Progressive Conservative6,73617.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada2840.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party860.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,81051.4%
Progressive Conservative11,13827.5%
NDP8,03719.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada2440.6%
Independent2260.6%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,96260.5%
Progressive Conservative9,24822.4%
NDP6,35015.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada6831.7%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,12869.6%
Independent3,95310.1%
Progressive Conservative2,6846.9%
Reform2,1405.5%
NDP1,5594.0%
National Party of Canada7371.9%
Natural Law Party of Canada2360.6%
Green2100.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada1740.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party810.2%
Abolitionist Party of Canada490.1%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,86472.1%
NDP3,6189.4%
Progressive Conservative3,3238.6%
Reform2,8767.4%
Green3891.0%
Natural Law Party of Canada2420.6%
Canadian Action Party1860.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1680.4%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,78871.1%
Canadian Alliance4,61513.2%
Progressive Conservative2,5187.2%
NDP2,1096.0%
Green5321.5%
Communist1630.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1420.4%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,52054.8%
Conservative10,31826.3%
NDP5,37613.7%
Green1,2403.2%
Independent8242.1%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,46852.7%
Conservative12,82830.1%
NDP5,81313.6%
Green1,5603.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,16443.5%
Conservative14,13238.0%
NDP4,50312.1%
Green2,3906.4%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative20,35648.5%
Liberal13,97933.3%
NDP6,65615.9%
Green9792.3%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,13146.9%
Conservative18,89344.0%
NDP3,1487.3%
Green7721.8%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,68050.2%
Conservative15,85236.7%
NDP4,2519.8%
Green1,4033.2%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,43047.3%
Conservative13,94937.8%
NDP3,75310.2%
People's Party1,7264.7%

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.

1904: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1908: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1911: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1953: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 20.3 pts 1962: Liberal margin 3.8 pts 1963: Liberal margin 15.7 pts 1965: Liberal margin 10.3 pts 1968: Liberal margin 25.5 pts 1972: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1974: Liberal margin 25.9 pts 1979: Liberal margin 25.6 pts 1980: Liberal margin 40.7 pts 1984: Liberal margin 23.9 pts 1988: Liberal margin 38.1 pts 1993: Liberal margin 59.5 pts 1997: Liberal margin 62.7 pts 2000: Liberal margin 57.9 pts 2004: Liberal margin 28.5 pts 2006: Liberal margin 22.6 pts 2008: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 2011: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 2015: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 2019: Liberal margin 13.5 pts 2021: Liberal margin 9.4 pts 1904 1908 1911 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

York Centre has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won York Centre in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won York Centre in 2021 with 17,430 votes (47.3%), a margin of 3,481 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won York Centre since 1904?

Since 1904, York Centre has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in York Centre?

The closest contested result on record for York Centre was 1908, when Conservative beat Liberal by 45 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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