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YORK EAST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

YORK EAST was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 5,459 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in YORK EAST from 1867 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1867–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal Liberal 1,174 55.6% Unknown (937) 237 (11.2 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 Conservative Conservative 1,526 51.1% Liberal (1,460) 66 (2.2 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 1,857 51.5% Conservative (1,749) 108 (3.0 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,551 51.6% Conservative (2,391) 160 (3.2 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 3,003 50.2% Independent Conservative (2,977) 26 (0.4 pts)
1896 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 3,907 50.0% Liberal (3,904) 3 (0.0 pts)
1900 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 4,131 54.2% Liberal (3,489) 642 (8.4 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 9,736 51.7% Opposition (5,758) 3,978 (21.1 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 10,978 59.4% Liberal (4,440) 6,538 (35.4 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 11,634 34.8% Liberal (8,922) 2,712 (8.1 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 16,741 49.1% Liberal (12,429) 4,312 (12.6 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,908 45.9% Liberal (14,036) 5,872 (13.5 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,364 39.1% Liberal (21,398) 966 (1.7 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,062 42.5% Liberal (8,701) 2,361 (9.1 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,236 51.2% Liberal (9,078) 8,158 (24.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,900 61.5% Liberal (8,317) 14,583 (39.1 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 16,963 37.4% Progressive Conservative (16,827) 136 (0.3 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 21,038 44.4% Progressive Conservative (14,777) 6,261 (13.2 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 18,840 39.8% Progressive Conservative (15,312) 3,528 (7.4 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 19,320 44.5% Progressive Conservative (12,155) 7,165 (16.5 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,729 39.2% Liberal (18,039) 690 (1.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 20,682 42.7% Progressive Conservative (17,593) 3,089 (6.4 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,372 41.9% Liberal (19,091) 1,281 (2.6 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 20,580 44.8% Progressive Conservative (16,672) 3,908 (8.5 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,978 47.3% Liberal (16,519) 5,459 (11.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,17455.6%
Unknown93744.4%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,52651.1%
Liberal1,46048.9%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,85751.5%
Conservative1,74948.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,55151.6%
Conservative2,39148.4%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,00350.2%
Independent Conservative2,97749.8%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative3,90750.0%
Liberal3,90450.0%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative4,13154.2%
Liberal3,48945.8%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist9,73651.7%
Opposition5,75830.6%
Labour3,33817.7%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,97859.4%
Liberal4,44024.0%
Labour3,07416.6%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative11,63434.8%
Liberal8,92226.7%
CCF7,86423.5%
Reconstruction4,05412.1%
Independent Liberal9752.9%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government16,74149.1%
Liberal12,42936.4%
CCF4,93114.5%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,90845.9%
Liberal14,03632.3%
CCF8,65419.9%
Labor-Progressive4651.1%
Social Credit3550.8%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,36439.1%
Liberal21,39837.4%
CCF13,44823.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,06242.5%
Liberal8,70133.4%
CCF5,81522.3%
Labor-Progressive4721.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,23651.2%
Liberal9,07827.0%
CCF6,72520.0%
Social Credit6201.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,90061.5%
Liberal8,31722.3%
CCF6,03316.2%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,96337.4%
Progressive Conservative16,82737.1%
NDP10,94024.1%
Social Credit6091.3%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,03844.4%
Progressive Conservative14,77731.2%
NDP11,23423.7%
Social Credit3490.7%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,84039.8%
Progressive Conservative15,31232.3%
NDP13,04527.5%
Social Credit1940.4%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,32044.5%
Progressive Conservative12,15528.0%
NDP11,92127.5%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,72939.2%
Liberal18,03937.8%
NDP10,87622.8%
Independent1130.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,68242.7%
Progressive Conservative17,59336.3%
NDP9,81820.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party1500.3%
Communist1280.3%
Independent1210.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,37241.9%
Liberal19,09139.3%
NDP8,65117.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada1930.4%
Social Credit1250.3%
Communist920.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party780.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,58044.8%
Progressive Conservative16,67236.3%
NDP7,99717.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada3520.8%
Rhinoceros2370.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party490.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,97847.3%
Liberal16,51935.5%
NDP7,58116.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada2430.5%
Communist1710.4%

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 11.2 pts 1878: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1882: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1887: Liberal margin 3.2 pts 1891: Liberal margin 0.4 pts 1896: Independent Conservative margin 0.0 pts 1900: Independent Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1917: Unionist margin 21.1 pts 1921: Conservative margin 35.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 1940: National Government margin 12.6 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 13.5 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 39.1 pts 1962: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1963: Liberal margin 13.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 7.4 pts 1968: Liberal margin 16.5 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 6.4 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1980: Liberal margin 8.5 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 11.7 pts 1867 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1917 1921 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

Trend

YORK EAST has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Independent Conservative, Unionist, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won YORK EAST in the 1984 general election?

Progressive Conservative won YORK EAST in 1984 with 21,978 votes (47.3%), a margin of 5,459 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won YORK EAST since 1867?

Since 1867, YORK EAST has been won by: Conservative, Independent Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in YORK EAST?

The closest contested result on record for YORK EAST was 1896, when Independent Conservative beat Liberal by 3 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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