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YORK SOUTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

YORK SOUTH was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 1,863 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in YORK SOUTH from 1904 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1904–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 2,418 57.5% Unknown (1,790) 628 (14.9 pts)
1908 Elected by acclamation (Independent Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1911 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 7,194 79.1% Unknown (1,901) 5,293 (58.2 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 16,088 79.5% Opposition (2,065) 14,023 (69.3 pts)
1921 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 10,368 47.9% Liberal (8,015) 2,353 (10.9 pts)
1925 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 7,762 84.8% Liberal (1,394) 6,368 (69.6 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 6,555 57.3% Independent Conservative (4,880) 1,675 (14.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 11,852 68.7% Liberal (5,394) 6,458 (37.4 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 11,596 37.4% CCF (8,247) 3,349 (10.8 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 15,346 45.7% Liberal (12,864) 2,482 (7.4 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,666 41.3% CCF (13,543) 3,123 (7.7 pts)
1949 CCF CCF 15,293 36.9% Progressive Conservative (14,273) 1,020 (2.5 pts)
1953 CCF CCF 12,216 36.0% Liberal (10,820) 1,396 (4.1 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,624 40.0% Liberal (12,232) 4,392 (10.6 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,980 49.5% Liberal (13,141) 9,839 (21.2 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 19,101 40.4% Liberal (15,423) 3,678 (7.8 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 21,042 43.8% NDP (17,396) 3,646 (7.6 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 21,693 46.9% Liberal (18,098) 3,595 (7.8 pts)
1968 NDP NDP 12,357 43.3% Liberal (11,693) 664 (2.3 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 14,225 46.9% Liberal (9,551) 4,674 (15.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 12,485 43.2% NDP (10,622) 1,863 (6.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative2,41857.5%
Unknown1,79042.5%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative7,19479.1%
Unknown1,90120.9%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist16,08879.5%
Opposition2,06510.2%
Labour1,9779.8%
Unknown1180.6%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative10,36847.9%
Liberal8,01537.0%
Progressive3,27615.1%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative7,76284.8%
Liberal1,39415.2%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,55557.3%
Independent Conservative4,88042.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative11,85268.7%
Liberal5,39431.3%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative11,59637.4%
CCF8,24726.6%
Liberal7,05922.8%
Reconstruction4,11313.3%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government15,34645.7%
Liberal12,86438.3%
CCF5,37216.0%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,66641.3%
CCF13,54333.5%
Liberal9,10422.5%
Labor-Progressive1,0892.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
CCF15,29336.9%
Progressive Conservative14,27334.4%
Liberal11,93228.8%

1953

PartyVotesShare
CCF12,21636.0%
Liberal10,82031.9%
Progressive Conservative10,11629.8%
Labor-Progressive7552.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,62440.0%
Liberal12,23229.5%
CCF12,02428.9%
Social Credit6541.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,98049.5%
Liberal13,14128.3%
CCF9,64320.8%
Labor-Progressive4270.9%
Social Credit2580.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,10140.4%
Liberal15,42332.6%
Progressive Conservative12,55226.6%
Social Credit1790.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,04243.8%
NDP17,39636.2%
Progressive Conservative9,64820.1%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP21,69346.9%
Liberal18,09839.2%
Progressive Conservative6,42713.9%

1968

PartyVotesShare
NDP12,35743.3%
Liberal11,69341.0%
Progressive Conservative4,49915.8%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP14,22546.9%
Liberal9,55131.5%
Progressive Conservative6,40121.1%
Independent1720.6%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,48543.2%
NDP10,62236.8%
Progressive Conservative5,55719.2%
Independent1030.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party1020.4%

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.

1904: Independent Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1911: Independent Conservative margin 58.2 pts 1917: Unionist margin 69.3 pts 1921: Independent Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1925: Independent Conservative margin 69.6 pts 1926: Conservative margin 14.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 37.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1940: National Government margin 7.4 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1949: CCF margin 2.5 pts 1953: CCF margin 4.1 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 10.6 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1962: NDP margin 7.8 pts 1963: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1965: NDP margin 7.8 pts 1968: NDP margin 2.3 pts 1972: NDP margin 15.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 6.5 pts 1904 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

YORK SOUTH has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Independent Conservative, Unionist, Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, CCF, NDP, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won YORK SOUTH in the 1974 general election?

Liberal won YORK SOUTH in 1974 with 12,485 votes (43.2%), a margin of 1,863 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won YORK SOUTH since 1904?

Since 1904, YORK SOUTH has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Independent Conservative, Liberal, NDP, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in YORK SOUTH?

The closest contested result on record for YORK SOUTH was 1968, when NDP beat Liberal by 664 votes (2.3 percentage points).

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