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YORK--SUNBURY — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

YORK--SUNBURY was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 15,317 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in YORK--SUNBURY from 1917 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1917–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,957 69.2% Opposition (3,093) 3,864 (38.4 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 7,777 52.9% Liberal (6,911) 866 (5.9 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 8,636 72.9% Liberal (3,207) 5,429 (45.8 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,451 65.5% Liberal (4,459) 3,992 (30.9 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 10,166 69.1% Liberal (4,552) 5,614 (38.1 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 9,296 46.8% Conservative (9,042) 254 (1.3 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 10,352 51.1% Liberal (9,908) 444 (2.2 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 10,828 48.2% Progressive Conservative (9,953) 875 (3.9 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 12,158 48.8% Progressive Conservative (11,127) 1,031 (4.1 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 12,888 52.7% Progressive Conservative (10,455) 2,433 (9.9 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,356 49.5% Liberal (13,018) 338 (1.3 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,943 53.6% Liberal (13,118) 2,825 (9.5 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,255 48.6% Liberal (13,461) 1,794 (5.7 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,827 48.5% Liberal (14,678) 1,149 (3.5 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,813 48.5% Liberal (14,909) 904 (2.8 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,394 55.4% Liberal (12,983) 4,411 (14.0 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,362 53.0% Liberal (14,335) 6,027 (15.7 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,673 50.3% Liberal (14,153) 3,520 (10.0 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,722 55.0% Liberal (11,815) 9,907 (25.1 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,246 47.7% Liberal (14,138) 4,108 (10.7 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 25,190 58.8% Liberal (9,873) 15,317 (35.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,95769.2%
Opposition3,09330.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,77752.9%
Liberal6,91147.1%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,63672.9%
Liberal3,20727.1%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,45165.5%
Liberal4,45934.5%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,16669.1%
Liberal4,55230.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,29646.8%
Conservative9,04245.6%
Reconstruction1,5067.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government10,35251.1%
Liberal9,90848.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,82848.2%
Progressive Conservative9,95344.3%
CCF1,6747.5%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,15848.8%
Progressive Conservative11,12744.7%
CCF1,6286.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,88852.7%
Progressive Conservative10,45542.8%
CCF1,1114.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,35649.5%
Liberal13,01848.2%
CCF6282.3%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,94353.6%
Liberal13,11844.1%
CCF6692.3%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,25548.6%
Liberal13,46142.9%
Social Credit1,5134.8%
NDP1,1673.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,82748.5%
Liberal14,67845.0%
Social Credit1,1423.5%
NDP1,0013.1%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,81348.5%
Liberal14,90945.7%
NDP1,8725.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,39455.4%
Liberal12,98341.3%
NDP1,0283.3%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,36253.0%
Liberal14,33537.3%
NDP3,7419.7%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,67350.3%
Liberal14,15340.3%
NDP3,3279.5%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,72255.0%
Liberal11,81529.9%
NDP5,66514.4%
Independent2580.7%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,24647.7%
Liberal14,13837.0%
NDP5,56714.6%
Independent2050.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada950.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,19058.8%
Liberal9,87323.1%
NDP7,36617.2%
Independent3770.9%

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.

1917: Unionist margin 38.4 pts 1921: Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1925: Conservative margin 45.8 pts 1926: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 1930: Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1935: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1940: National Government margin 2.2 pts 1945: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1949: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1953: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 9.5 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 35.8 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

Trend

YORK--SUNBURY has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won YORK--SUNBURY in the 1984 general election?

Progressive Conservative won YORK--SUNBURY in 1984 with 25,190 votes (58.8%), a margin of 15,317 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won YORK--SUNBURY since 1917?

Since 1917, YORK--SUNBURY has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in YORK--SUNBURY?

The closest contested result on record for YORK--SUNBURY was 1935, when Liberal beat Conservative by 254 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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