YORKTON — Canadian Federal Election Results

YORKTON was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 3,235 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in YORKTON from 1925 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1925–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Liberal Liberal 3,702 49.4% Progressive (2,579) 1,123 (15.0 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 4,421 58.6% Progressive (3,121) 1,300 (17.2 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 6,887 56.0% Independent (5,406) 1,481 (12.0 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 7,491 42.0% CCF (4,129) 3,362 (18.9 pts)
1940 CCF CCF 7,658 38.0% Liberal (6,773) 885 (4.4 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 9,158 48.9% Liberal (5,591) 3,567 (19.1 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 8,706 45.6% CCF (8,419) 287 (1.5 pts)
1953 CCF CCF 11,027 52.3% Liberal (7,399) 3,628 (17.2 pts)
1957 CCF CCF 9,712 43.3% Liberal (8,414) 1,298 (5.8 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,882 43.9% CCF (7,644) 2,238 (9.9 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,202 44.0% Liberal (5,768) 4,434 (19.1 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,443 53.9% NDP (5,083) 7,360 (31.9 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,561 47.5% NDP (7,326) 3,235 (14.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,70249.4%
Progressive2,57934.4%
Conservative1,21216.2%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,42158.6%
Progressive3,12141.4%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,88756.0%
Independent5,40644.0%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,49142.0%
CCF4,12923.2%
Conservative4,12323.1%
Reconstruction2,08811.7%

1940

PartyVotesShare
CCF7,65838.0%
Liberal6,77333.6%
National Government4,69023.3%
Communist1,0475.2%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF9,15848.9%
Liberal5,59129.9%
Progressive Conservative3,96621.2%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,70645.6%
CCF8,41944.1%
Social Credit1,1115.8%
Progressive Conservative8584.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
CCF11,02752.3%
Liberal7,39935.1%
Social Credit1,9159.1%
Labor-Progressive7513.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
CCF9,71243.3%
Liberal8,41437.5%
Progressive Conservative2,34210.4%
Social Credit1,9678.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,88243.9%
CCF7,64434.0%
Liberal4,98622.1%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,20244.0%
Liberal5,76824.9%
NDP5,45323.5%
Social Credit1,7757.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,44353.9%
NDP5,08322.0%
Liberal4,42519.2%
Social Credit1,1485.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,56147.5%
NDP7,32633.0%
Liberal4,33819.5%

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.

1925: Liberal margin 15.0 pts 1926: Liberal margin 17.2 pts 1930: Liberal margin 12.0 pts 1935: Liberal margin 18.9 pts 1940: CCF margin 4.4 pts 1945: CCF margin 19.1 pts 1949: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1953: CCF margin 17.2 pts 1957: CCF margin 5.8 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 19.1 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 31.9 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 14.6 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

YORKTON has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, CCF, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won YORKTON in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won YORKTON in 1965 with 10,561 votes (47.5%), a margin of 3,235 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won YORKTON since 1925?

Since 1925, YORKTON has been won by: CCF, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in YORKTON?

The closest contested result on record for YORKTON was 1949, when Liberal beat CCF by 287 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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