Federal Elections: The West and the Rest

Ron Thornton's
Personal Commentaries on Canadian Politics
(and anything else that interests him)
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CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS -
THE WEST AND THE REST
(1908-2006)

STARTING OUT LIKE THE REST

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1908	Liberals	17	116	133
1908	Conservatives	17	68	85

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1911	Liberals	17	69	86
1911	Conservatives	17	116	133

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1917	Unionists	54	99	153
1917	Liberals	2	80	82

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1921	Progressives	39	25	64
	Conservatives	7	43	50
	Liberals	6	111	117
	Other	4	0	4

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1925	Progressives	24	1	25
	Liberals	19	82	101
	Conservatives	17	99	116
	Other	2	1	3

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1926	Liberals	24	92	116
	Conservatives	13	78	91
	UFA1	11	0	11
	Other	11	3	14
	Progressives	9	4	13
1 UFA - United Farmers of Alberta

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1930	Conservatives	30	107	137
	Liberals	20	68	88
	UFA	9	0	9
	Other	7	2	9
	Progressives	2	0	0

THE DAY THE TORIES DIED IN THE WEST

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1935	Liberals	35	136	171
	Social Credit	17	0	17
	Conservatives	8	31	39
	CCF2	7	0	7
	Other	4	7	11
2 CCF - Co-operatives Commonwealth Federation

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1940	Liberals	35	136	171
	Social Credit	17	0	17
	Conservatives	8	31	39
	CCF	7	0	7
	Other	4	7	11

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1945	CCF	27	1	28
	Liberals	19	106	125
	Social Credit	13	0	13
	PC3	10	57	67
	Other	2	10	12
3 PC - Progressive Conservatives

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1949	Liberals	42	148	190
	CCF	11	2	13
	Social Credit	10	0	10
	PC	7	34	41
	Other	1	7	8

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1953	Liberals	25	145	170
	CCF	21	2	23
	Social Credit	15	0	15
	PC	9	42	51
	Other	0	6	6

MOMMA, WHAT'S A LIBERAL?

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1957	CCF	22	3	25
	PC	21	93	114
	Social Credit	19	0	19
	Liberals	8	97	105

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1958	PC	65	143	208
	CCF	5	3	8
	Liberals	0	48	48
	Other	0	1	1

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1962	PC	48	68	116
	NDP4	12	7	19
	Liberals	6	100	106
	Social Credit	4	26	30
	Other	0	1	1
4 NDP - New Democratic Party

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1963	PC	45	50	95
	NDP	11	6	17
	Liberals	10	119	129
	Social Credit	4	20	24

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1965	PC	45	52	97
	NDP	12	9	21
	Liberals	8	123	131
	Social Credit	5	0	5
	Other	0	11	11

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1968	PC	25	47	72
	Liberals	25	130	155
	NDP	18	4	22
	Other	0	15	15

WAITING FOR THE NEXT DIEFENBAKER

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1972	PC	42	65	107
	NDP	19	12	31
	Liberals	7	102	109
	Social Credit	0	15	15
	Other	1	1	2

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1974	PC	49	46	95
	Liberals	13	128	141
	NDP	6	10	16
	Social Credit	0	11	11
	Other	0	1	1

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1979	PC	57	79	136
	NDP	17	9	26
	Liberals	3	111	114
	Social Credit	0	6	6

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1980	PC	49	54	103
	NDP	26	4	30
	Liberals	2	145	148

WE WAITED 20 YEARS FOR THIS?

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1984	PC	58	153	211
	NDP	17	16	33
	Liberals	2	38	40
	Other	0	1	1

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1988	PC	48	121	169
	NDP	32	11	43
	Liberals	6	77	83

WEST WANTS IN, BUT IS IT WELCOME?

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1993	Reform	51	1	52
	Liberals	27	150	177
	NDP	8	1	9
	Bloc Quebecois	0	54	54
	PC	0	2	2

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
1997	Reform	60	0	60
	Liberals	15	140	155
	NDP	12	9	21
	PC	1	19	20
	Bloc Quebecois	0	44	44
	Other	0	1	1

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
2000	Canadian Alliance	64	2	66
	Liberals	14	158	172
	NDP	8	5	13
	PC	2	10	12
	BQ	0	38	38

TWO CANADA'S, OR IS IT THREE?

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
2004	Conservatives	68	31	99
	Liberals	14	121	135
	NDP	9	10	19
	BQ	0	54	54
	Independent	1	0	1

*YEAR*	*PARTY*	*WEST*	*REST*	*NATIONAL*
2006	Conservatives	65	59	124
	Liberals	14	89	103
	NDP	13	16	29
	BQ	0	51	51
	Independent	0	1	1