# Guelph (federal electoral district)

Guelph (formerly Guelph—Wellington) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. This riding has had a Liberal MP since 1993.
From 2008 until his decision not to run in 2015, the riding's parliamentary seat was held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote. Valeriote had announced his intention to retire on November 15, 2014. The Liberal candidate in the 2015 federal election in the riding was Lloyd Longfield, who previously served as president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. Longfield was first elected on October 19, 2015 and reelected on October 21, 2019.

## History

Guelph riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton—Wentworth, Wellington and Wellington—Grey ridings. It consisted initially of the Townships of Eramosa, Guelph, Pilkington and Puslinch and the City of Guelph in the County of Wellington.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Guelph—Wellington riding, adding Erin to the existing boundaries. In 1996, Erin and Pilkington was removed from the riding.
In 2003, a new riding of Guelph was created again, consisting solely of the City of Guelph.
This riding gained a fraction of territory from Wellington—Halton Hills during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
A so-called "robocall" or voter suppression scandal occurred in this riding during the 2011 federal election, when hundreds of Guelph voters who were opposition supporters received automated calls, or 'robocalls', claiming to be from Elections Canada on election day, May 2, 2011. These calls directed them to the wrong polling stations. While reports of such calls were also alleged in five other ridings, later described as election fraud by a Federal Court judge, there was insufficient evidence to support charges in those ridings. The "robocall" incidents were referred to as the "Pierre Poutine" scandal because a cellphone in the affair was registered to a fictitious Pierre Poutine of Separatist Street in Joliette, Quebec.
On June 2, 2014, Michael Sona, the former director of communications for the Conservative candidate in Guelph was charged with "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting". Sona was found guilty on November 14, 2014 and was sentenced to nine months in jail plus twelve months of probation. During the trial, Justice Hearn agreed with the Crown prosecutor's allegation that Sona had likely not acted alone. Sona was released from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex on December 1, 2014, on bail after serving twelve days, pending his appeal of the sentence. He did not appeal the conviction.
Based on another incident during the 2011 federal election campaign, Liberal MP Frank Valeriote’s riding association was fined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules. As reported by the National Post, this fine was based on a robocall message that anonymously attacked the Conservative opponent's position on abortion. The call failed to identify its originator and did not give a callback number. Under a settlement agreement with Valeriote, the CRTC assessed a CA$4,900 fine.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will lose the neighbourhoods of University Village, Kortright Hills, Clairfields and Westminster to the new riding of Wellington—Halton Hills North. This change will come into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

## Political geography

In 2008, the election in Guelph was a four-way one between the NDP, Greens, the Tories and the Liberals, who came out on top. The NDP only won a small handful of polls in the centre part of the city, which was also where the Greens did well. In fact, the Greens dominated the central part of the city. The Tories did well on the fringes of the city, mostly along the northern borders and in the far south of the city. The Liberals won the southern and northern and western parts of the city. In 2011, despite a Conservative majority that saw the Liberals have their worst result ever, they were able to retain the seat by a larger margin as the substantial Green voteshare fell by almost 15 points. In 2015, Liberal voteshare once again rose, to almost 50%. In 2019, the Greens made a major comeback to finish in second ahead of the Conservatives with 26%. However, the Liberals retained the seat with a comfortable 15 point margin.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
* Languages: 74.5% English, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Spanish, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.2% Vietnamese, 1.1% French
* Religions: 49.7% Christian (23.9% Catholic, 4.1% United Church, 3.9% Anglican, 2.2% Presbyterian, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 12.5% Other), 4.5% Muslim, 2.7% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 1.5% Sikh, 38.7% None
* Median income: $44,400 (2020)
* Average income: $55,200 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Guelph (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 103,675 | 73.1% | 103,725 | 79.74% | 99,680 | 82.68% |
| South Asian | 10,480 | 7.39% | 6,500 | 5% | 4,965 | 4.12% |
| Southeast Asian | 6,995 | 4.93% | 5,285 | 4.06% | 4,855 | 4.03% |
| African | 5,940 | 4.19% | 2,890 | 2.22% | 1,695 | 1.41% |
| East Asian | 4,860 | 3.43% | 4,710 | 3.62% | 3,775 | 3.13% |
| Middle Eastern | 3,620 | 2.55% | 2,290 | 1.76% | 1,615 | 1.34% |
| Indigenous | 2,220 | 1.57% | 1,910 | 1.47% | 1,955 | 1.62% |
| Latin American | 2,015 | 1.42% | 1,345 | 1.03% | 1,155 | 0.96% |
| Other/multiracial | 2,045 | 1.44% | 1,435 | 1.1% | 860 | 0.71% |
| Total responses | 141,835 | 98.67% | 130,085 | 98.7% | 120,555 | 99.07% |
| Total population | 143,740 | 100% | 131,794 | 100% | 121,688 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

### 2023 representation

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 78.9% English, 1.7% French, 1.4% Italian, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.2% Spanish, 1.1% Punjabi, 1.1% Tigrigna
Race: 75.0% White, 6.2% South Asian, 4.4% Black, 2.8% Filipino, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.2% Chinese, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.3% Latin American, 1.2% West Asian, 1.0% Arab
Religions: 49.9% Christian (23.5% Catholic, 4.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Presbyterian, 2.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 12.7% other), 3.9% Muslim, 2.4% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 39.7% none Median income: $43,600 (2020) Average income: $53,550 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Guelph Riding created from Halton—Wentworth, Wellington and Wellington—Grey |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Albert Fish | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | James Schroder | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | William Winegard | Progressive Conservative |
| Guelph—Wellington |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | William Winegard | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal |
| Guelph |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Brenda Chamberlain | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Frank Valeriote | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Frank Valeriote | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Lloyd Longfield | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Lloyd Longfield | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Lloyd Longfield | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2025

2025 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Dominique O'Rourke |
| | Conservative | Gurvir Khaira |
| | New Democratic | Janice Folk-Dawson |
| | Green | Anne-Marie Zajdlik |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters |

### 2021

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 23,882 | 41.37 |
| Conservative | 13,536 | 23.45 |
| New Democratic | 12,712 | 22.02 |
| Green | 4,530 | 7.85 |
| People's | 2,692 | 4.66 |
| Others | 381 | 0.66 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 29,382 | 42.10 | +1.74 | $69,585.36 |
| | Conservative | Ashish Sachan | 16,795 | 24.07 | +4.79 | $9,009.95 |
| | New Democratic | Aisha Jahangir | 14,713 | 21.09 | +8.79 | $37,654.74 |
| | Green | Michelle Bowman | 5,250 | 7.52 | -17.94 | $48,178.88 |
| | People's | Joshua Leier | 3,182 | 4.56 | +3.12 | $6,430.47 |
| | Animal Protection | Karen Levenson | 262 | 0.38 | New | $8,444.49 |
| | Communist | Tristan Dineen | 187 | 0.27 | +0.05 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 69,771 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 434 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,205 | 66.38 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 105,863 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 30,497 | 40.36 | -8.74 | $108,379.67 |
| | Green | Steve Dyck | 19,236 | 25.46 | +14.14 | $99,922.31 |
| | Conservative | Ashish Sachan | 14,568 | 19.28 | -7.07 | $66,688.03 |
| | New Democratic | Aisha Jahangir | 9,297 | 12.30 | +0.29 | $24,447.54 |
| | People's | Mark Paralovos | 1,087 | 1.44 | - | $1,793.83 |
| | Christian Heritage | Gordon Truscott | 498 | 0.66 | - | $39,351.25 |
| | Communist | Juanita Burnett | 166 | 0.22 | +0.01 | none listed |
| | Independent | Michael Wassilyn | 133 | 0.18 | - | none listed |
| | Independent | Kornelis Klevering | 86 | 0.11 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 75,568 | 100.0 | | $127,407.04 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 452 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,020 | 72.33% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 105,106 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.44 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 34,303 | 49.10 | +5.80 | $213,387.97 |
| | Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 18,407 | 26.35 | -6.52 | $59,899.61 |
| | New Democratic | Andrew Seagram | 8,392 | 12.01 | -4.72 | $42,701.14 |
| | Green | Gord Miller | 7,909 | 11.32 | +5.19 | $222,034.20 |
| | Libertarian | Alex Fekri | 520 | 0.74 | | $40.20 |
| | Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 193 | 0.28 | | – |
| | Communist | Tristan Dineen | 144 | 0.21 | | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,868 | 100.00 | | $239,632.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 298 | 0.42 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,166 | 73.27 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,761 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.16 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 25,643 | 43.30 |
| Conservative | 19,460 | 32.86 |
| New Democratic | 9,906 | 16.73 |
| Green | 3,628 | 6.13 |
| Others | 583 | 0.98 |

### 2011

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Frank Valeriote | 25,574 | 43.37 | +11.15 | $94,243.98 |
| | Conservative | Marty Burke | 19,252 | 32.65 | +3.47 | $87,361.60 |
| | New Democratic | Bobbi Stewart | 9,836 | 16.68 | +0.19 | $12,588.72 |
| | Green | John Lawson | 3,711 | 6.29 | -14.86 | $47,019.22 |
| | Libertarian | Phillip Bender | 192 | 0.32 | +0.05 | none listed |
| | Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 171 | 0.29 | +0.01 | none listed |
| | Animal Alliance | Karen Levenson | 123 | 0.20 | +0.08 | none listed |
| | Communist | Drew Garvie | 104 | 0.17 | +0.04 | – |
| Total valid votes/expenditure limit | Total valid votes/expenditure limit | Total valid votes/expenditure limit | 59,021 | 100.00 | $95,043.06 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 260 | 0.44 | +0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,963 | 64.48 | -0.11 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 91,062 | – |

### 2008

The call for a federal election to be held on October 14, 2008 occurred when Guelph was already in the throes of a by-election scheduled for September 8, which was intended to replace retiring Liberal MP Brenda Chamberlain. As a result of this, the by-election was cancelled, and the four major candidates running opted to represent their parties again in the federal election. They included: Frank Valeriote, a local lawyer with thorough community experience who had garnered the Liberal nomination in an upset over Marva Wisdom; Gloria Kovach, a popular city councillor and former President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities who was controversially handed the Conservative nomination after incumbent nominee Brent Barr was ousted; Tom King, a renowned author and Native rights activist who received several high-profile endorsements after his NDP nomination; and Mike Nagy, a long-time Green Party spokesperson.
Initially in Guelph, optimism ran high that either the NDP, Green Party, or Conservative Party could procure the seat, as many felt that the nominees might benefit from the relative unpopularity of Stéphane Dion's Liberals and the gaffes made by prior Liberal MP Brenda Chamberlain, who had failed to show up to a number of Parliamentary votes and retired before the end of her term in office. Ultimately, however, Frank Valeriote was able to narrowly garner the seat over star candidate Gloria Kovach, who lost by around three percent and decreased the margin of defeat for her party. Noteworthy, too, was the increase in the electoral returns of the Green Party, who managed to fare better than the federal NDP in Guelph for the first time, finishing with twenty-one percent of the vote – almost three times what they had received in the 2006 election. In terms of distance from winning position, Guelph was the Green Party's best result in the country in 2008.
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Frank Valeriote | 18,974 | 32.22 | −6.17 | $87,844 |
| | Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 17,186 | 29.18 | −0.58 | $63,415 |
| | Green | Mike Nagy | 12,454 | 21.15 | +12.43 | $76,344 |
| | New Democratic | Tom King | 9,713 | 16.49 | −5.51 | $60,470 |
| | Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 166 | 0.28 | – | none listed |
| | Libertarian | Philip Bender | 159 | 0.27 | – | $0.00 |
| | Communist | Drew Garvie | 77 | 0.13 | −0.05 | $374 |
| | Animal Alliance | Karen Levenson | 73 | 0.12 | — | $5,039 |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 58 | 0.10 | – | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 29 | 0.05 | −0.02 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,889 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.32 | −0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,080 | 64.59 | −6.17 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 91,463 |

### 2006

vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 23,662 | 38.39 | −6.22 | $56,158 |
| | Conservative | Brent Barr | 18,342 | 29.76 | +3.65 | $80,104 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Allt | 13,561 | 22.00 | +1.97 | $30,173 |
| | Green | Mike Nagy | 5,376 | 8.72 | +1.37 | $27,621 |
| | Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 538 | 0.87 | −0.33 | $4,880 |
| | Communist | Scott Gilbert | 111 | 0.18 | – | $280 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 45 | 0.07 | −0.05 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,635 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 215 | 0.35 | −0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,850 | 70.76 | +6.58 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 87,410 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||

### 2004

vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 23,442 | 44.61 | −3.58 | $60,734 |
| | Conservative | Jon Dearden | 13,721 | 26.11 | −12.57 | $61,179 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Allt | 10,527 | 20.03 | +9.67 | $27,613 |
| | Green | Mike Nagy | 3,866 | 7.36 | +5.60 | $15,304 |
| | Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 634 | 1.21 | +0.71 | $5,059 |
| | Marijuana | Lyne Rivard | 291 | 0.55 | – | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 66 | 0.13 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,547 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 303 | 0.57 | +0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,850 | 64.18 | +3.07 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 82,346 |
| Note: Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

### 1988–2003

The riding was part of the riding known as Guelph—Wellington from 1988 to 2003. It was created in 1987 to include parts of Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe electoral districts.
Guelph—Wellington initially consisted of the City of Guelph, the Village of Erin, and the townships of Eramosa, Erin, Guelph, Pilkington and Puslinch in the County of Wellington.
In 1996, the riding was re-defined to consist of the City of Guelph and the townships of Eramosa, Guelph and Puslinch before being abolished in 2003, and split into the current electoral district and Wellington—Halton Hills electoral district.
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 26,440 | 48.19 | +0.46 | $31,978 |
| | Alliance | Max Layton | 11,037 | 20.12 | +2.83 | $51,423 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marie Adsett | 10,188 | 18.57 | −2.74 | $19,049 |
| | New Democratic | Edward Pickersgill | 5,685 | 10.36 | −0.05 | $26,212 |
| | Green | Bill Hulet | 966 | 1.76 | +0.64 | $201 |
| | Christian Heritage | Gord Truscott | 275 | 0.50 | −1.35 | $3,119 |
| | Canadian Action | Sharon Tanti | 207 | 0.38 | | $3,244 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 68 | 0.12 | −0.15 | $8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,866 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.33 | −0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,047 | 61.11 | −5.53 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 90,076 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 25,004 | 47.73 | +7.70 | $37,750 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dick Stewart | 11,160 | 21.31 | +0.72 | $56,755 |
| | Reform | Lyle McNair | 9,054 | 17.28 | −6.39 | $30,052 |
| | New Democratic | Elaine Rogala | 5,456 | 10.42 | +5.53 | $20,301 |
| | Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 972 | 1.86 | | $7,503 |
| | Green | Frank Marchetti | 589 | 1.12 | | $5 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Elaine Couto | 146 | 0.28 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,381 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 357 | 0.68 | −0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,738 | 66.64 | +0.14 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 79,141 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. |||||||
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Chamberlain | 24,359 | 39.24 | $42,976 |
| | Reform | Gerry Organ | 15,483 | 24.94 | $45,760 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Scott | 12,825 | 20.66 | $57,999 |
| | Non-Affiliated | Frank Maine | 3,465 | 5.58 | $29,745 |
| | New Democratic Party | Alex Michalos | 2,904 | 4.68 | $27,092 |
| | National | Maggie Laidlaw | 2,018 | 3.25 | $6,098 |
| | Green | Simon C. Francis | 318 | 0.51 | $0 |
| | Natural Law | David W. Mitchell | 255 | 0.41 | $12 |
| | Libertarian | Tom Bradburn | 247 | 0.40 | $0 |
| | Canada Party | John H. Long | 108 | 0.17 | $600 |
| | N/A (Renewal) | Anna Di Carlo | 78 | 0.13 | $0 |
| | Abolitionist | Andrew Tait | 20 | 0.03 | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,080 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 583 | 0.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,663 | 67.20 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 93,250 |
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada. |||||||
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Winegard | 25,721 | 43.21 | -6.70 |
| | Liberal | Frank Gauthier | 19,002 | 31.92 | +2.69 |
| | New Democratic | Alex Michalos | 11,623 | 19.53 | +0.07 |
| | Christian Heritage | Peter Ellis | 1,978 | 3.32 | |
| | Green | Bill Hulet | 581 | 0.98 | |
| | Libertarian | Michael J. Orr | 298 | 0.50 | -0.17 |
| | Rhinoceros | Marty Williams | 240 | 0.40 | -0.33 |
| | Independent | Joanne Bruce | 80 | 0.13 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,523 | 100.00 |

### 1979–1984

vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Winegard | 23,484 | 49.91 | +12.36 |
| | Liberal | Jim Schroder | 13,757 | 29.24 | -9.97% |
| | New Democratic | Jim Robinson | 9,153 | 19.45 | -2.72 |
| | Rhinoceros | Susie Mew Catty | 343 | 0.73 | +0.11 |
| | Libertarian | Walter A. Tucker | 314 | 0.67 | +0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,051 | 100.00 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Schroder | 17,268 | 39.21 | +1.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Fish | 16,539 | 37.55 | -4.41 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Finamore | 9,765 | 22.17 | +2.44 |
| | Rhinoceros | Steve Thorning | 272 | 0.62 | |
| | Libertarian | Brian Seymour | 103 | 0.23 | 0.03 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Robert A. Cruise | 53 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| | Communist | Alan Pickersgill | 45 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,045 | 100.00 |
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vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Fish | 18,149 | 41.96 |
| | Liberal | Frank W. Maine | 16,203 | 37.46 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Finamore | 8,535 | 19.73 |
| | Independent | Joe Barabas | 190 | 0.44 |
| | Libertarian | Brian Seymour | 90 | 0.21 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Robert Cruise | 45 | 0.10 |
| | Communist | Alan G. Pickersgill | 39 | 0.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,251 | 100.00 |