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| [[Pontiac—Témiscamingue]]; [[Canadian federal election, 1963]] || 0.0000% || 0 || 16,587 || Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Paul Martineau]] defeated Liberal [[Paul-Oliva Goulet]]. A deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.<ref>[http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?genElection=26&Language=E&Search=Gres&ridProvince=0&submit1=Search Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 26th Parliament]</ref>
| [[Pontiac—Témiscamingue]]; [[Canadian federal election, 1963]] || 0.0000% || 0 || 16,587 || Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Paul Martineau]] defeated Liberal [[Paul-Oliva Goulet]]. A deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.<ref>[http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?genElection=26&Language=E&Search=Gres&ridProvince=0&submit1=Search Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 26th Parliament]</ref>
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| [[Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashton-under-Lyne]]; [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|UK general election, 1886]] || 0.00000% || 0 || 6,099 || The vote was tied, so under the law of the day, the [[returning officer]] was given a casting vote.{{Fact|date=February 2009}}
| [[Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashton-under-Lyne]]; [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|UK general election, 1886]] || 0.00000% || 0 || 6,099 || The vote was tied, so under the law of the day, the [[returning officer]] was given a casting vote.<ref>Page 256, Henry Pelling</ref>
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| [[Joliette (electoral district)|Joliette]]; [[Canadian federal election, 1887]] || 0.00000% || 0 || 3065 || Conservative [[Édouard Guilbault]] defeated Liberal F. Neveu. The deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.<ref name="can1887"/>
| [[Joliette (electoral district)|Joliette]]; [[Canadian federal election, 1887]] || 0.00000% || 0 || 3065 || Conservative [[Édouard Guilbault]] defeated Liberal F. Neveu. The deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.<ref name="can1887"/>

Revision as of 12:10, 19 March 2009

This is a list of narrow elections at national and state level that have been decided by a margin of less than 1 vote in 1000 (a margin of victory of less than 0.1%).

Race Margin
(Percentage)		 Margin
(Votes)		 Total Votes Cast Description
Pontiac—Témiscamingue; Canadian federal election, 1963 0.0000% 0 16,587 Progressive Conservative incumbent Paul Martineau defeated Liberal Paul-Oliva Goulet. A deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.[1]
Ashton-under-Lyne; UK general election, 1886 0.00000% 0 6,099 The vote was tied, so under the law of the day, the returning officer was given a casting vote.[2]
Joliette; Canadian federal election, 1887 0.00000% 0 3065 Conservative Édouard Guilbault defeated Liberal F. Neveu. The deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.[3]
Assiniboia West; Canadian federal election, 1896 0.00000% 0 3,005 Conservative Nicholas Flood Davin defeated independent John K. McInnes. The deciding vote was cast by the returning officer after the two candidates tied.[4]
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 1974 0.00090% 2 223,363 Louis Wyman beat John A. Durkin after several recounts. The US Senate called for a re-vote, which Durkin won.[5]
Indiana's 8th congressional district, 1984 0.00171% 4 233,286 Indiana's Secretary of State (a Republican) certified Rick McIntyre as the winner by 34 votes, ignoring other recounted tallies that actually showed Frank McCloskey was in the lead. The Democratic-controlled House conducted their own recount. The House seated McCloskey after declaring him the winner by just four votes.[citation needed]
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1839 0.00195% 2 102,066 Marcus Morton won the governorship by only two votes.[citation needed]
Winchester, UK general election, 1997 0.00322% 2 62,054 Mark Oaten gained the seat from the Conservatives (the result was later annulled and Oaten won by 21,000 votes in the subsequent by-election).
Washington gubernatorial election, 2004 0.00473% 133 2,810,058 Democrat Christine Gregoire defeated Republican Dino Rossi, following two recounts, after the initial count and first recount showed Rossi as the winner.[citation needed]
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 0.00770% 225 2,920,667 After the first count, Norm Coleman edged out Al Franken by 215 votes, but following a state mandated recount, Al Franken defeated Norm Coleman by 225. Coleman has contested the recount.[citation needed]
U.S. presidential election, 2000, Florida electoral votes 0.00901% 537 5,962,657 Florida's electoral votes were pivotal to George W. Bush's electoral college win over Al Gore.[citation needed]
Ontario; Canadian federal election, 1972 0.00949% 4 42,150 Liberal incumbent Norman Cafik defeated Progressive Conservative Frank Charles McGee.[6]
Alaska House of Representatives District 7, 2008 0.00997% (prelimiary) 1 (preliminary) 10,035 (preliminary) Incumbent Republican Mike Kelly defeated Democratic challenger Karl Kassel by one vote following a recount.[7]
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 1994 0.01129% 21 186,071 After two recounts, Sam Gejdenson had 21 more votes than Edward Munster.[citation needed]
Leeds; Canadian federal election, 1968 0.01376% 4 29,073 Progressive Conservative Desmond Code defeated Liberal incumbent John Matheson.[8]
Yamaska; Canadian federal election, 1930 0.01427% 1 7,009 Liberal incumbent Aimé Boucher defeated Conservative Paul-François Comtois.[9] The riding result was later declared void, and Boucher won the by-election in 1933 by 84 votes (0.1%).
Annapolis—Kings; Canadian federal election, 1949 0.01515% 4 26,400 Liberal Angus Alexander Elderkin defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent George Nowlan.[10]
Somaliland presidential election, 2003 0.01637% 80 488,543 Dahir Riyale Kahin, of the For Unity, Democracy, and Independence party narrowly defeated the Peace, Unity, and Development Party's Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo in a three-way race.[11]
London—Middlesex; Canadian federal election, 1988 0.01654% 8 48,358 Progressive Conservative MP Terry Clifford narrowly edged out Liberal Garnet Bloomfield.[12]
Attorney General of Virginia election, 2005 0.01662% 323 1,943,250 Bob McDonnell was certified as the victor over Creigh Deeds following a recount.[13]
Vancouver—Burrard; Canadian federal election, 1935 0.02133% 6 28,130 Liberal Gerald Grattan McGeer defeated Co-operative Commonwealth Arnold Alexander Webster.[14]
Ontario North; Canadian federal election, 1896 0.02148% 1 4,655 Liberal-Conservative John Alexander McGillivray defeated Patrons of Industry Duncan Graham.[4]
Selkirk; Canadian federal election, 1900 0.02303% 1 4,343 Liberal William Forsythe McCreary defeated Conservative John Herber Haslam.[15] This was the second time in a row that a Liberal candidate defeated his Conservative rival in this riding by a single vote.
Bruce North; Canadian federal election, 1900 0.02422% 1 4,129 Liberal-Conservative incumbent Alexander McNeill defeated Liberal J. E. Campbell.[15]
Norfolk—Elgin; Canadian federal election, 1930 0.02654% 5 18,843 Liberal William H. Taylor defeated Conservative John Lawrence Stansell.[9]
Division_of_McEwen; Australian federal election, 2007 0.02794% 31 96,647 Liberal Fran Bailey defeated Labor Rob Mitchell following a recount and court challenge.[16][17]
Kitchener—Waterloo; Canadian federal election, 2008 0.02808% 17 60,534 Conservative Peter Braid defeated Liberal Andrew Telegdi after a recount.[18]
Wentworth South; Canadian federal election, 1891 0.02821% 1 3,545 Conservative Franklin Carpenter defeated Liberal James T. Russell.[19]
Souris; Canadian federal election, 1935 0.02833% 3 10,589 Liberal-Progressive George William McDonald defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Errick French Willis.[14]
Haldimand; Canadian federal election, 1887 0.02865% 1 3,491 Conservative Walter Humphries Montague defeated Liberal incumbent Charles Wesley Coulter.[3]
Selkirk; Canadian federal election, 1896 0.02920% 1 3,425 Liberal John Alexander MacDonell defeated Conservative Hugh Armstrong.[4]
Comox—Alberni; Canadian federal election, 1968 0.02967% 9 30,331 Liberal Richard Durante defeated New Democrat incumbent Thomas Speakman Barnett.[8] The riding result was later declared void and Durante lost the by-election to Barnett in 1969.
Nicolet; Canadian federal election, 1891 0.03016% 1 3,316 Liberal Joseph Hector Leduc defeated Conservative E. C. Prince.[19]
Colchester—Hants; Canadian federal election, 1945 0.03273% 8 24,439 Progressive Conservative Frank Stanfield defeated Liberal incumbent Gordon Timlin Purdy.[20]
Oshawa—Whitby; Canadian federal election, 1968 0.03309% 15 45,332 New Democrat Ed Broadbent defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Michael Starr.[8]
Champlain; Canadian federal election, 2000 0.03325% 15 45,111 Bloc Quebecois candidate Marcel Gagnon narrowly edged out Liberal Julie Boulet.[21]
Edmonton Northwest; Canadian federal election, 1993 0.03410% 12 35,195 Liberal candidate Anne McLellan narrowly edged out Reform candidate Richard Kayler.[22]
Drummond; Canadian federal election, 1974 0.03521% 13 36,925 Liberal Yvon Pinard defeated Social Credit incumbent Jean-Marie Boisvert.[23]
Halifax; Canadian federal election, 1979 0.03662% 15 40,961 Progressive Conservative George Cooper defeated Liberal Brian Flemming.[24]
York East; Canadian federal election, 1896 0.03841% 1 3,425 Independent Conservative incumbent William F. McLean defeated Liberal Henry R. Frankland.[4]
Montana House of Representatives district 12 election, 2004 0.04735% 2 4,224 Democrat Jeanne Windham defeated Constitution Party candidate Rick Jore.[citation needed]
Vancouver South; Canadian federal election, 2008 0.04779% 20 41,852 Liberal Ujjal Dosanjh defeated Conservative Wai Young after two recounts.[25]
Montmorency; Canadian federal election, 1887 0.05328% 1 1,877 Liberal Charles Langelier defeated Conservative P. V. Valin.[3]
Parry Sound—Muskoka; Canadian federal election, 2006 0.06064% 28 46,171 Conservative candidate Tony Clement narrowly edged out Liberal MP Andy Mitchell.[26]
U.S. presidential election, 2000, New Mexico electoral votes 0.06114% 366 598,605 Since Florida's electoral votes were pivotal to George W. Bush's electoral college win over Al Gore, little attention was paid to the fact that New Mexico's outcome was also very close.[27]
Northumberland; Canadian federal election, 1988 0.06190% 28 45,235 Liberal candidate Christine Stewart narrowly edged out Progressive Conservative Reg Jewell.[12]
Grey South; Canadian federal election, 1891 0.06572% 3 4,565 Liberal incumbent George Landerkin defeated Conservative John Blyth.[19]
Italian general election, 2006 0.06583% 25,115 38,153,343 L'Unione (centre-left) defeated la Casa delle Libertà (conservative)[citation needed]
Selkirk; Canadian federal election, 1972 0.06690% 30 44,841 New Democrat incumbent Doug Rowland defeated Progressive Conservative Dean Whiteway.[6]
Cumberland; Canadian federal election, 1940 0.06842% 12 17,537 Liberal Percy Chapman Black defeated National Government incumbent Kenneth Judson Cochrane.[28]
Colorado 7th Congressional district election, 2002 0.06877% 121 175,938 In the first race in this newly-created Congressional district, Republican Bob Beauprez narrowly beat out Democrat Mike Feeley.[29]
North Carolina State Agriculture Commissioner election, 2004 0.07066% 2,353 3,330,187 Republican Steve Troxler defeated Democrat Britt Cobb.[citation needed]
Laval Centre; Canadian federal election, 2000 0.07667% 42 54,782 Bloc Quebecois MP Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral narrowly edged out Liberal Pierre Lafleur.[21]
York North; Canadian federal election, 1988 0.08767% 77 87,825 Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua narrowly edged out Progressive Conservative Michael O'Brien.[12]
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke; Canadian federal election, 1984 0.08792% 38 43,219 Liberal MP Len Hopkins narrowly edged out Progressive Conservative Don Whillans.[30]
Crawley constituency; United Kingdom general election, 2005 0.08815% 37 41,973 Labour MP Laura Moffatt retains seat.[citation needed]
Washington United States Senate election, 2000 0.09055% 2,229 2,461,379 Democrat Maria Cantwell unseats Republican Slade Gorton, following a mandatory recount.[citation needed]
Shefford (electoral district); Canadian federal election, 1965 0.09334% 27 28,926 Liberal Louis-Paul Neveu defeated Progressive Conservative Paul-O. Trépanier.[31]
Leeds South; Canadian federal election, 1874 0.09372% 3 3,201 Conservative David Ford Jones beat challenger W. H. Fredenburgh.[32]
St. John's West; Canadian federal election, 1962 0.09391% 24 25,557 Liberal Richard Cashin defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent William Joseph Browne.[33]
U.S. presidential election, 1884, New York electoral votes 0.09844 % 1,149 1,167,169 Democrat Grover Cleveland edged out James G. Blaine to win New York's decisive 36 electoral votes.[citation needed]
Jacques Cartier; Canadian federal election, 1878 0.09911% 2 2,018 Conservative Désiré Girouard defeated Liberal incumbent Rodolphe Laflamme.[34]
Calgary West; Canadian federal election, 1921 0.09955% 16 16,073 Labour Joseph Tweed Shaw defeated Conservative R. B. Bennett who was, at the time, Minister of Justice.[35]

References

  1. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 26th Parliament
  2. ^ Page 256, Henry Pelling
  3. ^ a b c Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 6th Parliament
  4. ^ a b c d Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 8th Parliament
  5. ^ http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Closest_election_in_Senate_history.htm
  6. ^ a b Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 29th Parliament
  7. ^ "Kelly retains lead in Alaska House race". Associated Press. KTUU-TV. November 25, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 28th Parliament
  9. ^ a b Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 17th Parliament
  10. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 21st Parliament
  11. ^ "Elections in Somaliland". African Elections Database. africanelections.tripod.com. November 11, 2007.[unreliable source?]
  12. ^ a b c Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 34th Parliament
  13. ^ docs/Election/results/2005/nov2005/html/ "Commonwealth of Virginia November 5th 2008 General Election Official Results". State Board of Elections. Commonwealth of Virginia. 2008. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  14. ^ a b Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 18th Parliament
  15. ^ a b Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 9th Parliament
  16. ^ Vic Division - McEwen, Australian Electoral Commission, 2008, retrieved 2009-02-16
  17. ^ Cooper, Mex (2008-07-02), "Fran Bailey wins McEwen - finally", The Age, retrieved 2009-02-16
  18. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/146/candidate.html
  19. ^ a b c Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 7th Parliament
  20. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 20th Parliament
  21. ^ a b Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 37th Parliament
  22. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 35th Parliament
  23. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 30th Parliament
  24. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 31st Parliament
  25. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/11/04/bc-vancouver-south-recount-results.html
  26. ^ e.aspx?ed=1408 "40th General Election: Parry Sound--Muskoka". Elections Canada. October 16, 2008. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  27. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State official results for the 2000 Presidential elections
  28. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 19th Parliament
  29. ^ abstract.pdf "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2002. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  30. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 33rd Parliament
  31. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 27th Parliament
  32. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 3rd Parliament
  33. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 25th Parliament
  34. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 4th Parliament
  35. ^ Parliament of Canada: History of Federal Ridings: General Elections: 14th Parliament

See also

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