Template:1997 Canadian federal election/Durham
| 1997 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Alex Shepherd | 19,878 | 43.34 | +6.58 | ||||
| Reform | Ian Smyth | 13,059 | 28.47 | -1.98 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sam Cureatz | 8,995 | 19.61 | -4.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Argyle | 3,250 | 7.09 | +2.93 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Durk Bruinsma | 682 | 1.49 | +0.33 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,864 | 99.59 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,052 | 64.15 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.28 | ||||||