| 1972 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian MacLachlan Arrol | 18,729 | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 18,039 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | W. Thomas Beckett | 10,876 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Janina Klee | 113 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Harold Rowbottom | 104 | ||||||