Richmond (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)

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Richmond
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911
Demographics
Census division(s) Richmond

Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Richmond. A law to abolish the riding was passed to merge it with Cape Breton South into Cape Breton South and Richmond in 1914. This was duly carried out when the first elections were held with new boundaries and the new name in 1917. [1] [2]

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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament: [3]

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Richmond
1st  1867–1869   William Joseph Croke Anti-Confederation
 1869–1872   Isaac LeVesconte Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878   Edmund Power Flynn Liberal
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887   Henry Nicholas Paint Conservative
6th  1887–1891   Edmund Power Flynn Liberal
7th  1891–1891   Joseph Alexander Gillies Conservative
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904   Joseph Matheson Liberal
10th  1904–1908 Duncan Finlayson
11th  1908–1911 George William Kyte
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Cape Breton South and Richmond

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Anti-Confederation William Joseph Croke 545
UnknownMr. Donovan279
By-election on 20 April 1869

On Mr. Croke's death, 11 March 1869

PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Isaac Le Vesconte 560
UnknownW.A. Henry333
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Isaac LeVesconte 571
UnknownMr. Kavanagh300
Source: Canadian Elections Database [4]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn 564
UnknownRenée Benoit486
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn666
UnknownRenée Benoit552
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Henry Nicholas Paint 525
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn 461
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn 910
Conservative Henry Nicholas Paint 609
Independent ConservativeS.P. Leblanc317
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph Alexander Gillies 857
Conservative Henry Nicholas Paint 755
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn 670
By-election on 21 January 1892

On Mr. Gillies being unseated, 21 December 1891

PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph Alexander Gillies acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph Alexander Gillies 1,078
Liberal Edm. V. Flynn1,056
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Joseph Matheson 1,092
Conservative Joseph Alexander Gillies 840
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Duncan Finlayson 1,270
Conservative Joseph Alexander Gillies 868
Conservative Henry Nicholas Paint20
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George William Kyte 1,279
Conservative Roderick Ferguson1,039
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George William Kyte 1,268
Conservative Joseph Alexander Gillies 983

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References

  1. "Richmond, Nova Scotia (1867-08-06 - 1917-10-05)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. "Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia (1917-10-06 - 1925-09-04)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. Canada Bibliothèque du Parlement Direction de l'information et des services techniques (1993). History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980 = Historique des Circonscriptions Fédérales, 1867—1980. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Information and Technical Services Branch = Bibliothèque du Parlement, Direction de l'information et des services techniques. pp. 138–141. ISBN   978-0-66259-830-5. OCLC   422877691.
  4. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.