Cape Breton South and Richmond

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Cape Breton South and Richmond
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1924
First contested 1917
Last contested 1921

Cape Breton South and Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1917 by a statute passed in 1914 from Cape Breton South and Richmond ridings. It consisted of the electoral district of South Cape Breton and the county of Richmond. It was abolished with a law passed in 1924 and carried out in 1925, when it was redistributed into Cape Breton South and Richmond—West Cape Breton. The riding was a dual-member constituency—it elected two members to Parliament. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament: [5]

ParliamentYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
Cape Breton South and Richmond
Riding created from Cape Breton South and Richmond
13th 1917–1921   John Carey Douglas Government (Unionist)    Robert Hamilton Butts Government (Unionist)
14th 1921–1925   William F. Carroll Liberal    George William Kyte Liberal
Riding dissolved into Cape Breton South and Richmond—West Cape Breton

Election results

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Government (Unionist) John Carey Douglas 8,073Green check.svgY
Government (Unionist) Robert Hamilton Butts7,645Green check.svgY
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) George William Kyte6,738
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) William F. Carroll6,690
Labour Robert Baxter3,667
Labour John Angus Gillies3,615
Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980 [5]
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Liberal William F. Carroll 10,524Green check.svgY
Liberal George William Kyte10,387Green check.svgY
Progressive James Bryson Maclachlan8,914
Progressive Edward Charles Doyle7,884
Conservative John Carey Douglas7,694
Conservative Robert S. McLellan6,075
Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia (1904-09-20 - 1917-10-05)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Richmond, Nova Scotia (1867-08-06 - 1917-10-05)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia (1917-10-06 - 1925-09-04)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2024. The electoral district was abolished in 1925.
  4. ↑ "Richmond--West Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (1925-09-05 - 1935-08-13)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 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. p. 41. ISBN   978-0-66259-830-5. OCLC   422877691.

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