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]
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:[5]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
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| 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
edit| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | John Carey Douglas | 8,073 | 
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| Government (Unionist) | Robert Hamilton Butts | 7,645 |
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| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | George William Kyte | 6,738 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William F. Carroll | 6,690 | ||||||
| Labour | Robert Baxter | 3,667 | ||||||
| Labour | John Angus Gillies | 3,615 | ||||||
| Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980[5] | ||||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | William F. Carroll | 10,524 |
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| Liberal | George William Kyte | 10,387 |
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| Progressive | James Bryson Maclachlan | 8,914 | ||||||
| Progressive | Edward Charles Doyle | 7,884 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 7,694 | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert S. McLellan | 6,075 | ||||||
| Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980[5] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia (1904-09-20 - 1917-10-05)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Richmond, Nova Scotia (1867-08-06 - 1917-10-05)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Richmond--West Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (1925-09-05 - 1935-08-13)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b c 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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