Richmond—West Cape Breton was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. This riding was created in 1924 from Cape Breton South and Richmond riding. It consisted of the County of Richmond and the part of the County of Cape Breton lying east of East Bay and south of the electoral district of Cape Breton South. It was abolished with a law passed to merge Richmond—West Cape Breton into Inverness—Richmond in 1933, which was duly carried out in 1935 with the election of the first member to the new riding.[1] [2]
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924 |
| District abolished | 1933[a] |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1930 by-election |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Cape Breton, Richmond |
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond—West Cape Breton Riding created from Cape Breton South and Richmond |
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| 15th | 1925–1926 | John Alexander Macdonald | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1930 | |||
| 1930–1935 | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | |||
| Riding dissolved into Inverness—Richmond | ||||
Election results
edit| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MACDONALD, John Alexander | 3,962 | ||||||
| Liberal | KYTE, George William | 3,252 | ||||||
| Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980[3] | ||||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MACDONALD, John Alexander | 3,769 | ||||||
| Liberal | BOYD, Donald D. | 3,280 | ||||||
| Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980[3] | ||||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MACDONALD, John Alexander | 4,085 | ||||||
| Liberal | DOYLE, Edward Charles | 3,413 | ||||||
| Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980[3] | ||||||||
The by-election was called due to Macdonald's acceptance of a paid role, or office of emolument, from the Crown on 22 August 1930.[3]
| By-election on 2 September 1930 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | RHODES, Hon. Edgar Nelson | acclaimed | ||||
| Source:History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867—1980[3] | ||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The law to merge Richmond—West Cape Breton into Inverness—Richmond was passed in 1933, and carried out in 1935.[1][2] Until it was carried out, Richmond—West Cape Breton continued to be represented by Edgar Nelson Rhodes.
References
edit- ^ a b "Richmond--West Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (1925-09-05 - 1935-08-13)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Inverness--Richmond, Nova Scotia (1935-08-14 - 1968-04-22)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 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. 141. ISBN 978-0-66259-830-5. OCLC 422877691.