Cape Breton South and Richmond
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.
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|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
This riding was created 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 in 1924 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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | John Carey Douglas | 8,073 |  | |||||
| Government (Unionist) | Robert Hamilton Butts | 7,645 | | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | William F. Carroll | 10,524 | | |||||
| Liberal | George William Kyte | 10,387 | | |||||
| Progressive | James Bryson Maclachlan | 8,914 | ||||||
| Progressive | Edward Charles Doyle | 7,884 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 7,694 | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert S. McLellan | 6,075 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
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