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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]
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Richmond |
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:[3]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | William Joseph Croke | 545 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mr. Donovan | 279 | ||||||
| By-election on 20 April 1869
On Mr. Croke's death, 11 March 1869 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Isaac Le Vesconte | 560 | |||
| Unknown | W.A. Henry | 333 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Isaac LeVesconte | 571 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mr. Kavanagh | 300 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 564 | ||||||
| Unknown | Renée Benoit | 486 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 666 | ||||||
| Unknown | Renée Benoit | 552 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 525 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 461 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 910 | ||||||
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 609 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | S.P. Leblanc | 317 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 1,078 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edm. V. Flynn | 1,056 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Matheson | 1,092 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 840 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Duncan Finlayson | 1,270 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 868 | ||||||
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 20 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George William Kyte | 1,279 | ||||||
| Conservative | Roderick Ferguson | 1,039 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George William Kyte | 1,268 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 983 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Richmond, Nova Scotia (1867-08-06 - 1917-10-05)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia (1917-10-06 - 1925-09-04)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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