Richmond—West Cape Breton was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in the province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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 of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1925 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1924 from Cape Breton South and Richmond

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 Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925....

 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

Cape Breton South (federal electoral district)

Cape Breton South was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1911 and from 1925 to 1968.-History:This riding was created in 1903 from Cape Breton riding...

. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Inverness—Richmond

Inverness—Richmond

Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Inverness and Richmond—West Cape Breton ridings...

 riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. John Alexander MacDonald
   John Alexander Macdonald (Nova Scotia politician)
   John Alexander Macdonald was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond—West Cape Breton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 as a Conservative member...
   
   , Conservative
   Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
   The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
   
    (1925-1930)
2. Edgar Nelson Rhodes
   Edgar Nelson Rhodes
   Edgar Nelson Rhodes, was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia.Rhodes was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party...
   
   , Conservative (1930-1935)

Election results

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|MACDONALD, John Alexander ||align=right|3,962
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|KYTE, George William ||align=right| 3,252
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|MACDONALD, John Alexander ||align=right|3,769
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|BOYD, Donald D. ||align=right|3,280
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|MACDONALD, John Alexander ||align=right|4,085
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|DOYLE, Edward Charles ||align=right| 3,413
By-election: On Mr. Macdonald's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 August 1930
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|RHODES, Hon. Edgar Nelson ||align=right| acclaimed

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Richmond—West Cape Breton (1924–1933) from the Library of Parliament
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