Cape Breton—East Richmond

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Cape Breton—East Richmond was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1966 from Cape Breton South, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria ridings. It consisted initially of parts the Counties of Cape Breton and Richmond. It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Bras d'Or and Sydney—Victoria.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Donald MacInnis, Progressive Conservative (1968-1974)
  2. Andy Hogan, New Democratic Party (1974-1980)
  3. Dave Dingwall, Liberal (1980-1997)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative MACINNIS, Donald 11,583
     Liberal MCINTYRE, Leo 8,284
     New Democrat AKERMAN, Jeremy 7,749


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative MACINNIS, Donald 12,071
     New Democrat CURRIE, John Jake 10,064
     Liberal ROACH, William M. 9,066


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat HOGAN, Andy 14,210
     Liberal WILSON, George 9,746
     Progressive Conservative MACDOUGALL, James 7,847


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat HOGAN, Andy 15,269
     Liberal MUNROE, Dan A. 10,257
     Progressive Conservative CROSBY, Bob 7,411
     Independent CAMPBELL, Jake 734


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DINGWALL, Dave 12,478
     New Democrat HOGAN, Andy 12,184
     Progressive Conservative CROSBY, Bob 7,115


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DINGWALL, Dave 20,270
     Progressive Conservative MARSH, Bill 11,896
     New Democrat GRANT, Douglass L. 3,709
     Rhino MACINTYRE, Connie 444


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DINGWALL, David C. 22,786
     Progressive Conservative MACDONALD, Michael 7,173
     New Democrat STEVENS, John 4,482


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DINGWALL, David 24,997
     Progressive Conservative BOUTILIER, Sam 2,756
     New Democrat LAMEY, Joanne 1,769
     Reform POLLETT, Harry 1,751
     National KENNEDY, Billy 463
     Natural Law GILBERT, Patrick 169

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