Cape Breton South and Richmond

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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.

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.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. John Carey Douglas and Robert Hamilton Butts, Unionist (1917-1921)
  2. William F. Carroll and George William Kyte, Liberal (1921-1925)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes Elected
     Government DOUGLAS, John Carey 8,073 x
     Government BUTTS, Robert Hamilton 7,645 x
     Opposition KYTE, George William 6,738  
     Opposition CARROLL, William F. 6,690  
     Labour BAXTER, Robert 3,667  
     Labour GILLIES, John Angus 3,615  
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes Elected
     Liberal CARROLL, William F. 10,524 x
     Liberal KYTE, George William 10,387 x
     Progressive MACLACHLAN, James Bryson 8,914  
     Progressive DOYLE, Edward Charles 7,884  
     Conservative DOUGLAS, John Carey 7,694  
     Conservative MCLELLAN, Robert S. 6,075  

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