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 John Carey Douglas 8,073
     Government Robert Hamilton Butts 7,645
     Opposition George William Kyte 6,738
     Opposition William F. Carroll 6,690
     Labour Robert Baxter 3,667
     Labour John Angus Gillies 3,615


Canadian federal election, 1921
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

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