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. It consisted of the counties of Inverness and Richmond and part of the county of Cape Breton (the municipal districts of Bateston (No. 24), Catalone (No. 15), Gabarus (No. 7), Grand Mira (No. 17), Louisburg Parish (No. 6), Main-à-Dieu (No. 5), and Trout Brook (No. 16)), including the town of Louisburg.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Cape Breton—East Richmond ridings.

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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Donald MacLennan, Liberal (1935-1940)
  2. Moses Elijah McGarry, Liberal (1940-1949)
  3. William F. Carroll, Liberal (1949-1953)
  4. Allan J. MacEachen, Liberal (1953-1958)
  5. Robert Simpson MacLennan, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
  6. Allan J. MacEachen, Liberal (1962-1968)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Donald MacLennan 9,488
     Conservative Isaac Duncan MacDougall 4,672
     Reconstruction Benjamin A. Leblanc 2,648
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Moses Elijah McGarry 9,123
     National Government Isaac Duncan MacDougall 7,069
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Moses Elijah McGarry 8,177
     Progressive Conservative William Raymond Pearo 5,037
     Co-operative Commonwealth Edward Boutin Doyle 1,720
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal William F. Carroll 10,584
     Progressive Conservative Donald Lewis MacDonald 5,082
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Allan MacEachen 9,033
     Progressive Conservative William Charles Boudreau 5,302
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Allan MacEachen 8,035
     Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson MacLellan 7,177
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Robert MacLellan 7,725
     Liberal Allan MacEachen 7,709
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Allan MacEachen 8,331
     Progressive Conservative Robert MacLellan 7,333
     New Democrat Gerard V. Chiasson 816
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Allan MacEachen 8,373
     Progressive Conservative Leo Boudreau 7,013
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Allan MacEachen 8,137
     Progressive Conservative Herman A. Samson 6,798
     New Democrat Allan Bragg 427

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