Cape Breton—East Richmond
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton South, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria prior to 1966 | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Donald MacInnis | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Andy Hogan | New Democratic Party | |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Dave Dingwall | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald MacInnis | 11,583 | ||||||
| Liberal | Leo McIntyre | 8,284 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jeremy Akerman | 7,749 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald MacInnis | 12,071 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Jake Currie | 10,064 | ||||||
| Liberal | William M. Roach | 9,066 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Hogan | 14,210 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Wilson | 9,746 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James MacDougall | 7,847 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Hogan | 15,269 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dan A. Munroe | 10,257 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Crosby | 7,411 | ||||||
| Independent | Jake Campbell | 734 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | David Dingwall | 12,478 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Hogan | 12,184 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Crosby | 7,115 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | David Dingwall | 20,270 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Marsh | 11,896 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Douglass L. Grant | 3,709 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Connie MacIntyre | 444 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | David Dingwall | 22,786 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael MacDonald | 7,173 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Stevens | 4,482 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | David Dingwall | 24,997 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sam Boutilier | 2,756 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Joanne Lamey | 1,769 | ||||||
| Reform | Harry Pollett | 1,751 | ||||||
| National | Billy Kennedy | 463 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Patrick Gilbert | 169 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts