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 ConservativeDonald MacInnis 11,583
LiberalLeo McIntyre 8,284
New DemocraticJeremy Akerman 7,749
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDonald MacInnis 12,071
New DemocraticJohn Jake Currie 10,064
LiberalWilliam M. Roach 9,066
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticAndrew Hogan 14,210
LiberalGeorge Wilson 9,746
Progressive ConservativeJames MacDougall 7,847
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticAndrew Hogan 15,269
LiberalDan A. Munroe 10,257
Progressive ConservativeBob Crosby 7,411
IndependentJake Campbell 734
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall 12,478
New DemocraticAndrew Hogan 12,184
Progressive ConservativeBob Crosby 7,115
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall 20,270
Progressive ConservativeBill Marsh 11,896
New DemocraticDouglass L. Grant 3,709
RhinocerosConnie MacIntyre 444
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall 22,786
Progressive ConservativeMichael MacDonald 7,173
New DemocraticJohn Stevens 4,482
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall 24,997
Progressive ConservativeSam Boutilier 2,756
New DemocraticJoanne Lamey 1,769
ReformHarry Pollett 1,751
NationalBilly Kennedy 463
Natural LawPatrick Gilbert 169

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