Cape Breton—East Richmond

Cape Breton—East Richmond was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

Cape Breton—East Richmond
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

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—East Richmond
Riding created from Cape Breton South, Inverness—Richmond
and North Cape Breton and Victoria
28th  1968–1972     Donald MacInnis Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Andrew Hogan New Democratic
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984     David Dingwall Liberal
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997
Riding dissolved into Bras d'Or and Sydney—Victoria

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDonald MacInnis11,583
LiberalLeo McIntyre8,284
New DemocraticJeremy Akerman7,749
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDonald MacInnis12,071
New DemocraticJohn Jake Currie10,064
LiberalWilliam M. Roach9,066
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticAndrew Hogan14,210
LiberalGeorge Wilson9,746
Progressive ConservativeJames MacDougall7,847
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticAndrew Hogan15,269
LiberalDan A. Munroe10,257
Progressive ConservativeBob Crosby7,411
IndependentJake Campbell734
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall12,478
New DemocraticAndrew Hogan12,184
Progressive ConservativeBob Crosby7,115
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall20,270
Progressive ConservativeBill Marsh11,896
New DemocraticDouglass L. Grant3,709
RhinocerosConnie MacIntyre444
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall22,786
Progressive ConservativeMichael L. MacDonald7,173
New DemocraticJohn Stevens4,482
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Dingwall24,997
Progressive ConservativeSam Boutilier2,756
New DemocraticJoanne Lamey1,769
ReformHarry Pollett1,751
NationalBilly Kennedy463
Natural LawPatrick Gilbert169

See also

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