Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)

Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Richmond
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Trevor Boudreau
Progressive Conservative
District created1867, 1933
District abolished1925
Last contested2021
Demographics
Area (km²)1,308
Census division(s)Richmond County
Census subdivision(s)Chapel Island 5, Richmond, Subd. A, Richmond, Subd. B, Richmond, Subd. C

Replacing the former district of Richmond-Cape Breton West, it was created in 1933 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three new electoral districts. In 1992, it was renamed Richmond. In 2013, at the recommendation of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, the district was renamed Cape Breton-Richmond, gained the town of Port Hawkesbury from Inverness and expanded northeast to include the area east of East Bay and west of the Mira River to Morley Road from Cape Breton West.[1] Following the 2019 electoral boundary review, it lost Port Hawkesbury to Inverness and some territory to Cape Breton East, and reverted to the name Richmond.

A provincial district of Richmond existed from 1867 to 1925. It elected two members, through Block Voting, in this period.[2]

Geography

The land area of Richmond is 1,308 km2 (505 sq mi).[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Prior to dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, the electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021–Present Trevor Boudreau Progressive Conservative
63rd 2019–2021 Alana Paon Independent
2017–2019 Progressive Conservative
62nd 2013–2017 Michel Samson Liberal
61st 2009–2013
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998     Richie Mann Liberal
55th 1988-1993
54th 1984-1988 Greg MacIsaac Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1980-1981     John E. LeBrun Liberal
1978-1980     Gaston T. LeBlanc Liberal
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974 Gerald Doucet Progressive Conservative
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963     Earl W. Urquhart Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956
44th 1949-1953
1949     Lauchlin Currie Liberal
43rd 1945-1949
42nd 1941-1945
1941     Donald David Boyd Liberal
41st 1937-1941
40th 1933-1937     George R. Deveau Liberal

Election results

1867 general election

1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalEdmund Power Flynn58339.85%
LiberalJosiah Hooper51835.41%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. H. Hearn36224.74%
Total 1,463
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871 general election

1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalEdmund Power Flynn49239.17%
Liberal–ConservativeMurdoch McRae44735.59%
LiberalIsidore LeBlanc31725.24%
Total 1,256
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874 general election

1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentCharles BoudroitAcclaimed
Liberal–ConservativeMurdoch McRaeAcclaimed
Total
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878 general election

1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeAlexander McCuish64328.03%
LiberalIsidore LeBlanc59926.11%
Liberal–ConservativeEdward Gagnon55124.02%
LiberalJoseph Matheson50121.84%
Total 2,294
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882 general election

1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalIsidore LeBlanc53830.31%
Liberal–ConservativeMurdoch McRae40722.93%
LiberalJoseph Matheson35419.94%
Liberal–ConservativeAlexander McCuish32618.37%
Liberal–ConservativeNeil L. McNeil1508.45%
Total 1,775
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886 general election

1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph Matheson61626.61%
Liberal–ConservativeDavid A. Hearn53423.07%
LiberalAngus S. McLean45519.65%
LiberalCharles LeNoir39417.02%
Liberal–ConservativeMurdoch McRae31613.65%
Total 2,315
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890 general election

1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAbraham LeBlanc86528.47%
LiberalJoseph Matheson85928.28%
Liberal–ConservativeDavid A. Hearn66922.02%
Liberal–ConservativeRoderick Ferguson64521.23%
Total 3,038
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894 general election

1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalSimon Joyce99625.89%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Morrison99425.84%
LiberalJoseph Matheson97425.32%
Liberal–ConservativeAbraham LeBlanc88322.95%
Total 3,847
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897 general election

1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDuncan Finlayson1,03427.87%
LiberalSimon Joyce96125.90%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Morrison91324.61%
Liberal–ConservativeR. Benoit80221.62%
Total 3,710
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901 general election

1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDuncan Finlayson1,09034.64%
LiberalSimon Joyce99431.59%
Liberal–ConservativeD. G. Stewart56217.86%
Liberal–ConservativeFelix Landry50115.92%
Total 3,147
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906 general election

1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalCharles P. Bissett1,14036.66%
Liberal–ConservativeFelix Landry80625.92%
LiberalSimon Joyce76624.63%
Liberal–ConservativeEdward C. Doyle39812.80%
Total 3,110
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911 general election

1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalSimon Joyce1,10828.94%
LiberalCharles P. Bissett1,09728.66%
Liberal–ConservativeFelix Landry82121.45%
Liberal–ConservativeJames McVicar80220.95%
Total 3,828
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916 general election

1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc1,38829.63%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Alexander Macdonald1,38429.55%
LiberalAlexander Finlayson99421.22%
LiberalSimon Joyce91819.60%
Total 4,684
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920 general election

1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Alexander Macdonald1,92126.56%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc1,82325.20%
LiberalG. H. Murray1,76124.35%
LiberalGeorge R. Deveau1,72823.89%
Total 7,233
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933 general election

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGeorge R. Deveau3,00053.54%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc2,60346.46%
Total 5,603
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937 general election

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald David Boyd2,88853.38%-0.16%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc2,52246.62%0.16%
Total 5,410
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941 general election

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald David Boyd2,17650.59%-2.79%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc2,12549.41%2.79%
Total 4,301
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945 general election

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLauchlin Daniel Currie3,14976.66%26.06%
Liberal–ConservativeFrederick Albert Thurgood95923.34%-26.06%
Total 4,108
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLauchlin Daniel Currie3,25466.49%-10.17%
Liberal–ConservativeD. W. Morrison1,64033.51%10.17%
Total 4,894
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEarl Wallace Urquhart2,97058.30%-8.19%
Progressive ConservativeFrancis Whyte2,12441.70%
Total 5,094
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956 general election

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEarl Wallace Urquhart2,63653.82%-4.49%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam C. Boudreau2,26246.18%4.49%
Total 4,898
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960 general election

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEarl Wallace Urquhart2,60451.11%-2.71%
Progressive ConservativeByron Seymour Langley2,49148.89%2.71%
Total 5,095
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963 general election

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGerald Doucet2,67050.79%1.90%
LiberalEarl Wallace Urquhart2,58749.21%-1.90%
Total 5,257
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967 general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGerald Doucet3,05459.42%8.63%
LiberalRudolph J. Boudreau2,08640.58%-8.63%
Total 5,140
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970 general election

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGerald Doucet3,43955.67%-3.74%
LiberalMelvin J. Burt2,41139.03%-1.55%
New DemocraticCharles J. Gallant3275.29%
Total 6,177
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGaston LeBlanc3,69757.62%18.59%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Stewart2,13833.32%-22.35%
New DemocraticStanley Pashkoski5819.06%3.76%
Total 6,416
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGaston LeBlanc3,28749.39%-8.23%
Progressive ConservativeEva Landry2,44636.75%3.43%
New DemocraticBruce Wright92213.85%4.80%
Total 6,655
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGreg MacIsaac3,17346.03%9.28%
LiberalJohn E. LeBrun2,82140.93%-8.47%
New DemocraticShirley McNamara89913.04%-0.81%
Total 6,893
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGreg MacIsaac3,26247.20%1.17%
LiberalRichie Mann2,79040.37%-0.56%
New DemocraticShirley McNamara82811.98%-1.06%
LabourKen Covey310.45%
Total 6,911
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRichie Mann3,52846.93%6.56%
Progressive ConservativeRobert F. Martel3,13541.70%-5.50%
New DemocraticClair Rankin85511.37%-0.61%
Total 7,518
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRichie Mann5,44074.40%27.47%
Progressive ConservativeChuck Boudreau1,58721.70%-20.00%
New DemocraticWilf Cude2853.90%-7.48%
Total 7,312
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichel Samson3,23048.40%-25.99%
New DemocraticWilma Conrod2,05130.74%26.84%
Progressive ConservativeFrank Sutherland1,39220.86%-0.84%
Total 6,673
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichel Samson3,10547.01%-1.39%
Progressive ConservativeJoseph MacPhee1,90528.84%7.98%
New DemocraticWilma Conrod1,59524.15%-6.59%
Total 6,605
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichel Samson3,04751.36%4.35%
Progressive ConservativeRichie Cotton1,85031.18%2.34%
New DemocraticClair Rankin1,03617.46%-6.69%
Total 5,933
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichel Samson2,72248.55%-2.81%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Greene2,26840.45%9.27%
New DemocraticMary Pat Cude5299.43%-8.03%
GreenNoreen Hartlen881.57%
Total 5,607
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichel Samson3,22855.36%6.81%
New DemocraticClair Rankin1,47725.33%15.90%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Greene1,04517.92%-22.53%
GreenJohn Percy811.39%-0.18%
Total 5,831
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Michel Samson 4,369 56.51 N/A
  Progressive Conservative Joe Janega 1,696 21.93 N/A
  New Democratic Party Bert Lewis 1,667 21.56 N/A

2017 general election

2017 provincial election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal2,54744.82
  Progressive Conservative2,46643.39
  New Democratic67011.79
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlana Paon3,33743.57+21.64
LiberalMichel Samson3,31643.30-13.21
New DemocraticLarry Keating1,00613.13-8.43
Total valid votes 7,659100
Total rejected ballots 420.54
Turnout 7,70169.92
Eligible voters 11,014
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +17.43
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6]

2021 general election

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Boudreau2,77350.86+7.47 1
LiberalMatt Haley2,00936.85-7.97
IndependentAlana Paon3967.26-36.13 1
New DemocraticBryson Syliboy2745.03-6.76
Total valid votes 5,45299.42
Total rejected ballots 320.58
Turnout 5,48471.61
Eligible voters 7,658
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +7.72
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7]

References

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  4. Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  5. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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