Richmond and Cape Breton West

Richmond-Cape Breton West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1925 to 1933, at which point the district was divided into two distinct electoral districts: Richmond and Cape Breton West.[1]

It elected two members through Plurality block voting.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Source: [1]

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
39th 1930–1933 Alonzo Martell Liberal
seat declared vacant
1928–1930 Edward C. Doyle Liberal
38th 1926–1928 Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc Liberal-Conservative John Angus Stewart Liberal-Conservative
1925–1926 John Alexander Macdonald Liberal-Conservative

Election results

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1925

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1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John Alexander Macdonald 3,503 28.46%
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 3,500 28.44%
Liberal Donald David Boyd 2,667 21.67%
Liberal George R. Deveau 2,637 21.43%
Total 12,307
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928

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1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edward C. Doyle 2,118 25.67%
Liberal Alonzo Martell 2,055 24.90%
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 2,044 24.77%
Liberal–Conservative John Angus Stewart 2,035 24.66%
Total 8,252
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Richmond-West Cape Breton" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Guide