Inverness—Richmond
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1966
First contested1935
Last contested1965

Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Inverness and Richmond—West Cape Breton ridings. It consisted of the counties of Inverness and Richmond and part of the county of Cape Breton (the municipal districts of Bateston (No. 24), Catalone (No. 15), Gabarus (No. 7), Grand Mira (No. 17), Louisburg Parish (No. 6), Main-à-Dieu (No. 5), and Trout Brook (No. 16)), including the town of Louisburg.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Cape Breton—East Richmond ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Inverness—Richmond
Riding created from Inverness and Richmond—West Cape Breton
18th  1935–1940     Donald MacLennan Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Moses Elijah McGarry
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953 William F. Carroll
22nd  1953–1957 Allan MacEachen
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Robert MacLellan Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Allan MacEachen Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
and Cape Breton—East Richmond

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDonald MacLennan9,488
ConservativeIsaac Duncan MacDougall4,672
ReconstructionBenjamin A. Leblanc2,648
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMoses Elijah McGarry9,123
National GovernmentIsaac Duncan MacDougall7,069
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMoses Elijah McGarry8,177
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Raymond Pearo5,037
Co-operative CommonwealthEdward Boutin Doyle1,720
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam F. Carroll10,584
Progressive ConservativeDonald Lewis MacDonald5,082
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan MacEachen9,033
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Charles Boudreau5,302
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan MacEachen8,035
Progressive ConservativeRobert Simpson MacLellan7,177
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRobert MacLellan7,725
LiberalAllan MacEachen7,709
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan MacEachen8,331
Progressive ConservativeRobert MacLellan7,333
New DemocraticGerard V. Chiasson816
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan MacEachen8,373
Progressive ConservativeLeo Boudreau7,013
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan MacEachen8,137
Progressive ConservativeHerman A. Samson6,798
New DemocraticAllan Bragg427

See also

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