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

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

1925 general election

1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Alexander Macdonald3,50328.46%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc3,50028.44%
LiberalDonald David Boyd2,66721.67%
LiberalGeorge R. Deveau2,63721.43%
Total 12,307
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928 general election

1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalEdward C. Doyle2,11825.67%
LiberalAlonzo Martell2,05524.90%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin Amedeé LeBlanc2,04424.77%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Angus Stewart2,03524.66%
Total 8,252
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

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

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