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Richmond—West Cape Breton

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Legislature
  
First contested
  
1925

District abolished
  
1933

District created
  
1924

Last contested
  
1930 by-election

Census divisions
  
Cape Breton County, Richmond County

Richmond—West Cape Breton was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935.

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This riding was created in 1924 from Cape Breton South and Richmond riding. It consisted of the County of Richmond and the part of the County of Cape Breton lying east of East Bay and south of the electoral district of Cape Breton South. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Inverness—Richmond riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

By-election: On Mr. Macdonald's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 August 1930

References

Richmond—West Cape Breton Wikipedia


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