Inverness—Richmond
Former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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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.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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Election results
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald MacLennan | 9,488 | ||||||
| Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,672 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Benjamin A. Leblanc | 2,648 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Moses Elijah McGarry | 9,123 | ||||||
| National Government | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 7,069 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Moses Elijah McGarry | 8,177 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Raymond Pearo | 5,037 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward Boutin Doyle | 1,720 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William F. Carroll | 10,584 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Lewis MacDonald | 5,082 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 9,033 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Charles Boudreau | 5,302 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,035 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson MacLellan | 7,177 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert MacLellan | 7,725 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 7,709 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,331 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert MacLellan | 7,333 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gerard V. Chiasson | 816 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,373 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leo Boudreau | 7,013 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,137 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Herman A. Samson | 6,798 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Allan Bragg | 427 | ||||||