Inverness—Richmond
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Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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:
- Donald MacLennan, Liberal (1935–1940)
- Moses Elijah McGarry, Liberal (1940–1949)
- William F. Carroll, Liberal (1949–1953)
- Allan J. MacEachen, Liberal (1953–1958)
- Robert MacLellan, Progressive Conservative (1958–1962)
- Allan J. MacEachen, Liberal (1962–1968)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald MacLennan | 9,488 | ||||||
| Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,672 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Benjamin A. Leblanc | 2,648 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Moses Elijah McGarry | 9,123 | ||||||
| National Government | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 7,069 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Moses Elijah McGarry | 8,177 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Raymond Pearo | 5,037 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward Boutin Doyle | 1,720 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William F. Carroll | 10,584 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Lewis MacDonald | 5,082 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 9,033 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Charles Boudreau | 5,302 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,035 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson MacLellan | 7,177 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert MacLellan | 7,725 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 7,709 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,331 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert MacLellan | 7,333 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gerard V. Chiasson | 816 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,373 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leo Boudreau | 7,013 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan MacEachen | 8,137 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Herman A. Samson | 6,798 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Allan Bragg | 427 | ||||||
