Cape Breton—East Richmond

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Cape Breton—East Richmond was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1966 from Cape Breton South, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria ridings. It consisted initially of parts the Counties of Cape Breton and Richmond. It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Bras d'Or and Sydney—Victoria.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Cape Breton South, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria prior to 1966
28th 1968–1972     Donald MacInnis Progressive Conservative
29th 1972–1974
30th 1974–1979     Andy Hogan New Democratic Party
31st 1979–1980
32nd 1980–1984     Dave Dingwall Liberal
33rd 1984–1988
34th 1988–1993
35th 1993–1997

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Donald MacInnis 11,583
Liberal Leo McIntyre 8,284
New Democratic Jeremy Akerman 7,749
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Donald MacInnis 12,071
New Democratic John Jake Currie 10,064
Liberal William M. Roach 9,066
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Andrew Hogan 14,210
Liberal George Wilson 9,746
Progressive Conservative James MacDougall 7,847
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Andrew Hogan 15,269
Liberal Dan A. Munroe 10,257
Progressive Conservative Bob Crosby 7,411
Independent Jake Campbell 734
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Dingwall 12,478
New Democratic Andrew Hogan 12,184
Progressive Conservative Bob Crosby 7,115
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Dingwall 20,270
Progressive Conservative Bill Marsh 11,896
New Democratic Douglass L. Grant 3,709
Rhinoceros Connie MacIntyre 444
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Dingwall 22,786
Progressive Conservative Michael MacDonald 7,173
New Democratic John Stevens 4,482
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Dingwall 24,997
Progressive Conservative Sam Boutilier 2,756
New Democratic Joanne Lamey 1,769
Reform Harry Pollett 1,751
National Billy Kennedy 463
Natural Law Patrick Gilbert 169

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