Richmond was a federal
electoral district
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in the
province
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of
Nova Scotia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the
''British North America Act'', 1867. It consisted of the
County of Richmond. A law to abolish the riding was passed to merge it with
Cape Breton South into
Cape Breton South and Richmond in 1914. This was duly carried out when the first elections were held with new boundaries and the new name in 1917.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history for Richmond (1867–1914) from the Library of Parliament
{{coord missing, Nova Scotia
Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia