Cape Breton South and Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1917 by a statute passed in 1914 from Cape Breton South and Richmond ridings. It consisted of the electoral district of South Cape Breton and the county of Richmond. It was abolished with a law passed in 1924 and carried out in 1925, when it was redistributed into Cape Breton South and Richmond—West Cape Breton. The riding was a dual-member constituency—it elected two members to Parliament.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party Member Party Cape Breton South and RichmondRiding created from Cape Breton South and Richmond 13th 1917–1921 John Carey Douglas Government (Unionist) Robert Hamilton Butts Government (Unionist) 14th 1921–1925 William F. Carroll Liberal George William Kyte Liberal ''Riding dissolved into Cape Breton South and'' Richmond—West Cape Breton
Election results
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
External links Riding history for Cape Breton South and Richmond (1914–1924) from the Library of Parliament