# Richmond (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)

Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Richmond |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | William Joseph Croke | Anti-Confederation |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Isaac LeVesconte | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Isaac LeVesconte | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Edmund Power Flynn | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Edmund Power Flynn | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Henry Nicholas Paint | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Edmund Power Flynn | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1891 | Joseph Alexander Gillies | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | Joseph Alexander Gillies | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Joseph Alexander Gillies | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Joseph Matheson | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Duncan Finlayson | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | George William Kyte | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | George William Kyte | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Cape Breton South and Richmond |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Anti-Confederation | William Joseph Croke | 545 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Donovan | 279 |
By-election on 20 April 1869
On Mr. Croke's death, 11 March 1869 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac Le Vesconte | 560 |
| | Unknown | W.A. Henry | 333 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac LeVesconte | 571 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Kavanagh | 300 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 564 |
| | Unknown | Renée Benoit | 486 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 666 |
| | Unknown | Renée Benoit | 552 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 525 |
| | Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 461 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 910 |
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 609 |
| Independent Conservative | S.P. Leblanc | 317 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 857 |
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 755 |
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 670 |
By-election on 21 January 1892
On Mr. Gillies being unseated, 21 December 1891 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 1,078 |
| | Liberal | Edm. V. Flynn | 1,056 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Matheson | 1,092 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 840 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Duncan Finlayson | 1,270 |
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 868 |
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 20 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | George William Kyte | 1,279 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Ferguson | 1,039 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | George William Kyte | 1,268 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 983 |