Inverness—Richmond
Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1933 |
District abolished | 1966 |
First contested | 1935 |
Last contested | 1965 |
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.