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Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Richmond
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Trevor Boudreau
Progressive Conservative
District created1867, 1933
District abolished1925
Last contested2024
Demographics
Area (km²)1,308
Census division(s)Richmond County
Census subdivision(s)Chapel Island 5, Richmond, Subd. A, Richmond, Subd. B, Richmond, Subd. C

Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Replacing the former district of Richmond-Cape Breton West, it was created in 1933 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three new electoral districts. In 1992, it was renamed Richmond. In 2013, at the recommendation of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, the district was renamed Cape Breton-Richmond, gained the town of Port Hawkesbury from Inverness and expanded northeast to include the area east of East Bay and west of the Mira River to Morley Road from Cape Breton West. Following the 2019 electoral boundary review, it lost Port Hawkesbury to Inverness and some territory to Cape Breton East, and reverted to the name Richmond. The riding was reinstated after a court challenge that also re-instated the province's two other protected Acadians ridings of Argyle and Clare, and the Black riding of Preston.

A provincial district of Richmond existed from 1867 to 1925. It elected two members, through Block Voting, in this period.

Geography

The land area of Richmond is 1,308 km (505 sq mi).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Prior to dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, the electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
65th 2024–Present Trevor Boudreau Progressive Conservative
64th 2021–2024
63rd 2019–2021 Alana Paon Independent
2017–2019 Progressive Conservative
62nd 2013–2017 Michel Samson Liberal
61st 2009–2013
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998     Richie Mann Liberal
55th 1988-1993
54th 1984-1988 Greg MacIsaac Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1980-1981     John E. LeBrun Liberal
1978-1980     Gaston T. LeBlanc Liberal
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974 Gerald Doucet Progressive Conservative
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963     Earl W. Urquhart Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956
44th 1949-1953
1949     Lauchlin Currie Liberal
43rd 1945-1949
42nd 1941-1945
1941     Donald David Boyd Liberal
41st 1937-1941
40th 1933-1937     George R. Deveau Liberal

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Boudreau 3,490 70.8%
Liberal Rochelle Heudes 1,221 24.8%
New Democratic Marc Currie 218 4.4%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 4,929
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Trevor Boudreau 2,773 50.86 +7.47* $29,831.36
Liberal Matt Haley 2,009 36.85 -7.97 $33,861.12
Independent Alana Paon 396 7.26 -36.13* $8,167.83
New Democratic Bryson Syliboy 274 5.03 -6.76 $13,450.85
Total valid votes/expense limit 5,452 99.42 – $48,330.84
Total rejected ballots 32 0.58
Turnout 5,484 71.61
Eligible voters 7,658
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +7.72
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

* vote share change compared to the 2017 result for the Progressive Conservative candidate.

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal 2,547 44.82
  Progressive Conservative 2,466 43.39
  New Democratic 670 11.79
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alana Paon 3,337 43.57 +21.64
Liberal Michel Samson 3,316 43.30 -13.21
New Democratic Larry Keating 1,006 13.13 -8.43
Total valid votes 7,659 100
Total rejected ballots 42 0.54
Turnout 7,701 69.92
Eligible voters 11,014
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +17.43
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Michel Samson 4,369 56.51 N/A
  Progressive Conservative Joe Janega 1,696 21.93 N/A
  New Democratic Party Bert Lewis 1,667 21.56 N/A

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michel Samson 3,228 55.36% 6.81%
New Democratic Clair Rankin 1,477 25.33% 15.90%
Progressive Conservative John Greene 1,045 17.92% -22.53%
Green John Percy 81 1.39% -0.18%
Total 5,831 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michel Samson 2,722 48.55% -2.81%
Progressive Conservative John Greene 2,268 40.45% 9.27%
New Democratic Mary Pat Cude 529 9.43% -8.03%
Green Noreen Hartlen 88 1.57% –
Total 5,607 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michel Samson 3,047 51.36% 4.35%
Progressive Conservative Richie Cotton 1,850 31.18% 2.34%
New Democratic Clair Rankin 1,036 17.46% -6.69%
Total 5,933 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michel Samson 3,105 47.01% -1.39%
Progressive Conservative Joseph MacPhee 1,905 28.84% 7.98%
New Democratic Wilma Conrod 1,595 24.15% -6.59%
Total 6,605 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michel Samson 3,230 48.40% -25.99%
New Democratic Wilma Conrod 2,051 30.74% 26.84%
Progressive Conservative Frank Sutherland 1,392 20.86% -0.84%
Total 6,673 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richie Mann 5,440 74.40% 27.47%
Progressive Conservative Chuck Boudreau 1,587 21.70% -20.00%
New Democratic Wilf Cude 285 3.90% -7.48%
Total 7,312 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richie Mann 3,528 46.93% 6.56%
Progressive Conservative Robert F. Martel 3,135 41.70% -5.50%
New Democratic Clair Rankin 855 11.37% -0.61%
Total 7,518 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Greg MacIsaac 3,262 47.20% 1.17%
Liberal Richie Mann 2,790 40.37% -0.56%
New Democratic Shirley McNamara 828 11.98% -1.06%
Labour Ken Covey 31 0.45% –
Total 6,911 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Greg MacIsaac 3,173 46.03% 9.28%
Liberal John E. LeBrun 2,821 40.93% -8.47%
New Democratic Shirley McNamara 899 13.04% -0.81%
Total 6,893 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gaston LeBlanc 3,287 49.39% -8.23%
Progressive Conservative Eva Landry 2,446 36.75% 3.43%
New Democratic Bruce Wright 922 13.85% 4.80%
Total 6,655 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gaston LeBlanc 3,697 57.62% 18.59%
Progressive Conservative Joe Stewart 2,138 33.32% -22.35%
New Democratic Stanley Pashkoski 581 9.06% 3.76%
Total 6,416 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Doucet 3,439 55.67% -3.74%
Liberal Melvin J. Burt 2,411 39.03% -1.55%
New Democratic Charles J. Gallant 327 5.29% –
Total 6,177 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Doucet 3,054 59.42% 8.63%
Liberal Rudolph J. Boudreau 2,086 40.58% -8.63%
Total 5,140 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Doucet 2,670 50.79% 1.90%
Liberal Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,587 49.21% -1.90%
Total 5,257 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,604 51.11% -2.71%
Progressive Conservative Byron Seymour Langley 2,491 48.89% 2.71%
Total 5,095 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,636 53.82% -4.49%
Progressive Conservative William C. Boudreau 2,262 46.18% 4.49%
Total 4,898 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,970 58.30% -8.19%
Progressive Conservative Francis Whyte 2,124 41.70% –
Total 5,094 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lauchlin Daniel Currie 3,254 66.49% -10.17%
Liberal–Conservative D. W. Morrison 1,640 33.51% 10.17%
Total 4,894 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lauchlin Daniel Currie 3,149 76.66% 26.06%
Liberal–Conservative Frederick Albert Thurgood 959 23.34% -26.06%
Total 4,108 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald David Boyd 2,176 50.59% -2.79%
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 2,125 49.41% 2.79%
Total 4,301 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald David Boyd 2,888 53.38% -0.16%
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 2,522 46.62% 0.16%
Total 5,410 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal George R. Deveau 3,000 53.54%
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 2,603 46.46%
Total 5,603 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John Alexander Macdonald 1,921 26.56%
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 1,823 25.20%
Liberal G. H. Murray 1,761 24.35%
Liberal George R. Deveau 1,728 23.89%
Total 7,233 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 1,388 29.63%
Liberal–Conservative John Alexander Macdonald 1,384 29.55%
Liberal Alexander Finlayson 994 21.22%
Liberal Simon Joyce 918 19.60%
Total 4,684 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Simon Joyce 1,108 28.94%
Liberal Charles P. Bissett 1,097 28.66%
Liberal–Conservative Felix Landry 821 21.45%
Liberal–Conservative James McVicar 802 20.95%
Total 3,828 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Charles P. Bissett 1,140 36.66%
Liberal–Conservative Felix Landry 806 25.92%
Liberal Simon Joyce 766 24.63%
Liberal–Conservative Edward C. Doyle 398 12.80%
Total 3,110 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Duncan Finlayson 1,090 34.64%
Liberal Simon Joyce 994 31.59%
Liberal–Conservative D. G. Stewart 562 17.86%
Liberal–Conservative Felix Landry 501 15.92%
Total 3,147 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Duncan Finlayson 1,034 27.87%
Liberal Simon Joyce 961 25.90%
Liberal–Conservative John Morrison 913 24.61%
Liberal–Conservative R. Benoit 802 21.62%
Total 3,710 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Simon Joyce 996 25.89%
Liberal–Conservative John Morrison 994 25.84%
Liberal Joseph Matheson 974 25.32%
Liberal–Conservative Abraham LeBlanc 883 22.95%
Total 3,847 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Abraham LeBlanc 865 28.47%
Liberal Joseph Matheson 859 28.28%
Liberal–Conservative David A. Hearn 669 22.02%
Liberal–Conservative Roderick Ferguson 645 21.23%
Total 3,038 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Matheson 616 26.61%
Liberal–Conservative David A. Hearn 534 23.07%
Liberal Angus S. McLean 455 19.65%
Liberal Charles LeNoir 394 17.02%
Liberal–Conservative Murdoch McRae 316 13.65%
Total 2,315 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Isidore LeBlanc 538 30.31%
Liberal–Conservative Murdoch McRae 407 22.93%
Liberal Joseph Matheson 354 19.94%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McCuish 326 18.37%
Liberal–Conservative Neil L. McNeil 150 8.45%
Total 1,775 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Alexander McCuish 643 28.03%
Liberal Isidore LeBlanc 599 26.11%
Liberal–Conservative Edward Gagnon 551 24.02%
Liberal Joseph Matheson 501 21.84%
Total 2,294 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Charles Boudroit Acclaimed –
Liberal–Conservative Murdoch McRae Acclaimed –
Total –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn 492 39.17%
Liberal–Conservative Murdoch McRae 447 35.59%
Liberal Isidore LeBlanc 317 25.24%
Total 1,256 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edmund Power Flynn 583 39.85%
Liberal Josiah Hooper 518 35.41%
Liberal–Conservative J. H. Hearn 362 24.74%
Total 1,463 –
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

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  2. Doucette, Keith. "Province to restore four protected ridings for Acadians, African Nova Scotians". CTV. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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  5. https://globalnews.ca/news/10865560/nova-scotia-election-2024-richmond/
  6. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  8. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  9. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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