Cape Breton-Richmond

Cape Breton-Richmond
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

Michel Samson
Liberal

District created 2012
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Area (km²) 1,795
Census divisions Cape Breton County, Richmond County, Inverness
Census subdivisions Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Chapel Island 5, Port Hawkesbury, Richmond, Subd. A, Richmond, Subd. B, Richmond, Subd. C

Cape Breton-Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2012 from all of Richmond and small parts of Inverness and Cape Breton West.[1] The riding is represented by Michel Samson of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district is represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
62nd 2013–present Michel Samson Liberal

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Liberal Michel Samson 4369 56.51
     Progressive Conservative Joe Janega 1696 21.93
     New Democratic Party Bert Lewis 1667 21.56

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/elections/nsvotes2013/features/view/district-finder
  2. ↑ "Samson crushes opposition in Cape Breton-Richmond" Cape Breton Post, October 8, 2013.

External links

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