Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRichmond County, Subdivision A’s MP is Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada), for Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
Locally, Richmond County, Subdivision A is run as a subdivision of county municipality. In Nova Scotia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Richmond County, Subdivision A’s mayor isn’t named. Richmond County, Subdivision A’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. From Nova Scotia come 11 MPs, 11 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Richmond County, Subdivision A, a subdivision of county municipality in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Richmond County, Subdivision A in Richmond, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Richmond County, Subdivision A, from the most recent elections.
- 1Richmond County, Subdivision A councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsCape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Richmond County, Subdivision A votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision A council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Richmond County, Subdivision A council on 19 October 2024 and will again on 21 October 2028. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was last elected on 26 November 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jaime Battiste represents Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Jaime Battiste’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Mapped onto today’s Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 45%; in 2025 Jaime Battiste kept the seat in the same hands.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Mike Kelloway kept Cape Breton—Canso for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Richmond County, Subdivision A voted in Cape Breton—Canso; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish is its riding today.
Mike Kelloway won the 2021 race in Cape Breton—Canso for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 46% and beating Fiona MacLeod (Conservative Party of Canada) by 4,483 votes. In 2019, Mike Kelloway had won the same riding with 39%. In 2021, 66% of electors cast a ballot in Cape Breton—Canso, more than the national 63%.
All 4 candidates in Cape Breton—Canso, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kelloway | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,288 | 46.5% |
| Fiona MacLeod | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,805 | 35.1% |
| Jana Reddick | New Democratic Party | 5,618 | 14.3% |
| Brad Grandy | People's Party of Canada | 1,649 | 4.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Richmond County, Subdivision A is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
Questions about how Richmond County, Subdivision A is run
Who is the MP for Richmond County, Subdivision A?
Richmond County, Subdivision A is in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, represented by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Richmond County, Subdivision A in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Mike Kelloway (Liberal Party of Canada), in Cape Breton—Canso; Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish has elected Jaime Battiste since.
Who is the MLA for Richmond County, Subdivision A?
Every MLA of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Richmond County, Subdivision A.
Who heads the council in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
Ask the municipality itself: Richmond County, Subdivision A, a subdivision of county municipality, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).