Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBright’s MP is Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada), for Tobique—Mactaquac
Statistics Canada lists Bright as a parish. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Bright’s mayor isn’t named. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Bright isn’t placed in one. 6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Bright, a parish in New Brunswick, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legnb.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Some services are planned regionally: Bright belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Bright, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bright councilParish
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsTobique—Mactaquac
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 Bright votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Bright council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 21 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elected on 11 May 2026, Bright council is up again on 13 May 2030. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the second Monday in May every four years. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick: 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
legnb.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Richard Bragdon represents Tobique—Mactaquac in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Tobique—Mactaquac · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Tobique—Mactaquac, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 53%; Richard Bragdon held it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Richard Bragdon’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019.
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
Richard Bragdon kept Tobique—Mactaquac for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Tobique—Mactaquac as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2019, Richard Bragdon had won the same riding with 50%. In 2021, Tobique—Mactaquac went to Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) on 51%; Cully Robinson (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 9,313 votes behind. Tobique—Mactaquac turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 6 candidates in Tobique—Mactaquac, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bragdon | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,536 | 51.0% |
| Cully Robinson | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,223 | 23.9% |
| Meriet Gray Miller | New Democratic Party | 3,656 | 10.6% |
| Daniel Joseph Waggoner | People's Party of Canada | 2,930 | 8.5% |
| Anthony Martin | Green Party of Canada | 1,657 | 4.8% |
| Steven J LaForest | Independent | 398 | 1.2% |
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 Bright is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnb.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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Bright is run
Who is the MP for Bright?
Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Tobique—Mactaquac, the riding Bright is in.
Which party won Bright in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Richard Bragdon won Tobique—Mactaquac in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Bright?
Use the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Bright isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Bright?
Ask the municipality itself: Bright, a parish, 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).