Photo: Vic Brincat from Keswick, Ontario, Canada · CC BY 2.0Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Brighton in Ottawa as MP for Tobique—Mactaquac
Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Brighton isn’t placed in one. Locally, Brighton is run as a parish. Mayors and councillors in New Brunswick aren’t on any open list, so Brighton’s council goes unnamed here.
Three governments, and who does what
Brighton, 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: Brighton belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Brighton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Brighton 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 Brighton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. The last general elections came on 21 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. After the 11 May 2026 election, Brighton council next goes to the polls on 13 May 2030. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the second Monday in May every four years.
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
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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
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Tobique—Mactaquac puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 53%; Richard Bragdon held it for the party in 2025. Richard Bragdon has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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
Tobique—Mactaquac returned Richard Bragdon (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%. 9,313 votes separated Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) from Cully Robinson (Liberal Party of Canada) in Tobique—Mactaquac in 2021, when the winner took 51%. 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 Brighton is run
Check or update the federal list.
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electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Brighton is run
Who is the MP for Brighton?
Brighton is in Tobique—Mactaquac, represented by Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Brighton in the 2021 federal election?
Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) took Tobique—Mactaquac in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Brighton?
This page can’t say which riding Brighton is in; the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Brighton?
Brighton is a parish; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).