Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRichard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Kent in Ottawa as MP for Tobique—Mactaquac
6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Kent is in. For local government, Kent is a parish. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Kent’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Kent, 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.
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ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
New Brunswick groups its local governments into 12 regional service commissions; Kent is a member of one.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kent, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kent 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 Kent votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kent council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Kent council on 11 May 2026 and will again on 13 May 2030. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on 21 October 2024. 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
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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
Richard Bragdon has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Tobique—Mactaquac would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 53%, and Richard Bragdon kept it for them in 2025.
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
Counts for Tobique—Mactaquac within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
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. In 2019, Richard Bragdon had won the same riding with 50%. At 62%, fewer of Tobique—Mactaquac voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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 Kent 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. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), 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 Kent is run
Who is the MP for Kent?
Richard Bragdon of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Tobique—Mactaquac, which includes Kent.
Which party won Kent 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 Kent?
Find the riding for Kent on the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Kent?
Ask the municipality itself: Kent, 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).