Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSouthampton sends Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Tobique—Mactaquac
Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Southampton is in. Locally, Southampton is run as a parish. Mayors and councillors in New Brunswick aren’t on any open list, so Southampton’s council goes unnamed here. Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Southampton, 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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Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Some services are planned regionally: Southampton belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Southampton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Southampton 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 Southampton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 11 May 2026 election, Southampton council next goes to the polls on 13 May 2030. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the second Monday in May every four years. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was last elected on 21 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
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 was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Richard Bragdon’s 3rd.
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.
The 2019 result had favoured Richard Bragdon as well, at 50%. Richard Bragdon won the 2021 race in Tobique—Mactaquac for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 51% and beating Cully Robinson (Liberal Party of Canada) by 9,313 votes. 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 Southampton 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
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how Southampton is run
Who is the MP for Southampton?
For Southampton, it’s Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Tobique—Mactaquac.
Which party won Southampton in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Tobique—Mactaquac still.
Who is the MLA for Southampton?
Use the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Southampton isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Southampton?
Southampton 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).