Photo: P199 · CC0Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Tobique—Mactaquac, the riding that includes Stanley
Stanley is a parish by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in New Brunswick aren’t on any open list, so Stanley’s council goes unnamed here. Stanley’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6.
Three governments, and who does what
Stanley, 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.
Stanley also works through a regional service commission, one of 12 that cover New Brunswick.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Stanley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stanley 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 Stanley votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley 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 Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was last elected on 21 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 11 May 2026 election, Stanley 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.
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. 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.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Tobique—Mactaquac; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
62% of electors in Tobique—Mactaquac voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. 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. 50% had elected Richard Bragdon there in 2019.
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 Stanley is run
Check or update the federal list.
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electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
Questions about how Stanley is run
Who is the MP for Stanley?
Tobique—Mactaquac’s MP, Richard Bragdon of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Stanley.
Which party won Stanley 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 Stanley?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Stanley.
Who heads the council in Stanley?
Stanley 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).