Richard Bragdon
MP
Member of Parliament
for Tobique—Mactaquac
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byT. J. Harvey
Deputy Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government
Assumed office
November 11, 2021
Leader
Preceded byPosition Established
Personal details
Born1975 or 1976 (age 47–48)[1]
Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ResidenceKeswick Ridge, New Brunswick[2]

Richard Bragdon MP (born 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Tobique—Mactaquac in the House of Commons of Canada for the Conservative Party in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3] During the 43rd Canadian Parliament Bragdon's private member bill An Act to establish a framework to reduce recidivism (Bill C-228) was adopted to require the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, within one year, to develop a federal framework to reduce recidivism.[4]

In June 2021, Richard Bragdon voted “Nay” to Bill C-6 which would make conversion therapy illegal in Canada.[1]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Tobique—Mactaquac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Richard Bragdon 17,536 50.98 +0.7 $45,965.28
Liberal Cully Robinson 8,223 23.90 -1.3 $10,342.40
New Democratic Meriet Gray Miller 3,656 10.63 +2.7 $0.00
People's Daniel Joseph Waggoner 2,930 8.52 +6.0 $2,750.09
Green Anthony Martin 1,657 4.82 -9.3 $5,670.46
Independent Steven J. LaForest 398 1.15 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,400 99.2 – $107,922.33
Total rejected ballots 291 0.8
Turnout 34,691 62.0
Registered voters 55,973
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election: Tobique—Mactaquac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Richard Bragdon 19,229 50.34 +13.32 $31,254.86
Liberal Kelsey MacDonald 9,631 25.21 -21.40 $12,723.90
Green Rowan P. Miller 5,398 14.13 +9.03 $11,462.77
New Democratic Megan Aiken 3,007 7.87 -3.41 $0.00
People's Dominic Guay 936 2,45 - $402.50
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,201 100.00    
Total rejected ballots 376 0.97 +0.33
Turnout 38,577 70.01 -0.78
Eligible voters 55,104
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +17.36
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Tobique—Mactaquac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal T. J. Harvey 17,909 46.61 +30.38 $67,600.14
Conservative Richard Bragdon 14,225 37.02 -25.12 $57,487.20
New Democratic Robert Kitchen 4,334 11.28 -7.86 $6,199.56
Green Terry Wishart 1,959 5.10 +2.62 $3,275.40
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,427 100.00   $204,512.49
Total rejected ballots 248 0.64 –
Turnout 38,675 71.79 –
Eligible voters 53,870
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +27.75
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Bragdon seeks Conservative nod in Tobique-Mactaquac". November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada election results: Conservative candidate Richard Bragdon won the Tobique-Mactaquac riding". October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Pinkerton, Charlie (July 6, 2021). "How the 43rd Parliament changed Canada's laws". IPolitics.
  5. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Tobique—Mactaquac". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Tobique—Mactaquac, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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