Richard Bragdon
Canadian politician
Richard Bragdon MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Tobique—Mactaquac | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | T. J. Harvey |
| Deputy Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 11, 2021 | |
| Leader |
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| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 47–48)[1] Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Residence | Keswick 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
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| 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] | ||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||
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| 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
- ^ "Bragdon seeks Conservative nod in Tobique-Mactaquac". November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Canada election results: Conservative candidate Richard Bragdon won the Tobique-Mactaquac riding". October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Pinkerton, Charlie (July 6, 2021). "How the 43rd Parliament changed Canada's laws". IPolitics.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Tobique—Mactaquac". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Tobique—Mactaquac, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links
- Richard Bragdon – Parliament of Canada biography
