# Richard Bragdon

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. 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.
In June 2021, Richard Bragdon voted "nay" to Bill C-6 which would make conversion therapy illegal in Canada.

## Electoral record

vte2021 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,400 | 99.2 | – | $107,922.33 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 291 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,691 | 62.0 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 55,973 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,201 | 100.00 | | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 376 | 0.97 | +0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,577 | 70.01 | -0.78 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 55,104 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +17.36 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,427 | 100.00 | | $204,512.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 248 | 0.64 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,675 | 71.79 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,870 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +27.75 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||