Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer of Alexandria voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 26%, behind 82% of municipalities
For local government, Alexandria falls under North Glengarry, a township. North Glengarry’s council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Jamie MacDonald as mayor. Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026, and the province hasn’t published that election’s open file yet, so these are the 2022–26 council’s names. Alexandria is in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Alexandria is Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry, and Eric Duncan (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
What stands out in how Alexandria is governed
Turnout below the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and North Glengarry council came in under it. How Alexandria voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left North Glengarry council below 76% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Alexandria, a township in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Spends most on roads and transit, then police, fire and protection (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry is the upper tier over North Glengarry, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Alexandria, from the most recent elections.
- 1North Glengarry councilelected October 2022Jamie MacDonald
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioGlengarry—Prescott—Russell
- 3House of CommonsStormont—Dundas—Glengarry
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
Who was elected to North Glengarry council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Jamie MacDonald
- Carma Williams
- Michael Madden
- Jeff Manley
- Jacques Massie
- Brian Caddell
- Gary Martin
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie MacDonald | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Carma Williams | Deputy Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michael Madden | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jeff Manley | Councillor | 613 | 86% | Yes |
| Jacques Massie | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Brian Caddell | Councillor | 473 | 59% | No |
| Gary Martin | Councillor | 181 | 56% | No |
The mayor is chosen at large; everyone else on North Glengarry council answers to a ward. Jamie MacDonald was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Alexandria voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
The nearest places to Alexandria with figures are 21–32 km away. On 24 October 2022, only 26% of electors voted for North Glengarry council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.
How Alexandria voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Alexandria votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| North Glengarry council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so North Glengarry votes next on 28 October 2030.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Alexandria votes in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Alexandria is in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, one of the ridings that each elect a MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Eric Duncan represents Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada, Eric Duncan’s party, takes 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 71.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Eric Duncan’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 54%; Eric Duncan held it for the party 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
Francis Drouin kept Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Alexandria sat in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell; the 2025 election put it in Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry.
In 2021, 70% of electors cast a ballot in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, more than the national 63%. In 2019, Francis Drouin had won the same riding with 48%. 8,383 votes separated Francis Drouin (Liberal Party of Canada) from Susan McArthur (Conservative Party of Canada) in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in 2021, when the winner took 46%.
All 7 candidates in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Drouin | Liberal Party of Canada | 30,362 | 46.1% |
| Susan McArthur | Conservative Party of Canada | 21,979 | 33.4% |
| Konstantine Malakos | New Democratic Party | 7,022 | 10.7% |
| Brennan Austring | People's Party of Canada | 4,458 | 6.8% |
| Daniel Lapierre | Green Party of Canada | 1,350 | 2.1% |
| Marc Bisaillon | Free Party Canada | 422 | 0.6% |
| The Joker | Independent | 314 | 0.5% |
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
North Glengarry council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 37% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. Long-term debt at North Glengarry council stood at $10M, or $914 a resident, above the $440 median. At $1,487 for every resident in 2024, North Glengarry council sits below the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, the upper tier, spent another $1,074 per resident of its whole area, most of it on roads and transit. It employs the equivalent of 50 full-time positions, or 4.6 for each thousand people. At 30% of spending ($450 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.9M | $450 | 30% |
| Roads and transit | $4.4M | $403 | 27% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.7M | $243 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.2M | $199 | 13% |
| General government | $1.7M | $159 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $358K | $33 | 2% |
| Public health and paramedics | $1K | $0 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
One seat for every 1,540 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
North Glengarry council has one seat for every 1,540 residents, more than in 50% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Alexandria is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- Council money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Alexandria is run
Who is the MP for Alexandria?
Eric Duncan (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry, the riding Alexandria is in.
Which party won Alexandria in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Francis Drouin (Liberal Party of Canada), in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell; Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry has elected Eric Duncan since.
Who is the MPP for Alexandria?
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Alexandria and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Alexandria?
In October 2022, Jamie MacDonald won the post of mayor for North Glengarry council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does North Glengarry council spend?
North Glengarry council spent $16.2M in 2024 for about 10,909 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $4.9M.
Which regional body is North Glengarry part of?
North Glengarry is part of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs services across the counties.
How is North Glengarry council elected?
North Glengarry council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Alexandria?
Turnout for North Glengarry council reached 26.2% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 35.5%).
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada · Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario) · Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · 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).