Photo: Jennifer Aitkens from Guelph, Ontario, Canada · CC BY 2.054% of Brooke-Alvinston voters cast a ballot in 2022, more than in 96% of Ontario municipalities
David Ferguson was elected mayor of Brooke-Alvinston in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats. The council shown is the one elected in 2022, since Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026 and no open file of the new councils exists yet. Brooke-Alvinston is in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex 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. Brooke-Alvinston is in Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Marilyn Gladu of the Conservative Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Brooke-Alvinston is governed
Few residents per seat
Brooke-Alvinston council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Ontario has one seat per 1,540 residents. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
Brooke-Alvinston council drew more of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Brooke-Alvinston voted ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Brooke-Alvinston council: it is ahead of 79%. 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
Brooke-Alvinston, a municipality in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Spends most on social services and child care, then public health and paramedics (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.
Lambton County is the upper tier over Brooke-Alvinston, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Brooke-Alvinston, from the most recent elections.
- 1Brooke-Alvinston councilelected October 2022David Ferguson
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioLambton—Kent—Middlesex
- 3House of CommonsSarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong
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 Brooke-Alvinston council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- David Ferguson
- Frank Nemcek
- Don McCabe
- Jenny Redick
- Craig Sanders
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ferguson | Mayor | 634 | 55% | Yes |
| Frank Nemcek | Councillor | 610 | 15% | Yes |
| Don McCabe | Councillor | 598 | 15% | No |
| Jenny Redick | Councillor | 587 | 15% | No |
| Craig Sanders | Councillor | 570 | 14% | No |
All of Brooke-Alvinston council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. With 55% of the votes, David Ferguson carried the vote for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Brooke-Alvinston voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
When Brooke-Alvinston council was chosen on 24 October 2022, 54% of electors took part, above the provincial median.
How Brooke-Alvinston voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Brooke-Alvinston votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke-Alvinston council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Brooke-Alvinston’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Brooke-Alvinston votes in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex 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 ↗Lambton—Kent—Middlesex takes in Brooke-Alvinston and elects its 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
Marilyn Gladu represents Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Ontario with 71 of 122 seats; Marilyn Gladu is among the 50 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Marilyn Gladu was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Marilyn Gladu’s 4th. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 47%; Marilyn Gladu 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
Lianne Rood kept Lambton—Kent—Middlesex for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Brooke-Alvinston sat in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex; the 2025 election put it in Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong.
67% of electors in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. 16,879 votes separated Lianne Rood (Conservative Party of Canada) from Sudit Ranade (Liberal Party of Canada) in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex in 2021, when the winner took 48%. The 2019 result had favoured Lianne Rood as well, at 49%.
All 5 candidates in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lianne Rood | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,431 | 48.5% |
| Sudit Ranade | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,552 | 20.7% |
| Jason Henry | New Democratic Party | 11,107 | 18.3% |
| Kevin Mitchell | People's Party of Canada | 6,567 | 10.8% |
| Jeremy Hull | Green Party of Canada | 1,035 | 1.7% |
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
Brooke-Alvinston council spends more 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.
At $588 per resident, Brooke-Alvinston council’s $1.4M of long-term debt is more than the $440 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 53% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. It employs the equivalent of 12 full-time positions, or 5.1 for each thousand people. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $858 a resident, 35% of all spending. At $2,486 for every resident in 2024, Brooke-Alvinston council sits above the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Lambton County, the upper tier, spent another $2,010 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2M | $858 | 35% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $924K | $392 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $893K | $378 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $841K | $357 | 14% |
| General government | $639K | $271 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $480K | $203 | 8% |
| Public health and paramedics | $65K | $27 | 1% |
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 510 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
At 510 residents a seat, Brooke-Alvinston council is more closely spread than 84% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Brooke-Alvinston 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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- 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 Brooke-Alvinston is run
Who is the MP for Brooke-Alvinston?
Marilyn Gladu (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong, the riding Brooke-Alvinston is in.
Which party won Brooke-Alvinston in the 2021 federal election?
Lianne Rood won Lambton—Kent—Middlesex for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong, held by Marilyn Gladu.
Who is the MPP for Brooke-Alvinston?
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Brooke-Alvinston and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Brooke-Alvinston?
The open record gives David Ferguson, elected mayor of Brooke-Alvinston council in October 2022.
How much does Brooke-Alvinston council spend?
In 2024, Brooke-Alvinston council spent $5.9M in all, for some 2,359 residents, of which $2M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Brooke-Alvinston part of?
Brooke-Alvinston is part of Lambton County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Brooke-Alvinston council elected?
Every seat on Brooke-Alvinston council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Brooke-Alvinston?
In October 2022, turnout for Brooke-Alvinston council was 53.6%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
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).