Photo: Kitchener-Waterloo Record · Public domainCouncil seats in Cambridge are spread thin, 18,370 residents each, more than in 96% of Ontario municipalities
Connie Cody (Conservative Party of Canada) is MP for Cambridge, a riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) named after the town. Cambridge is split between 2 ridings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Cambridge and Kitchener South—Hespeler. Who sits as MPP for Cambridge isn’t on an open record; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has the current list. The October 2022 vote made Jan Liggett mayor of Cambridge, heading 9 seats. These names are from the 2022–26 term: Ontario’s municipalities voted on 26 October 2026, but the province’s open list of the results isn’t out.
What stands out in how Cambridge is governed
Many residents per seat
Cambridge council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Ontario has one seat per 1,540 residents. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Cambridge council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Cambridge voted ↓
Split between ridings
The riding of the same name takes in 79% of Cambridge, and Kitchener South—Hespeler the bulk of the remaining 21%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
Cambridge council spent less per resident in 2024 than 76% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. 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
Cambridge, a city 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 roads and transit (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.
Above Cambridge’s council sits Waterloo Region, the upper tier, which runs services across all its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cambridge, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cambridge councilelected October 2022Jan Liggett
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioCambridge · Kitchener South—Hespeler
- 3House of CommonsCambridge · 79%
- 4House of CommonsKitchener South—Hespeler · 21%
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 Cambridge council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Jan Liggett
- Scott Hamilton
- Mike Devine
- Nicholas Ermeta
- Donna Reid
- Corey Kimpson
- Ross Earnshaw
- Sheri Roberts
- Adam Cooper
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Liggett | Mayor | 12,567 | 46% | Yes |
| Scott Hamilton | Councillor | 1,514 | 68% | Yes |
| Mike Devine | Councillor | 2,343 | 62% | Yes |
| Nicholas Ermeta | Councillor | 2,295 | 63% | Yes |
| Donna Reid | Councillor | 1,108 | 35% | Yes |
| Corey Kimpson | Councillor | 1,152 | 37% | No |
| Ross Earnshaw | Councillor | 1,215 | 39% | No |
| Sheri Roberts | Councillor | 1,550 | 38% | No |
| Adam Cooper | Councillor | 1,336 | 35% | No |
With 46% of the votes, Jan Liggett carried the vote for mayor. Each ward chooses its own councillors on Cambridge council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Cambridge voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
29% of those on the list cast a ballot for Cambridge council on 24 October 2022, fewer than in a typical municipality.
How Cambridge voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Cambridge votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Cambridge votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Cambridge spans 2 ridings 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 ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. Every one of them sends a separate MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and each covers part of Cambridge.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Cambridge has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cambridge · Conservative Party of Canada · 79%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Kitchener South—Hespeler · Conservative Party of Canada · 21%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 122 seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71, and Connie Cody’s Conservative Party of Canada has 50.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Connie Cody to the Commons for the first time. Mapped onto today’s Cambridge, the 2021 vote favoured the Liberal Party of Canada with 38%, which makes Connie Cody’s 2025 win a gain.
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
In 2021, Cambridge re-elected Bryan May of the Liberal Party of Canada
Cambridge as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025. It held 79% of Cambridge’s residents.
Turnout in Cambridge was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 40% had elected Bryan May there in 2019. The 2021 count in Cambridge put Bryan May (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 38%, with Connie Cody (Conservative Party of Canada) 1,990 votes back.
All 5 candidates in Cambridge, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan May | Liberal Party of Canada | 20,866 | 38.0% |
| Connie Cody | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,876 | 34.4% |
| Lorne Bruce | New Democratic Party | 9,319 | 17.0% |
| Maggie Segounis | People's Party of Canada | 3,931 | 7.2% |
| Michele Braniff | Green Party of Canada | 1,860 | 3.4% |
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
Cambridge 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.
Taxes on property make up 35% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%. Cambridge council’s borrowing is light: $60.6M long term, $396 a resident where the median is $440. On top of that comes Waterloo Region: $2,285 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. At $1,473 for every resident in 2024, Cambridge council sits below the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $567 a resident, 39% of all spending. Full-time staff number 763, about 5.0 to every thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $87M | $567 | 39% |
| Recreation and culture | $47.1M | $307 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $43.8M | $286 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $26.2M | $171 | 12% |
| General government | $9.2M | $60 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $8.1M | $53 | 4% |
| Public health and paramedics | $2.5M | $16 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $2M | $13 | 1% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Cambridge council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Cambridge council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Cambridge 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
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Council money. Per resident means the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals over the population it reports. Since a county or region spends in its lower tiers too, those are compared only with each other.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
Questions about how Cambridge is run
Who is the MP for Cambridge?
Cambridge has more than one: Connie Cody (Conservative Party of Canada) for the riding of the same name, and Matt Strauss for Kitchener South—Hespeler.
Which party won Cambridge in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Bryan May in Cambridge; since 2025 Connie Cody represents Cambridge.
Who is the MPP for Cambridge?
Cambridge is split between Cambridge and Kitchener South—Hespeler, so it has more than one MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists who holds each.
Who heads the council in Cambridge?
The open record gives Jan Liggett, elected mayor of Cambridge council in October 2022.
How much does Cambridge council spend?
The 2024 return of Cambridge council shows $225.8M of spending for roughly 153,290 residents, $87M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Cambridge part of?
Cambridge is part of Waterloo Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Cambridge council elected?
Cambridge council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Cambridge?
28.8% of electors voted when Cambridge council was elected in October 2022; the Ontario median was 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).