Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Turnout in Casselman reached 56% in 2022, higher than in 97% of Ontario’s municipalities
Casselman’s council of 5 was elected in October 2022, with Geneviève Lajoie as mayor. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022. Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is the riding Casselman votes in for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Prescott—Russell—Cumberland, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Casselman.
What stands out in how Casselman is governed
Few residents per seat
Casselman 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
Casselman council drew more of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Casselman voted ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Casselman council above 84% 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
Casselman, a village 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.
Casselman is a lower-tier municipality: United Counties of Prescott and Russell, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Casselman, from the most recent elections.
- 1Casselman councilelected October 2022Geneviève Lajoie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioGlengarry—Prescott—Russell
- 3House of CommonsPrescott—Russell—Cumberland
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 Casselman council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Geneviève Lajoie
- Paul Groulx
- Francyn LeBlanc
- Anik Charron
- Sylvain Cléroux
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneviève Lajoie | Mayor | 1,029 | 57% | No |
| Paul Groulx | Councillor | 1,227 | 20% | Yes |
| Francyn LeBlanc | Councillor | 1,107 | 18% | Yes |
| Anik Charron | Councillor | 1,010 | 16% | No |
| Sylvain Cléroux | Councillor | 819 | 13% | No |
For mayor, Geneviève Lajoie drew 57% of the votes. No seat on Casselman council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Casselman voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Casselman council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 56% of electors voting, above the provincial middle.
How Casselman voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Casselman votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Casselman council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Casselman votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Casselman 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 ↗By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Casselman votes in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, which has one MPP.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Giovanna Mingarelli represents Prescott—Russell—Cumberland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Prescott—Russell—Cumberland · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
With Giovanna Mingarelli, the Liberal Party of Canada counts 71 of the 122 MPs elected in Ontario.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Prescott—Russell—Cumberland, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 47%; in 2025 Giovanna Mingarelli kept the seat in the same hands. The 2025 general election sent Giovanna Mingarelli to the Commons for the first time.
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, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell re-elected Francis Drouin of the Liberal Party of Canada
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Casselman sat in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell; the 2025 election put it in Prescott—Russell—Cumberland.
The 2021 count in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell put Francis Drouin (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 46%, with Susan McArthur (Conservative Party of Canada) 8,383 votes back. The 2019 result had favoured Francis Drouin as well, at 48%. At 70%, more of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
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
Casselman 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.
The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 35% of the total, $920 a resident. It employs the equivalent of 21 full-time positions, or 5.3 for each thousand people. United Counties of Prescott and Russell, the upper tier, spent another $1,411 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. Each resident’s share of Casselman council’s 2024 spending came to $2,646, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901. Casselman council carried $17.9M of long-term debt, $4,510 per resident against a typical $440. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 35% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.7M | $920 | 35% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.1M | $534 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2M | $498 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $1.7M | $427 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $803K | $202 | 8% |
| General government | $256K | $65 | 2% |
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 910 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 910 residents behind each seat, Casselman council sits below 67% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Casselman 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- 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 place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Casselman is run
Who is the MP for Casselman?
Prescott—Russell—Cumberland’s MP, Giovanna Mingarelli of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Casselman.
Which party won Casselman in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Francis Drouin (Liberal Party of Canada), in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell; Prescott—Russell—Cumberland has elected Giovanna Mingarelli since.
Who is the MPP for Casselman?
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Casselman and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Casselman?
In October 2022, Geneviève Lajoie won the post of mayor for Casselman council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Casselman council spend?
The 2024 return of Casselman council shows $10.5M of spending for roughly 3,970 residents, $3.7M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Casselman part of?
The council of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, made up of members from its municipalities, Casselman among them, is the upper tier.
How is Casselman council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Casselman council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Casselman?
55.7% of electors voted when Casselman 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).