Photo: P199 · Public domainFewer than 95% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spend as much per resident as Deep River
Deep River sends one MP to Ottawa from Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Cheryl Gallant (Conservative Party of Canada). Deep River is in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 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. Deep River’s council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Suzanne D'Eon 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.
What stands out in how Deep River is governed
Few residents per seat
Deep River council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
In Ontario’s 2022 municipal elections, the middle municipality saw 35% of electors vote; Deep River council did better. How Deep River voted ↓
High spending per resident
Deep River council spent more per resident in 2024 than 95% 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
Deep River, a town 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.
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ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Two councils serve Deep River: its own, and that of Renfrew County, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Deep River, from the most recent elections.
- 1Deep River councilelected October 2022Suzanne D'Eon
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
- 3House of CommonsAlgonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke
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 Deep River council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Suzanne D'Eon
- William Fitton
- Kathy Hughes
- Christina Louise Giardini
- Tom Vaughan
- Terry Myers
- Glenn Doncaster
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne D'Eon | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| William Fitton | Councillor | 1,109 | – | Yes |
| Kathy Hughes | Councillor | 1,001 | – | Yes |
| Christina Louise Giardini | Councillor | 995 | – | Yes |
| Tom Vaughan | Councillor | 991 | – | No |
| Terry Myers | Councillor | 990 | – | Yes |
| Glenn Doncaster | Councillor | 949 | – | Yes |
No seat on Deep River council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. Suzanne D'Eon was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Deep River voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Deep River council on 24 October 2022 was 42% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm. The nearest places to Deep River with figures are 29–42 km away.
How Deep River voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Deep River votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Deep River council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Deep River, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Deep River votes in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 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 ↗The riding is Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Deep River votes in it. The riding comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Cheryl Gallant represents Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2000
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 Cheryl Gallant’s Conservative Party of Canada has 50.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2000, Cheryl Gallant is serving the 9th term of a Commons career. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 50%, and Cheryl Gallant kept 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
Cheryl Gallant kept Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Deep River voted in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke is its riding today.
In 2021, 67% of electors cast a ballot in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, more than the national 63%. The 2021 count in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke put Cheryl Gallant (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 50%, with Jodie Primeau (New Democratic Party) 16,704 votes back. In 2019, Cheryl Gallant had won the same riding with 53%.
All 6 candidates in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Gallant | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,967 | 49.5% |
| Jodie Primeau | New Democratic Party | 12,263 | 21.0% |
| Cyndi Mills | Liberal Party of Canada | 11,335 | 19.4% |
| David Ainsworth | People's Party of Canada | 4,469 | 7.6% |
| Michael Lariviere | Green Party of Canada | 1,111 | 1.9% |
| Stefan Klietsch | Independent | 373 | 0.6% |
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
Deep River 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 $1,657 per resident, Deep River council’s $6.9M of long-term debt is more than the $440 median. At 47%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. At 32% of spending ($1,072 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget. The return counts 41 full-time positions, 9.8 for every thousand residents. The upper tier, Renfrew County, adds $2,319 per resident of its own, mostly for social services and child care. Each resident’s share of Deep River council’s 2024 spending came to $3,346, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.5M | $1,072 | 32% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.5M | $828 | 25% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.3M | $548 | 16% |
| General government | $2.2M | $517 | 15% |
| Roads and transit | $1.3M | $313 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $154K | $37 | 1% |
| Public health and paramedics | $134K | $32 | 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 620 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
78% of municipalities in Ontario have more residents per seat than Deep River council, at 620 each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Deep River 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Council money. Figures are the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals after adjustments, per resident on the return’s population. Lower tiers stand beside lower tiers only: their county or region spends on top.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how Deep River is run
Who is the MP for Deep River?
For Deep River, it’s Cheryl Gallant (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke.
Which party won Deep River in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Cheryl Gallant won Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke.
Who is the MPP for Deep River?
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Deep River and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Deep River?
Suzanne D'Eon was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Deep River council.
How much does Deep River council spend?
The 2024 return of Deep River council shows $14M of spending for roughly 4,175 residents, $4.5M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Deep River part of?
The council of Renfrew County, made up of members from its municipalities, Deep River among them, is the upper tier.
How is Deep River council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Deep River council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Deep River?
It was 42.2% for Deep River council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 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).