Photo: Bwake · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, Drummond/North Elmsley spends less than 99% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities
Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Lanark—Frontenac, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Drummond/North Elmsley. Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is the riding Drummond/North Elmsley 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. In October 2022, Drummond/North Elmsley elected Steve Fournier as reeve, with a council of 5. 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.
What stands out in how Drummond/North Elmsley is governed
Turnout below the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Drummond/North Elmsley council came in under it. How Drummond/North Elmsley voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Per resident, Drummond/North Elmsley council’s 2024 spending sits under 99% 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
Drummond/North Elmsley, a township 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.
Local government here has two tiers: Drummond/North Elmsley below, Lanark County above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Drummond/North Elmsley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Drummond/North Elmsley councilelected October 2022Steve Fournier
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioLanark—Frontenac—Kingston
- 3House of CommonsLanark—Frontenac
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 Drummond/North Elmsley council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Steve Fournier
- Ray Scissons
- Paul Kehoe
- John Matheson
- Paul Coutts
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Fournier | Reeve | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Ray Scissons | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Paul Kehoe | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| John Matheson | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Paul Coutts | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Seats on Drummond/North Elmsley council are tied to wards, apart from the reeve, whom every voter helps choose. No newcomer won a seat: the whole council served before. Steve Fournier was acclaimed reeve, with no one on the ballot against them.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Drummond/North Elmsley voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Drummond/North Elmsley council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 14% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Drummond/North Elmsley voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Drummond/North Elmsley votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Drummond/North Elmsley council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so Drummond/North Elmsley votes next on 28 October 2030. 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
Drummond/North Elmsley votes in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston 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 Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Drummond/North Elmsley votes in it. Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Scott Reid represents Lanark—Frontenac in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lanark—Frontenac · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2000
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Scott Reid is one of 50 Conservative Party of Canada MPs from Ontario, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 71 of 122.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Lanark—Frontenac would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 50%, and Scott Reid kept it for them in 2025. Scott Reid has sat in the Commons since 2000, now for the 9th Parliament.
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
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston returned Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, the riding Drummond/North Elmsley belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Lanark—Frontenac.
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston turned out at 70% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Scott Reid was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 48%. 14,144 votes separated Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) from Michelle Foxton (Liberal Party of Canada) in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston in 2021, when the winner took 49%.
All 6 candidates in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Reid | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,761 | 48.9% |
| Michelle Foxton | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,617 | 26.4% |
| Steve Garrison | New Democratic Party | 9,828 | 15.6% |
| Florian Bors | People's Party of Canada | 3,830 | 6.1% |
| Calvin Neufeld | Green Party of Canada | 1,664 | 2.7% |
| Blake Hamilton | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 211 | 0.3% |
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
Drummond/North Elmsley 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.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 74% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Drummond/North Elmsley council’s borrowing is light: $742K long term, $91 a resident where the median is $440. On top of that comes Lanark County: $1,553 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Drummond/North Elmsley council spent $1,020 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $406 per resident and 40% of the total. Full-time staff number 20, about 2.4 to every thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $3.3M | $406 | 40% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.2M | $268 | 26% |
| General government | $1M | $123 | 12% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $842K | $103 | 10% |
| Recreation and culture | $662K | $81 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $288K | $35 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $29K | $4 | 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 1,760 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
1,760 residents share each seat on Drummond/North Elmsley council, more than in 58% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Drummond/North Elmsley 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
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Drummond/North Elmsley is run
Who is the MP for Drummond/North Elmsley?
Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Lanark—Frontenac, the riding Drummond/North Elmsley is in.
Which party won Drummond/North Elmsley in the 2021 federal election?
Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Lanark—Frontenac.
Who is the MPP for Drummond/North Elmsley?
The riding for Drummond/North Elmsley is Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists the MPP who holds it.
Who heads the council in Drummond/North Elmsley?
For the 2022–26 term, Drummond/North Elmsley council was led by Steve Fournier, elected reeve in October 2022.
How much does Drummond/North Elmsley council spend?
Drummond/North Elmsley council spent $8.3M in 2024 for about 8,183 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $3.3M.
Which regional body is Drummond/North Elmsley part of?
The council of Lanark County, made up of members from its municipalities, Drummond/North Elmsley among them, is the upper tier.
How is Drummond/North Elmsley council elected?
Drummond/North Elmsley council: the reeve is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Drummond/North Elmsley?
It was 14.0% for Drummond/North Elmsley 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).