Photo: The Silverliner · CC BY-SA 3.0Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, the riding that includes Dundalk
Dundalk has no council of its own: it belongs to Southgate, a township. The October 2022 vote made Brian Milne mayor of Southgate, heading 7 seats. 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. Dundalk sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. From Ontario come 122 MPs, 71 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Dundalk, 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 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.
Two councils serve Southgate: its own, and that of Grey County, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Dundalk, from the most recent elections.
- 1Southgate councilelected October 2022Brian Milne
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioBruce—Grey—Owen Sound
- 3House of CommonsBruce—Grey—Owen Sound
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 Southgate council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Brian Milne
- Barbara Dobreen
- Jason Rice
- Martin Shipston
- Jim Ferguson
- Joan John
- Monica Singh Soares
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Milne | Mayor | 911 | 51% | Yes |
| Barbara Dobreen | Deputy Mayor | 1,319 | 74% | Yes |
| Jason Rice | Councillor | 1,108 | 62% | Yes |
| Martin Shipston | Councillor | 929 | 52% | Yes |
| Jim Ferguson | Councillor | 1,045 | 59% | No |
| Joan John | Councillor | 920 | 52% | No |
| Monica Singh Soares | Councillor | 729 | 41% | No |
With 51% of the votes, Brian Milne carried the vote for mayor. No seat on Southgate council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Dundalk voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
27% of those on the list cast a ballot for Southgate council on 24 October 2022, fewer than in a typical municipality.
How Dundalk voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Dundalk votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Southgate council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so Southgate votes next on 28 October 2030. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Dundalk votes in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 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. The riding is Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Dundalk votes in it.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Alex Ruff represents Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Alex Ruff has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 49%, and Alex Ruff 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
In 2021, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound re-elected Alex Ruff of the Conservative Party of Canada
Counts for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
64% of electors in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. Back in 2019, Alex Ruff took the riding on 46%. Alex Ruff won the 2021 race in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 49% and beating Anne Marie Watson (Liberal Party of Canada) by 13,989 votes.
All 6 candidates in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ruff | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,727 | 49.2% |
| Anne Marie Watson | Liberal Party of Canada | 14,738 | 25.2% |
| Christopher Neudorf | New Democratic Party | 7,939 | 13.6% |
| Anna-Marie Fosbrooke | People's Party of Canada | 4,697 | 8.0% |
| Ashley Michelle Lawrence | Green Party of Canada | 1,789 | 3.1% |
| Reima Kaikkonen | Independent | 524 | 0.9% |
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
Southgate 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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 59% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. Southgate council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $6.5M long term, $745 a resident where the median is $440. Southgate council spent $1,983 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Grey County, the upper tier, spent another $1,694 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. It employs the equivalent of 53 full-time positions, or 6.1 for each thousand people. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 33%, or $655 per resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.7M | $655 | 33% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.6M | $410 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.5M | $402 | 20% |
| General government | $2.3M | $258 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.4M | $163 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $725K | $83 | 4% |
| Public health and paramedics | $97K | $11 | 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 1,660 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
1,660 residents share each seat on Southgate council, more than in 56% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Dundalk 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
- 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.
- 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
Questions about how Dundalk is run
Who is the MP for Dundalk?
Dundalk is in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, represented by Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Dundalk in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Alex Ruff won Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Dundalk?
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Dundalk and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Dundalk?
The open record gives Brian Milne, elected mayor of Southgate council in October 2022.
How much does Southgate council spend?
Southgate council spent $17.3M in 2024 for about 8,716 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $5.7M.
Which regional body is Southgate part of?
Southgate is part of Grey County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Southgate council elected?
Every seat on Southgate council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Dundalk?
It was 27.2% for Southgate 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).