Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Georgian Bluffs in Ottawa as MP for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Of the 122 Commons seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71. Voters in Georgian Bluffs chose Sue Carleton as mayor in October 2022, for a 7-seat council. 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. Georgian Bluffs is in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 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.
Three governments, and who does what
Georgian Bluffs, 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.
Local government here has two tiers: Georgian Bluffs below, Grey County above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Georgian Bluffs, from the most recent elections.
- 1Georgian Bluffs councilelected October 2022Sue Carleton
- 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 Georgian Bluffs council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Sue Carleton
- Grant Pringle
- Cathy Moore Coburn
- Ryan Thompson
- Tobin Day
- Mike Smith
- Rick Winters
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Carleton | Mayor | 1,727 | 47% | Yes |
| Grant Pringle | Deputy Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Cathy Moore Coburn | Councillor | 2,423 | 17% | Yes |
| Ryan Thompson | Councillor | 2,518 | 17% | Yes |
| Tobin Day | Councillor | 1,912 | 13% | No |
| Mike Smith | Councillor | 1,963 | 14% | No |
| Rick Winters | Councillor | 1,734 | 12% | No |
One seat went uncontested. There are no wards on Georgian Bluffs council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. The contest for mayor went to Sue Carleton, with 47% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Georgian Bluffs voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
No closer places have figures: these lie 7–28 km from Georgian Bluffs. 35% of those on the list cast a ballot for Georgian Bluffs council on 24 October 2022, fewer than in a typical municipality.
How Georgian Bluffs voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Georgian Bluffs votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Georgian Bluffs council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Georgian Bluffs falls on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Georgian Bluffs 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 ↗Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound takes in Georgian Bluffs and elects its MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 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
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
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 49%; Alex Ruff held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2019, Alex Ruff is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career.
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
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound returned Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
46% had elected Alex Ruff there in 2019. In 2021, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound went to Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) on 49%; Anne Marie Watson (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 13,989 votes behind. In 2021, 64% of electors cast a ballot in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, more than the national 63%.
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
Georgian Bluffs 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.
On top of that comes Grey County: $1,694 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Georgian Bluffs council spent $1,650 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $534 a resident, 32% of all spending. Full-time staff number 45, about 4.1 to every thousand residents. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 67% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Debt Georgian Bluffs council owes over the long term came to $260K, $23 a resident, under the median of $440.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.9M | $534 | 32% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.8M | $342 | 21% |
| General government | $3.5M | $313 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3M | $266 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.7M | $152 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $367K | $33 | 2% |
| Public health and paramedics | $91K | $8 | 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 1,720 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 57% of municipalities in Ontario have fewer seats for their size than Georgian Bluffs council, at 1,720 residents each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Georgian Bluffs 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. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Georgian Bluffs is run
Who is the MP for Georgian Bluffs?
Georgian Bluffs is in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, represented by Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Georgian Bluffs in the 2021 federal election?
Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) took Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MPP for Georgian Bluffs?
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Georgian Bluffs and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Georgian Bluffs?
For the 2022–26 term, Georgian Bluffs council was led by Sue Carleton, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does Georgian Bluffs council spend?
The 2024 return of Georgian Bluffs council shows $18.3M of spending for roughly 11,100 residents, $5.9M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Georgian Bluffs part of?
The council of Grey County, made up of members from its municipalities, Georgian Bluffs among them, is the upper tier.
How is Georgian Bluffs council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Georgian Bluffs council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Georgian Bluffs?
In October 2022, turnout for Georgian Bluffs council was 35.2%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
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).