Photo: Cindy Funk · CC BY 2.0Goderich spends more per resident than 96% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities do
Goderich’s council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Myles Murdock as mayor. 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. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Goderich is Huron—Bruce, and Ben Lobb (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Goderich belongs to Huron—Bruce; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
What stands out in how Goderich is governed
Turnout above the norm
The 2022 vote for Goderich council pulled in more electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Goderich voted ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Goderich council’s 2024 spending tops 96% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Huron—Bruce finished 24.8 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 65% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Goderich has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Huron—Bruce beat 93% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Goderich, 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.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Goderich is a lower-tier municipality: Huron County, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Goderich, from the most recent elections.
- 1Goderich councilelected October 2022Myles Murdock
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioHuron—Bruce
- 3House of CommonsHuron—Bruce
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 Goderich council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Myles Murdock
- Trevor Bazinet
- Liz Petrie
- Allison Segeren
- John Thompson
- Randy Carroll
- Leah Noel
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Murdock | Mayor | 1,844 | 55% | Yes |
| Trevor Bazinet | Deputy Mayor | 1,985 | 60% | Yes |
| Liz Petrie | Councillor | 2,632 | 18% | No |
| Allison Segeren | Councillor | 2,241 | 16% | No |
| John Thompson | Councillor | 1,409 | 10% | No |
| Randy Carroll | Councillor | 2,158 | 15% | No |
| Leah Noel | Councillor | 2,554 | 18% | No |
All of Goderich council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. Myles Murdock won 55% of the votes cast for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Goderich voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
On 24 October 2022, 52% of electors voted for Goderich council, a stronger showing than most of Ontario.
How Goderich voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Goderich votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Goderich council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Goderich votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. 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
Goderich votes in Huron—Bruce 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 ↗Huron—Bruce takes in Goderich 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
Ben Lobb represents Huron—Bruce in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Huron—Bruce · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2008
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Ontario with 71 of 122 seats; Ben Lobb is among the 50 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Huron—Bruce, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 51%; Ben Lobb held it for them in 2025. Ben Lobb has sat in the Commons since 2008, now for the 6th 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
In 2021, Huron—Bruce re-elected Ben Lobb of the Conservative Party of Canada
Huron—Bruce as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Ben Lobb was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 48%. The 2021 count in Huron—Bruce put Ben Lobb (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 51%, with James Rice (Liberal Party of Canada) 15,155 votes back.
All 5 candidates in Huron—Bruce, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lobb | Conservative Party of Canada | 31,170 | 50.9% |
| James Rice | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,015 | 26.2% |
| Jan Johnstone | New Democratic Party | 9,056 | 14.8% |
| Jack Stecho | People's Party of Canada | 4,437 | 7.3% |
| Justin L Smith | Independent | 519 | 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
Goderich 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.
On top of that comes Huron County: $2,008 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Taxes on property make up 34% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%. In 2024 the median among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities was $1,901 a resident; Goderich council spent $3,400. Full-time staff number 56, about 7.2 to every thousand residents. At 17% of spending ($591 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.6M | $591 | 17% |
| Roads and transit | $4.5M | $579 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.4M | $570 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $4M | $524 | 15% |
| Social services and child care | $2.6M | $336 | 10% |
| Other | $2.2M | $287 | 8% |
| General government | $2M | $265 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $1.3M | $170 | 5% |
| Public health and paramedics | $594K | $77 | 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 1,200 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 1,200 residents behind each seat, Goderich council sits below 57% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Goderich 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 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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
Questions about how Goderich is run
Who is the MP for Goderich?
Ben Lobb of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Huron—Bruce, which includes Goderich.
Which party won Goderich in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Ben Lobb (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Huron—Bruce still.
Who is the MPP for Goderich?
Look up Huron—Bruce on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Goderich, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Goderich?
The open record gives Myles Murdock, elected mayor of Goderich council in October 2022.
How much does Goderich council spend?
The 2024 return of Goderich council shows $26.3M of spending for roughly 7,728 residents, $4.6M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Goderich part of?
Goderich is part of Huron County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Goderich council elected?
Every seat on Goderich council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Goderich?
In October 2022, turnout for Goderich council was 52.2%, 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).