Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Hanover’s MP is Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada), for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Provincially, Hanover votes in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. Voters in Hanover chose Sue Paterson as mayor in October 2022, for a 7-seat council. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022. Across Ontario, 71 of the 122 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Hanover, 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 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.
Hanover is a lower-tier municipality: Grey County, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Hanover, from the most recent elections.
- 1Hanover councilelected October 2022Sue Paterson
- 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 Hanover 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 Paterson
- Warren Dickert
- Harold Fleet
- Dave Hocking
- Carol Hudson
- Brandon Koebel
- Susan Sakal
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Paterson | Mayor | 1,881 | 78% | Yes |
| Warren Dickert | Deputy Mayor | 1,317 | 55% | Yes |
| Harold Fleet | Councillor | 1,846 | 77% | Yes |
| Dave Hocking | Councillor | 1,554 | 65% | Yes |
| Carol Hudson | Councillor | 1,530 | 64% | No |
| Brandon Koebel | Councillor | 2,065 | 86% | Yes |
| Susan Sakal | Councillor | 1,649 | 69% | No |
No seat on Hanover council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. For mayor, Sue Paterson drew 78% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Hanover voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
39% of those on the list cast a ballot for Hanover council on 24 October 2022, more than in a typical municipality.
How Hanover voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Hanover votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Hanover council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Hanover, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Hanover 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 ↗The riding is Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Hanover votes in it. Ontario’s southern ridings copy the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), and the town is placed by them.
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
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. The current Parliament is Alex Ruff’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound elected Alex Ruff (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 49% of the vote, a lead of 13,989 over Anne Marie Watson (Liberal Party of Canada). 46% had elected Alex Ruff there in 2019. 64% of electors in Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
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
Hanover 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.
58 full-time positions are funded, 7.3 per thousand residents. Police, fire and protection takes the biggest share, 26%, or $692 per resident. Hanover council spent $2,666 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Residents are also served by Grey County, which spent $1,694 each across its area, chiefly on social services and child care. At $14 per resident, Hanover council’s $112K of long-term debt is less than the $440 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 35% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $5.5M | $692 | 26% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.8M | $599 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.5M | $569 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $3.2M | $406 | 15% |
| General government | $1.7M | $213 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $628K | $79 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $475K | $60 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $400K | $50 | 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 1,250 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
A seat on Hanover council covers 1,250 residents; 55% of Ontario municipalities have more per seat.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Hanover 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. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- 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. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
Questions about how Hanover is run
Who is the MP for Hanover?
Alex Ruff of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, which includes Hanover.
Which party won Hanover 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 Hanover?
Look up Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Hanover, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Hanover?
In October 2022, Sue Paterson won the post of mayor for Hanover council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Hanover council spend?
In 2024, Hanover council spent $21.2M in all, for some 7,967 residents, of which $5.5M went on police, fire and protection, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Hanover part of?
The council of Grey County, made up of members from its municipalities, Hanover among them, is the upper tier.
How is Hanover council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Hanover council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Hanover?
It was 39.3% for Hanover 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).