Photo: P199 · Public domainHastings Highlands spends more per resident than 94% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities do
Hastings Highlands sends one MP to Ottawa from Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada). For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Hastings Highlands votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is. The October 2022 vote made Tony Fitzgerald mayor of Hastings Highlands, heading 7 seats. Ontario’s councils were renewed on 26 October 2026, but the only open list so far is 2022’s, so that is the term shown.
What stands out in how Hastings Highlands is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, above the ratio on Hastings Highlands council. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Hastings Highlands council’s 2024 spending tops 94% 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
Hastings Highlands, a municipality 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.
Hastings County is the upper tier over Hastings Highlands, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Hastings Highlands, from the most recent elections.
- 1Hastings Highlands councilelected October 2022Tony Fitzgerald
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioHastings—Lennox and Addington
- 3House of CommonsHastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga
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 Hastings Highlands council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Tony Fitzgerald
- Tammy Davis
- Joan Nieman
- Nancy Matheson
- Tracy Hagar
- Roger Davis
- Keith Buck
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Fitzgerald | Mayor | 1,130 | 46% | Yes |
| Tammy Davis | Deputy Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Joan Nieman | Councillor | 1,539 | 17% | No |
| Nancy Matheson | Councillor | 1,301 | 14% | Yes |
| Tracy Hagar | Councillor | 1,285 | 14% | Yes |
| Roger Davis | Councillor | 1,180 | 13% | No |
| Keith Buck | Councillor | 1,001 | 11% | Yes |
No seat on Hastings Highlands council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. With 46% of the votes, Tony Fitzgerald carried the vote for mayor. For one seat a single candidate came forward and was acclaimed.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Hastings Highlands voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
37% of those on the list cast a ballot for Hastings Highlands council on 24 October 2022, more than in a typical municipality.
How Hastings Highlands voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Hastings Highlands votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings Highlands council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Hastings Highlands’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Hastings Highlands votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington 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 ↗For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Hastings Highlands votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, which has one MPP. 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
Shelby Kramp-Neuman represents Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada, Shelby Kramp-Neuman’s party, takes 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 71.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 46%; in 2025 Shelby Kramp-Neuman kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Shelby Kramp-Neuman’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021.
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 Shelby Kramp-Neuman won Hastings—Lennox and Addington, as the Conservative Party of Canada had in 2019
Results in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, the riding Hastings Highlands belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga.
Shelby Kramp-Neuman won the 2021 race in Hastings—Lennox and Addington for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 45% and beating Mike Bossio (Liberal Party of Canada) by 5,595 votes. Derek Sloan (Conservative Party of Canada) had taken it in 2019 with 41%. Hastings—Lennox and Addington turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 6 candidates in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Kramp-Neuman | Conservative Party of Canada | 24,651 | 45.1% |
| Mike Bossio | Liberal Party of Canada | 19,056 | 34.9% |
| Matilda DeBues | New Democratic Party | 6,020 | 11.0% |
| James Babcock | People's Party of Canada | 3,131 | 5.7% |
| Reg Wilson | Green Party of Canada | 971 | 1.8% |
| Jennifer Sloan | Independent | 838 | 1.5% |
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
Hastings Highlands 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.
More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $1,323 a resident, 42% of all spending. Full-time staff number 37, about 8.4 to every thousand residents. On top of that comes Hastings County: $4,489 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Spending by Hastings Highlands council reached $3,173 a resident in 2024, well over the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Hastings Highlands council’s borrowing is light: $307K long term, $70 a resident where the median is $440. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 66% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.8M | $1,323 | 42% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.9M | $666 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.4M | $555 | 17% |
| General government | $1.6M | $370 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $813K | $186 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $291K | $66 | 2% |
| Public health and paramedics | $32K | $7 | 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 710 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Hastings Highlands council has one seat for every 710 residents, fewer than in 75% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Hastings Highlands 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. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how Hastings Highlands is run
Who is the MP for Hastings Highlands?
Hastings Highlands is in Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, represented by Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Hastings Highlands in the 2021 federal election?
Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada) took Hastings—Lennox and Addington in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga.
Who is the MPP for Hastings Highlands?
Hastings Highlands votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Hastings Highlands?
The open record gives Tony Fitzgerald, elected mayor of Hastings Highlands council in October 2022.
How much does Hastings Highlands council spend?
Hastings Highlands council spent $13.9M in 2024 for about 4,385 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $5.8M.
Which regional body is Hastings Highlands part of?
Hastings Highlands is part of Hastings County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Hastings Highlands council elected?
Every seat on Hastings Highlands council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Hastings Highlands?
37.0% of electors voted when Hastings Highlands council was elected in October 2022; the Ontario median was 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).