Photo: Balcer~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5Per resident, Ingersoll spends less than 83% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities
Ingersoll’s council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Brian Petrie as mayor. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) for Ingersoll is Oxford; no current MP for it is on the open record. Provincially, Ingersoll votes in Oxford; 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.
What stands out in how Ingersoll is governed
Turnout above the norm
The 2022 vote for Ingersoll council pulled in more electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Ingersoll voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Ingersoll council below 83% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. 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
Ingersoll, 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 water, sewers and waste (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 Ingersoll: its own, and that of Oxford County, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Ingersoll, from the most recent elections.
- 1Ingersoll councilelected October 2022Brian Petrie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioOxford
- 3House of CommonsOxford
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 Ingersoll 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 Petrie
- Lindsay Wilson
- Kristy Van Kooten-Bossence
- Richard Eus
- Shannon Hutson
- Mike Bowman
- Khadijah Haliru
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Petrie | Mayor | 1,815 | 42% | Yes |
| Lindsay Wilson | Deputy Mayor | 2,947 | 69% | No |
| Kristy Van Kooten-Bossence | Councillor | 2,513 | 14% | Yes |
| Richard Eus | Councillor | 1,972 | 11% | Yes |
| Shannon Hutson | Councillor | 1,854 | 10% | No |
| Mike Bowman | Councillor | 1,796 | 10% | Yes |
| Khadijah Haliru | Councillor | 1,708 | 9% | No |
For mayor, Brian Petrie drew 42% of the votes. All of Ingersoll council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Ingersoll voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Ingersoll council on 24 October 2022 was 41% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How Ingersoll voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Ingersoll votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Ingersoll, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Ingersoll votes in Oxford 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 comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015. The riding is Oxford: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Ingersoll votes in it.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Oxford: no current MP on record
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Oxford
ourcommons.ca ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Oxford gives the Conservative Party of Canada 47%, a lead of 26.1 points over the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada).
Member of Parliament: same source as Who represents Ingersoll, above.
In 2021, Oxford re-elected Dave MacKenzie of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Oxford as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Oxford turned out at 65% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Dave MacKenzie won the 2021 race in Oxford for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 47% and beating Elizabeth Quinto (Liberal Party of Canada) by 16,426 votes. Back in 2019, Dave MacKenzie took the riding on 48%.
All 6 candidates in Oxford, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave MacKenzie | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,146 | 47.1% |
| Elizabeth Quinto | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,720 | 20.5% |
| Matthew Chambers | New Democratic Party | 11,325 | 18.3% |
| Wendy Martin | People's Party of Canada | 6,595 | 10.7% |
| Bob Reid | Green Party of Canada | 1,683 | 2.7% |
| Allen Scovil | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 479 | 0.8% |
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
Ingersoll 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.
At $68 per resident, Ingersoll council’s $936K of long-term debt is less than the $440 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 67% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. The return counts 66 full-time positions, 4.8 for every thousand residents. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 32%, or $439 per resident. Spending by Ingersoll council came to $1,375 a resident in 2024, under the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. The upper tier, Oxford County, adds $2,483 per resident of its own, mostly for social services and child care.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $6M | $439 | 32% |
| Roads and transit | $5.2M | $379 | 28% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.8M | $349 | 25% |
| General government | $1.2M | $91 | 7% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $829K | $61 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $584K | $43 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $196K | $14 | 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 2,130 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Ingersoll council has one seat for every 2,130 residents, more than in 63% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Ingersoll 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. 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.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
Questions about how Ingersoll is run
Who is the MP for Ingersoll?
No current MP for Oxford, the riding Ingersoll is in, is on the open record; the Commons’ members page has it.
Which party won Ingersoll in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Dave MacKenzie in Oxford; the riding is now Oxford.
Who is the MPP for Ingersoll?
Ingersoll votes in Oxford; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Ingersoll?
The open record gives Brian Petrie, elected mayor of Ingersoll council in October 2022.
How much does Ingersoll council spend?
Ingersoll council spent $18.8M in 2024 for about 13,693 residents; its largest service line was recreation and culture, at $6M.
Which regional body is Ingersoll part of?
Ingersoll is part of Oxford County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Ingersoll council elected?
Every seat on Ingersoll council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Ingersoll?
It was 41.3% for Ingersoll 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. 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).