Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Each seat on Kemptville’s council stands for 3,950 residents, more than in 80% of Ontario municipalities
Provincially, Kemptville votes in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes; 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. Kemptville sends one MP to Ottawa from Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Michael Barrett (Conservative Party of Canada). Kemptville has no council of its own: it belongs to North Grenville, a municipality. Voters in North Grenville chose Nancy Peckford as mayor in October 2022, for a 5-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.
What stands out in how Kemptville is governed
Many residents per seat
North Grenville council has more people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
North Grenville council drew more of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Kemptville voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Kemptville, 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.
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is the upper tier over North Grenville, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kemptville, from the most recent elections.
- 1North Grenville councilelected October 2022Nancy Peckford
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
- 3House of CommonsLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes
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 North Grenville council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Nancy Peckford
- Deb Wilson
- Kristin-Elke Strackerjan
- John Barclay
- Doreen O'Sullivan
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Peckford | Mayor | 4,410 | 75% | Yes |
| Deb Wilson | Councillor | 3,032 | – | Yes |
| Kristin-Elke Strackerjan | Councillor | 2,592 | – | Yes |
| John Barclay | Councillor | 3,438 | – | Yes |
| Doreen O'Sullivan | Councillor | 3,201 | – | Yes |
All of North Grenville council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. The voters returned every sitting member. The contest for mayor went to Nancy Peckford, with 75% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Kemptville 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 North Grenville council on 24 October 2022 was 42% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How Kemptville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Kemptville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| North Grenville council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. North Grenville votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Kemptville votes in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes 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, Kemptville votes in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, 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
Michael Barrett represents Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2018
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 122 seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71, and Michael Barrett’s Conservative Party of Canada has 50.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 51%; in 2025 Michael Barrett kept the seat in the same hands. First elected in 2018, Michael Barrett is serving the 4th 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
In 2021, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes re-elected Michael Barrett of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, the riding Kemptville belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes.
Turnout in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes reached 68% in 2021, against 63% nationally. In 2021, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes went to Michael Barrett (Conservative Party of Canada) on 51%; Roberta L Abbott (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 15,015 votes behind. Michael Barrett already held it after the 2019 election, won with 49%.
All 5 candidates in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Barrett | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,950 | 50.5% |
| Roberta L Abbott | Liberal Party of Canada | 14,935 | 25.2% |
| Michelle Taylor | New Democratic Party | 8,863 | 15.0% |
| Alex Cassell | People's Party of Canada | 3,394 | 5.7% |
| Lorraine Rekmans | Green Party of Canada | 2,134 | 3.6% |
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
North Grenville 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.
Debt North Grenville council owes over the long term came to $14.5M, $805 a resident, higher than the median of $440. At 51%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $350 a resident, 18% of all spending. Full-time staff number 98, about 5.5 to every thousand residents. On top of that comes United Counties of Leeds and Grenville: $2,246 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Each resident’s share of North Grenville council’s 2024 spending came to $1,904, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $6.3M | $350 | 18% |
| Roads and transit | $6.2M | $345 | 18% |
| General government | $6.1M | $340 | 18% |
| Recreation and culture | $5.6M | $314 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $5M | $279 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.8M | $269 | 14% |
| Public health and paramedics | $126K | $7 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
North Grenville council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How North Grenville council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Kemptville 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
- 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. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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.
Questions about how Kemptville is run
Who is the MP for Kemptville?
Michael Barrett (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, the riding Kemptville is in.
Which party won Kemptville in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Michael Barrett (Conservative Party of Canada), in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes; Michael Barrett represents Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes today.
Who is the MPP for Kemptville?
Look up Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Kemptville, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Kemptville?
Nancy Peckford was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of North Grenville council.
How much does North Grenville council spend?
The 2024 return of North Grenville council shows $34.2M of spending for roughly 17,964 residents, $6.3M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is North Grenville part of?
The council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, made up of members from its municipalities, North Grenville among them, is the upper tier.
How is North Grenville council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of North Grenville council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Kemptville?
41.9% of electors voted when North Grenville 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).