Photo: Fishonleash · CC BY 4.0Just 1,076 votes decided King—Vaughan in 2021, closer than 95% of Canada’s ridings
Voters in King chose Steve Pellegrini as mayor in October 2022, for a 7-seat council. 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. In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, King belongs to King—Vaughan; 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. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering King is King—Vaughan, and Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
What stands out in how King is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; King council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
The 2022 vote for King council drew fewer electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How King voted ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, King council’s 2024 spending tops 69% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Council money ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in King—Vaughan led the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada) by 2.2 points, a closer finish than in 95% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How King has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
King, a township 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.
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ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Two councils serve King: its own, and that of York Region, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for King, from the most recent elections.
- 1King councilelected October 2022Steve Pellegrini
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioKing—Vaughan
- 3House of CommonsKing—Vaughan
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 King council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Steve Pellegrini
- Jordan Alexander Cescolini
- David Boyd
- Debbie Schaefer
- Avia Eek
- Mary Asselstine
- Jennifer Anstey
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Pellegrini | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jordan Alexander Cescolini | Councillor | 738 | 56% | Yes |
| David Boyd | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Debbie Schaefer | Councillor | 575 | 65% | Yes |
| Avia Eek | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Mary Asselstine | Councillor | 553 | 45% | No |
| Jennifer Anstey | Councillor | 228 | 42% | No |
Each ward chooses its own councillors on King council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor. With no rival, Steve Pellegrini took the mayor’s chair by acclamation.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
King voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
King council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 21% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How King voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When King votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| King council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so King votes next on 28 October 2030. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
King votes in King—Vaughan 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, King votes in King—Vaughan, which has one MPP. 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
Anna Roberts represents King—Vaughan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
King—Vaughan · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Anna Roberts is one of 50 Conservative Party of Canada MPs from Ontario, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 71 of 122.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s King—Vaughan, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 45%; in 2025 Anna Roberts kept the seat in the same hands. Anna Roberts was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Anna Roberts’ 2nd.
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
A new party in King—Vaughan in 2021: Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada)
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of King—Vaughan; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Deb Schulte (Liberal Party of Canada) at 45%. Anna Roberts won the 2021 race in King—Vaughan for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 45% and beating Deb Schulte (Liberal Party of Canada) by 1,076 votes. 49% of electors in King—Vaughan voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 5 candidates in King—Vaughan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Roberts | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,534 | 45.1% |
| Deb Schulte | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,458 | 42.9% |
| Sandra Lozano | New Democratic Party | 3,234 | 6.5% |
| Gilmar Oprisan | People's Party of Canada | 2,149 | 4.3% |
| Roberta Herod | Green Party of Canada | 620 | 1.2% |
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
King 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.
In 2024 the median among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities was $1,901 a resident; King council spent $2,268. Residents are also served by York Region, which spent $2,226 each across its area, chiefly on social services and child care. 200 full-time positions are funded, 6.8 per thousand residents. More goes to recreation and culture than to anything else: $583 a resident, 26% of all spending. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 38% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Debt King council owes over the long term came to $13.1M, $444 a resident, higher than the median of $440.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $17.2M | $583 | 26% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $14.5M | $492 | 22% |
| Roads and transit | $13.2M | $447 | 20% |
| General government | $8.5M | $290 | 13% |
| Police, fire and protection | $7.9M | $269 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $5.5M | $185 | 8% |
| Public health and paramedics | $29K | $1 | 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 4,150 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on King council answers to 4,150 residents, a higher ratio than 81% of municipalities in Ontario.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how King 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 size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
Questions about how King is run
Who is the MP for King?
Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for King—Vaughan, the riding King is in.
Which party won King in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Anna Roberts won King—Vaughan in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for King?
Look up King—Vaughan on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in King, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in King?
Steve Pellegrini was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of King council.
How much does King council spend?
The 2024 return of King council shows $66.8M of spending for roughly 29,467 residents, $17.2M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is King part of?
The council of York Region sits above King’s and runs region-wide services, police and water among them.
How is King council elected?
King council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in King?
21.4% of electors voted when King 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).