Photo: Michael Hiemstra from Canada · CC BY 2.0Kitchener has one council seat for every 29,450 residents, more than 98% of municipalities in Ontario
Rosenberg is part of Kitchener, which elected Berry Vrbanovic as mayor in October 2022. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022. Rosenberg sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Kitchener South—Hespeler, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Rosenberg is in Kitchener South—Hespeler, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Matt Strauss of the Conservative Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Rosenberg is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Kitchener council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
The 2022 vote for Kitchener council drew fewer electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Rosenberg voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Kitchener council: 67% of them. 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
Rosenberg is governed by Kitchener, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
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.
Local government here has two tiers: Kitchener below, Waterloo Region above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Rosenberg, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kitchener councilelected October 2022Berry Vrbanovic
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioKitchener South—Hespeler
- 3House of CommonsKitchener South—Hespeler
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 Kitchener council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Berry Vrbanovic
- Debbie Chapman
- Scott Davey
- Bil Ioannidis
- Margaret Johnston
- Christine Michaud
- Dave Schnider
- Paul Singh
- Jason Deneault
- Ayo Owodunni
- Aislinn Clancy
11 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Vrbanovic | Mayor | 26,846 | 80% | Yes |
| Debbie Chapman | Councillor | 2,276 | 60% | Yes |
| Scott Davey | Councillor | 2,375 | 69% | Yes |
| Bil Ioannidis | Councillor | 1,620 | 42% | Yes |
| Margaret Johnston | Councillor | 2,596 | 88% | Yes |
| Christine Michaud | Councillor | 1,638 | 58% | Yes |
| Dave Schnider | Councillor | 3,284 | 82% | Yes |
| Paul Singh | Councillor | 2,060 | 75% | Yes |
| Jason Deneault | Councillor | 532 | 30% | No |
| Ayo Owodunni | Councillor | 844 | 32% | No |
| Aislinn Clancy | Councillor | 1,765 | 36% | No |
With 80% of the votes, Berry Vrbanovic carried the vote for mayor. Councillors on Kitchener council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Rosenberg voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Kitchener council on 24 October 2022 was 20% of electors, lower than the Ontario norm.
How Rosenberg voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Rosenberg votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchener council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The next council election in Kitchener falls on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Rosenberg votes in Kitchener South—Hespeler 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 ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. The riding is Kitchener South—Hespeler: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Rosenberg votes in it.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Matt Strauss represents Kitchener South—Hespeler in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Kitchener South—Hespeler · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada, Matt Strauss’s party, takes 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 71.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Matt Strauss to the Commons for the first time. Mapped onto today’s Kitchener South—Hespeler, the 2021 vote favoured the Liberal Party of Canada with 37%, which makes Matt Strauss’s 2025 win a gain.
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
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Kitchener South—Hespeler in 2021 with Valerie Bradford
Kitchener South—Hespeler as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025. It held 63% of Rosenberg’s residents.
In 2019 Marwan Tabbara had won it for the Liberal Party of Canada with 40%. Kitchener South—Hespeler elected Valerie Bradford (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 37% of the vote, a lead of 947 over Tyler Calver (Conservative Party of Canada). In 2021, 62% of electors cast a ballot in Kitchener South—Hespeler, under the national 63%. Only 15 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result.
All 8 candidates in Kitchener South—Hespeler, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Bradford | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,596 | 37.5% |
| Tyler Calver | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,649 | 35.5% |
| Suresh Arangath | New Democratic Party | 8,079 | 16.3% |
| Melissa Baumgaertner | People's Party of Canada | 3,351 | 6.8% |
| Gabe Rose | Green Party of Canada | 1,710 | 3.4% |
| C.A. Morrison | Independent | 119 | 0.2% |
| Stephen Davis | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 93 | 0.2% |
| Elaine Baetz | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 57 | 0.1% |
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
Kitchener 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.
On top of that comes Waterloo Region: $2,285 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. At $1,612 for every resident in 2024, Kitchener council sits below the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $416 a resident, 26% of all spending. Full-time staff number 1,386, about 4.7 to every thousand residents. At 27%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. At $270 per resident, Kitchener council’s $79.3M of long-term debt is less than the $440 median.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $121.9M | $416 | 26% |
| Recreation and culture | $114.2M | $389 | 24% |
| Other | $70.7M | $241 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $67M | $228 | 14% |
| Roads and transit | $44.6M | $152 | 9% |
| General government | $23.9M | $81 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $22.9M | $78 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $4.2M | $14 | 1% |
| Public health and paramedics | $3.6M | $12 | 1% |
| Social housing | $197K | $1 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Kitchener council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The bars put the headline’s figure for Kitchener council next to nearby councils, the tick marking the provincial median.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Rosenberg 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Rosenberg is run
Who is the MP for Rosenberg?
Matt Strauss of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Kitchener South—Hespeler, which includes Rosenberg.
Which party won Rosenberg in the 2021 federal election?
Kitchener South—Hespeler went to Valerie Bradford (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Matt Strauss has been the MP for Kitchener South—Hespeler.
Who is the MPP for Rosenberg?
Kitchener South—Hespeler is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Rosenberg and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Kitchener?
For the 2022–26 term, Kitchener council was led by Berry Vrbanovic, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does Kitchener council spend?
Kitchener council spent $473.2M in 2024 for about 293,470 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $121.9M.
Which regional body is Kitchener part of?
Kitchener is part of Waterloo Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Kitchener council elected?
Kitchener council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Rosenberg?
It was 20.3% for Kitchener 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).