Photo: Sam Nabi · CC BY-SA 4.0One councillor per 29,450 residents: Kitchener is more thinly represented than 98% of Ontario municipalities
Provincially, Victoria Park votes in Kitchener Centre; 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. For federal votes, Victoria Park belongs to Kitchener Centre, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Kelly DeRidder (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. As a neighbourhood of Kitchener, Victoria Park shares the council elected in October 2022, with Berry Vrbanovic as mayor. The council shown is the one elected in 2022, since Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026 and no open file of the new councils exists yet.
What stands out in how Victoria Park is governed
Many residents per seat
Kitchener council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Ontario has one seat per 1,540 residents. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Kitchener council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Victoria Park voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Kitchener council spent less per resident in 2024 than 67% 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
Victoria Park 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.
Two councils serve Kitchener: its own, and that of Waterloo Region, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Victoria Park, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kitchener councilelected October 2022Berry Vrbanovic
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioKitchener Centre
- 3House of CommonsKitchener Centre
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 |
Seats on Kitchener council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. For mayor, Berry Vrbanovic drew 80% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Victoria Park voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Kitchener council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 20% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Victoria Park voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Victoria Park 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 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Kitchener, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Victoria Park votes in Kitchener Centre 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, Victoria Park votes in Kitchener Centre, which has one MPP. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Kelly DeRidder represents Kitchener Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Kitchener Centre · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Kelly DeRidder 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
April 2025 was Kelly DeRidder’s first election to the House of Commons. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Kitchener Centre, the Green Party of Canada would have led with 33%; in 2025 Kelly DeRidder took it from them.
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
Kitchener Centre changed hands in 2021, to Mike Morrice (Green Party of Canada)
Counts for Kitchener Centre within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Raj Saini (Liberal Party of Canada) had won it in 2019 with 37%. The 2021 count in Kitchener Centre put Mike Morrice (Green Party of Canada) first at 35%, with Mary Henein Thorn (Conservative Party of Canada) 5,335 votes back.
All 6 candidates in Kitchener Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Morrice | Green Party of Canada | 17,872 | 34.9% |
| Mary Henein Thorn | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,537 | 24.5% |
| Beisan Zubi | New Democratic Party | 8,938 | 17.5% |
| Raj Saini | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,297 | 16.2% |
| Diane Boskovic | People's Party of Canada | 3,381 | 6.6% |
| Ellen Papenburg | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 154 | 0.3% |
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.
Taxes on property make up 27% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%. Debt Kitchener council owes over the long term came to $79.3M, $270 a resident, under the median of $440. At $1,612 for every resident in 2024, Kitchener council sits below the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Waterloo Region, the upper tier, spent another $2,285 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. It employs the equivalent of 1,386 full-time positions, or 4.7 for each thousand people. Water, sewers and waste takes the biggest share, 26%, or $416 per resident.
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.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Kitchener council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Victoria Park 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
- 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- 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.
Questions about how Victoria Park is run
Who is the MP for Victoria Park?
Kitchener Centre’s MP, Kelly DeRidder of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Victoria Park.
Which party won Victoria Park in the 2021 federal election?
Kitchener Centre went to Mike Morrice (Green Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Kelly DeRidder has been the MP for Kitchener Centre.
Who is the MPP for Victoria Park?
Victoria Park votes in Kitchener Centre; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Kitchener?
The open record gives Berry Vrbanovic, elected mayor of Kitchener council in October 2022.
How much does Kitchener council spend?
The 2024 return of Kitchener council shows $473.2M of spending for roughly 293,470 residents, $121.9M of it on water, sewers and waste.
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?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Kitchener council.
What was the turnout in Victoria Park?
20.3% of electors voted when Kitchener 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).