Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Jim Belanger (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Little Current in Ottawa as MP for Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s northern ridings aren’t the federal ones and aren’t published as open data, so Little Current isn’t placed. For local government, Little Current falls under Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, a municipality. This page names no head of council for Little Current, as no open list of councils exists in Ontario. The Liberal Party of Canada has 71 of the 122 MPs elected in Ontario.
Three governments, and who does what
Little Current, a municipality in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands is a single-tier municipality: no county or region sits above its council, though Statistics Canada still counts it in the Manitoulin census division.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Little Current, from the most recent elections.
- 1Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands councilMunicipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of Ontario–
- 3House of CommonsSudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt
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
When Little Current votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. The council elected on 26 October 2026 serves until 28 October 2030, when Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, which sets 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
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
Find your MPP on the legislature’s site
ola.org ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jim Belanger represents Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- 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 Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 32%: Jim Belanger won it away from them in 2025. The 2025 general election sent Jim Belanger to the Commons for the first time.
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
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing returned Carol Hughes (New Democratic Party) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Little Current voted in Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt is its riding today.
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing turned out at only 60% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing elected Carol Hughes (New Democratic Party) in 2021: 40% of the vote, a lead of 5,010 over John Sagman (Conservative Party of Canada). The 2019 result had favoured Carol Hughes as well, at 42%.
All 6 candidates in Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Hughes | New Democratic Party | 15,895 | 40.2% |
| John Sagman | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,885 | 27.5% |
| Duke Peltier | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,888 | 22.5% |
| Harry Jaaskelainen | People's Party of Canada | 2,840 | 7.2% |
| Stephen Zimmermann | Green Party of Canada | 726 | 1.8% |
| Clarence Baarda | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 289 | 0.7% |
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
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands 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 single-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands council carried $740K of long-term debt, $280 per resident against a typical $971. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 46% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 37%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 24%, or $1,098 per resident. In 2024 the median among Ontario’s single-tier municipalities was $3,796 a resident; Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands council spent $4,500. The return counts 22 full-time positions, 8.3 for every thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.9M | $1,098 | 24% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.7M | $1,016 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.1M | $789 | 18% |
| General government | $1.5M | $552 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $416 | 9% |
| Public health and paramedics | $935K | $354 | 8% |
| Social services and child care | $558K | $211 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $170K | $64 | 1% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Having a say in how Little Current 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
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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.
- Council money. Figures are the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals after adjustments, per resident on the return’s population. Lower tiers stand beside lower tiers only: their county or region spends on top.
Questions about how Little Current is run
Who is the MP for Little Current?
Jim Belanger (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt, the riding Little Current is in.
Which party won Little Current in the 2021 federal election?
The New Democratic Party, with Carol Hughes in Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing; since 2025 Jim Belanger represents Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt.
Who is the MPP for Little Current?
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists each MPP with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Little Current in one.
Who heads the council in Little Current?
Little Current, a municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands council spend?
In 2024, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands council spent $11.9M in all, for some 2,640 residents, of which $2.9M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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).