Photo: Shhewitt · CC0Loyalist spends more per resident than 80% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities do
Loyalist sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Hastings—Lennox and Addington, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Loyalist. In October 2022, Loyalist elected Jim Hegadorn as mayor, with a council of 7. 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 Loyalist is governed
Many residents per seat
Loyalist council has more people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
In Ontario’s 2022 municipal elections, the middle municipality saw 35% of electors vote; Loyalist council fell short of that. How Loyalist voted ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Loyalist council: it is ahead of 80%. 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
Loyalist, 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 public health and paramedics (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
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Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Two councils serve Loyalist: its own, and that of Lennox and Addington County, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Loyalist, from the most recent elections.
- 1Loyalist councilelected October 2022Jim Hegadorn
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioHastings—Lennox and Addington
- 3House of CommonsHastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga
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 Loyalist council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Jim Hegadorn
- Nathan Townend
- Mike Budarick
- Carol Parks
- Lorna Willis
- Paul Proderick
- Jake Ennis
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hegadorn | Mayor | 3,647 | 89% | Yes |
| Nathan Townend | Deputy Mayor | 2,488 | 61% | Yes |
| Mike Budarick | Councillor | 1,594 | 22% | Yes |
| Carol Parks | Councillor | 385 | 51% | Yes |
| Lorna Willis | Councillor | 202 | 54% | No |
| Paul Proderick | Councillor | 1,422 | 20% | No |
| Jake Ennis | Councillor | 1,555 | 22% | No |
Councillors on Loyalist council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality. Jim Hegadorn became mayor on 89% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Loyalist 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 Loyalist council on 24 October 2022 was 30% of electors, lower than the Ontario norm. No closer places have figures: these lie 13–27 km from Loyalist.
How Loyalist voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Loyalist votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Loyalist council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Loyalist 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
Loyalist votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington 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 ↗Hastings—Lennox and Addington takes in Loyalist and elects its MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 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
Shelby Kramp-Neuman represents Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Ontario with 71 of 122 seats; Shelby Kramp-Neuman is among the 50 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Shelby Kramp-Neuman’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 46%; Shelby Kramp-Neuman held it for them in 2025.
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
Hastings—Lennox and Addington stayed with the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021, electing Shelby Kramp-Neuman
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, Loyalist’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga.
66% of electors in Hastings—Lennox and Addington voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. 5,595 votes separated Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada) from Mike Bossio (Liberal Party of Canada) in Hastings—Lennox and Addington in 2021, when the winner took 45%. Back in 2019 the seat went to Derek Sloan (Conservative Party of Canada), on 41%.
All 6 candidates in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Kramp-Neuman | Conservative Party of Canada | 24,651 | 45.1% |
| Mike Bossio | Liberal Party of Canada | 19,056 | 34.9% |
| Matilda DeBues | New Democratic Party | 6,020 | 11.0% |
| James Babcock | People's Party of Canada | 3,131 | 5.7% |
| Reg Wilson | Green Party of Canada | 971 | 1.8% |
| Jennifer Sloan | Independent | 838 | 1.5% |
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
Loyalist 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.
Loyalist council carried $22.5M of long-term debt, $1,256 per resident against a typical $440. Taxes on property make up 32% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%. 158 full-time positions are funded, 8.8 per thousand residents. At 34% of spending ($869 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. At $2,535 for every resident in 2024, Loyalist council sits above the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Residents are also served by Lennox and Addington County, which spent $2,102 each across its area, chiefly on social services and child care.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $15.6M | $869 | 34% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $10.9M | $606 | 24% |
| Police, fire and protection | $7M | $389 | 15% |
| General government | $5.5M | $307 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.3M | $242 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $2.1M | $115 | 5% |
| Public health and paramedics | $107K | $6 | 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 2,820 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Loyalist council answers to 2,820 residents, a higher ratio than 72% of municipalities in Ontario.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Loyalist 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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 Loyalist is run
Who is the MP for Loyalist?
Loyalist is in Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, represented by Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Loyalist in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Shelby Kramp-Neuman won Hastings—Lennox and Addington in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga.
Who is the MPP for Loyalist?
The riding for Loyalist is Hastings—Lennox and Addington, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists the MPP who holds it.
Who heads the council in Loyalist?
The open record gives Jim Hegadorn, elected mayor of Loyalist council in October 2022.
How much does Loyalist council spend?
In 2024, Loyalist council spent $45.5M in all, for some 17,943 residents, of which $15.6M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Loyalist part of?
The council of Lennox and Addington County, made up of members from its municipalities, Loyalist among them, is the upper tier.
How is Loyalist council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Loyalist council.
What was the turnout in Loyalist?
In October 2022, turnout for Loyalist council was 30.0%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
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).