Photo: Mhsheikholeslami · CC BY-SA 4.0Council seats in Markham are spread thin, 28,580 residents each, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities
Markham Village is part of Markham, which elected Frank Scarpitti as mayor in October 2022. These names are from the 2022–26 term: Ontario’s municipalities voted on 26 October 2026, but the province’s open list of the results isn’t out. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Markham Village is Markham—Stouffville, and Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Markham Village sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Markham—Stouffville, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
What stands out in how Markham Village is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Markham council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Markham council: 83% of them. Council money ↓
Low federal turnout
Federal turnout in Markham—Stouffville trailed 67% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Markham Village is governed by Markham, 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 Markham: its own, and that of York Region, the upper tier.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Markham Village, from the most recent elections.
- 1Markham councilelected October 2022Frank Scarpitti
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMarkham—Stouffville
- 3House of CommonsMarkham—Stouffville
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 Markham council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Frank Scarpitti
- Keith Irish
- Isa Lee
- Amanda Yeung Collucci
- Andrew Keyes
- Reid McAlpine
- Karen Rea
- Ritch Lau
- Juanita Nathan
- Jim Jones
- Joe Li
- Michael Chan
- Alan Ho
13 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Scarpitti | Mayor | 44,172 | 64% | Yes |
| Keith Irish | Councillor | 6,095 | 74% | Yes |
| Isa Lee | Councillor | 6,549 | 81% | Yes |
| Amanda Yeung Collucci | Councillor | 4,921 | 79% | Yes |
| Andrew Keyes | Councillor | 5,120 | 73% | Yes |
| Reid McAlpine | Councillor | 5,007 | 57% | Yes |
| Karen Rea | Councillor | 8,563 | 92% | Yes |
| Ritch Lau | Councillor | 3,012 | 36% | No |
| Juanita Nathan | Councillor | 5,388 | 48% | No |
| Jim Jones | Local and Regional Councillor | 26,578 | 13% | Yes |
| Joe Li | Local and Regional Councillor | 25,823 | 12% | Yes |
| Michael Chan | Local and Regional Councillor | 30,095 | 14% | No |
| Alan Ho | Local and Regional Councillor | 24,735 | 12% | Yes |
Voters pick a mayor for the whole municipality and the rest of Markham council ward by ward. Frank Scarpitti became mayor on 64% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Markham Village voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
On 24 October 2022, only 32% of electors voted for Markham council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.
How Markham Village voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Markham Village votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Markham 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. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Markham, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Markham Village votes in Markham—Stouffville 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 ↗Markham Village is in Markham—Stouffville, one of the ridings that each elect a MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 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
Helena Jaczek represents Markham—Stouffville in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Markham—Stouffville · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Helena Jaczek is one of 71 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 122 from Ontario.
The MP’s record
Helena Jaczek has served as Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2022–2023) and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Southern Ontario (2021–2022). Helena Jaczek sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before coming to Ottawa. First elected in 2019, Helena Jaczek is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Markham—Stouffville puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 52%; Helena Jaczek held it for the party 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
Helena Jaczek kept Markham—Stouffville for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Counts for Markham—Stouffville within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
9,033 votes separated Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) from Ben Smith (Conservative Party of Canada) in Markham—Stouffville in 2021, when the winner took 51%. The 2019 result had favoured Helena Jaczek as well, at 39%.
All 5 candidates in Markham—Stouffville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Jaczek | Liberal Party of Canada | 29,773 | 51.0% |
| Ben Smith | Conservative Party of Canada | 20,740 | 35.5% |
| Muhammad Ahsin Sahi | New Democratic Party | 4,961 | 8.5% |
| René De Vries | People's Party of Canada | 1,869 | 3.2% |
| Uzair Baig | Green Party of Canada | 1,049 | 1.8% |
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
Markham 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.
More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $509 a resident, 37% of all spending. It employs the equivalent of 1,208 full-time positions, or 3.3 for each thousand people. York Region, the upper tier, spent another $2,226 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. Spending by Markham council came to $1,381 a resident in 2024, under the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Markham council carried $6.7M of long-term debt, $18 per resident against a typical $440. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 16% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $185.8M | $509 | 37% |
| Recreation and culture | $107.4M | $294 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $72.5M | $198 | 14% |
| Police, fire and protection | $64.6M | $177 | 13% |
| General government | $52.7M | $144 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $21M | $57 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $212K | $1 | 0% |
| Public health and paramedics | $18K | $0 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Markham 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 Markham 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 Markham Village 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 money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
Questions about how Markham Village is run
Who is the MP for Markham Village?
Markham—Stouffville’s MP, Helena Jaczek of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Markham Village.
Which party won Markham Village in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Helena Jaczek won Markham—Stouffville in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Markham Village?
Markham—Stouffville is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Markham Village and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Markham?
Frank Scarpitti was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Markham council.
How much does Markham council spend?
The 2024 return of Markham council shows $504.2M of spending for roughly 365,051 residents, $185.8M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Markham part of?
The council of York Region sits above Markham’s and runs region-wide services, police and water among them.
How is Markham council elected?
Markham council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Markham Village?
Turnout for Markham council reached 32.1% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 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).