Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0Council seats in Markham are spread thin, 28,580 residents each, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities
Mount Joy is split between 2 ridings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Markham—Stouffville and Markham—Unionville. Who sits as MPP for Mount Joy isn’t on an open record; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has the current list. For federal votes, Mount Joy belongs to Markham—Stouffville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Markham, which governs Mount Joy, elected Frank Scarpitti mayor in October 2022. 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 Mount Joy is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, well under the ratio on Markham council. 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
At the 2021 federal election, 67% of the country’s ridings out-voted Markham—Stouffville. 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
Mount Joy 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 Mount Joy, from the most recent elections.
- 1Markham councilelected October 2022Frank Scarpitti
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMarkham—Stouffville · Markham—Unionville
- 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 |
Frank Scarpitti became mayor on 64% of the votes cast. Each ward chooses its own councillors on Markham council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Mount Joy 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 Mount Joy voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Mount Joy 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 | – |
Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Markham’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Mount Joy spans 2 ridings 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 ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those. Which MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario represents a home in Mount Joy depends on the street.
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
In Ottawa, Helena Jaczek has been Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2022–2023) and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Southern Ontario (2021–2022). Before Ottawa, Helena Jaczek was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The current Parliament is Helena Jaczek’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Markham—Stouffville, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Helena Jaczek 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
In 2021, Markham—Stouffville re-elected Helena Jaczek of the Liberal Party of Canada
Counts for Markham—Stouffville within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map. 83% of Mount Joy lived in it.
Back in 2019, Helena Jaczek took the riding on 39%. Helena Jaczek won the 2021 race in Markham—Stouffville for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 51% and beating Ben Smith (Conservative Party of Canada) by 9,033 votes.
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.
York Region, the upper tier, spent another $2,226 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. Each resident’s share of Markham council’s 2024 spending came to $1,381, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901. The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 37% of the total, $509 a resident. It employs the equivalent of 1,208 full-time positions, or 3.3 for each thousand people. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 16% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. At $18 per resident, Markham council’s $6.7M of long-term debt is less than the $440 median.
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 Mount Joy 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. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- 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 Mount Joy is run
Who is the MP for Mount Joy?
Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Markham—Stouffville, the riding Mount Joy is in.
Which party won Mount Joy in the 2021 federal election?
Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) took Markham—Stouffville in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MPP for Mount Joy?
That depends on where in Mount Joy you live: Markham—Stouffville and Markham—Unionville each have their own MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Who heads the council in Markham?
In October 2022, Frank Scarpitti won the post of mayor for Markham council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Markham council spend?
In 2024, Markham council spent $504.2M in all, for some 365,051 residents, of which $185.8M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
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 Mount Joy?
In October 2022, turnout for Markham council was 32.1%, 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).