Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0More of Mildmay voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 59%, ahead of 98% of municipalities
Mildmay is in Huron—Bruce, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Ben Lobb of the Conservative Party of Canada. Provincially, Mildmay votes in Huron—Bruce; 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 local government, Mildmay falls under South Bruce, a municipality. Voters in South Bruce chose Mark Goetz as mayor in October 2022, for a 7-seat council. Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026, and the province hasn’t published that election’s open file yet, so these are the 2022–26 council’s names.
What stands out in how Mildmay is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, above the ratio on South Bruce council. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and South Bruce council beat it. How Mildmay voted ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put South Bruce council above 89% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 24.8 points separated first and second (Liberal Party of Canada) in Huron—Bruce, more than in 65% of the 338 ridings. How Mildmay has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Mildmay, a municipality 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.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Above South Bruce’s council sits Bruce County, the upper tier, which runs services across all its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Mildmay, from the most recent elections.
- 1South Bruce councilelected October 2022Mark Goetz
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioHuron—Bruce
- 3House of CommonsHuron—Bruce
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 South Bruce council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Mark Goetz
- Mark Ireland
- Mike McDonagh
- Mike Niesen
- Audrey Bross
- Nigel Van Dyk
- Jeff Goetz
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Goetz | Mayor | 1,311 | 45% | Yes |
| Mark Ireland | Councillor | 837 | 62% | Yes |
| Mike McDonagh | Councillor | 889 | 66% | Yes |
| Mike Niesen | Councillor | 1,770 | 61% | Yes |
| Audrey Bross | Councillor | – | acclaimed | No |
| Nigel Van Dyk | Councillor | 1,802 | 62% | No |
| Jeff Goetz | Councillor | – | acclaimed | No |
The contest for mayor went to Mark Goetz, with 45% of the votes. Each ward chooses its own councillors on South Bruce council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Mildmay voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
When South Bruce council was chosen on 24 October 2022, 59% of electors took part, above the provincial median.
How Mildmay voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Mildmay votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| South Bruce council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so South Bruce votes next on 28 October 2030.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Mildmay votes in Huron—Bruce 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 ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Mildmay votes in Huron—Bruce, which has one MPP.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Ben Lobb represents Huron—Bruce in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Huron—Bruce · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2008
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Ben Lobb 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
Mapped onto today’s Huron—Bruce, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 51%; in 2025 Ben Lobb kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Ben Lobb’s 6th, counting from a first win in 2008.
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, Huron—Bruce re-elected Ben Lobb of the Conservative Party of Canada
Huron—Bruce as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Huron—Bruce reached 70% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Huron—Bruce elected Ben Lobb (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 51% of the vote, a lead of 15,155 over James Rice (Liberal Party of Canada). Ben Lobb already held it after the 2019 election, won with 48%.
All 5 candidates in Huron—Bruce, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lobb | Conservative Party of Canada | 31,170 | 50.9% |
| James Rice | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,015 | 26.2% |
| Jan Johnstone | New Democratic Party | 9,056 | 14.8% |
| Jack Stecho | People's Party of Canada | 4,437 | 7.3% |
| Justin L Smith | Independent | 519 | 0.9% |
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
South Bruce 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.
Long-term debt at South Bruce council stood at $2.7M, or $454 a resident, above the $440 median. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 19% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Full-time staff number 36, about 6.1 to every thousand residents. The largest line is roads and transit: 34% of the total, $965 a resident. South Bruce council spent $2,809 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. On top of that comes Bruce County: $2,014 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.7M | $965 | 34% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.4M | $748 | 27% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.2M | $553 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.7M | $295 | 11% |
| General government | $941K | $160 | 6% |
| Public health and paramedics | $232K | $39 | 1% |
| Planning and development | $200K | $34 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $85K | $15 | 1% |
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 890 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
South Bruce council has one seat for every 890 residents, fewer than in 68% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Mildmay 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. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- 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.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how Mildmay is run
Who is the MP for Mildmay?
Ben Lobb of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Huron—Bruce, which includes Mildmay.
Which party won Mildmay in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Ben Lobb won Huron—Bruce in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Mildmay?
Look up Huron—Bruce on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Mildmay, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Mildmay?
Mark Goetz was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of South Bruce council.
How much does South Bruce council spend?
South Bruce council spent $16.5M in 2024 for about 5,880 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $5.7M.
Which regional body is South Bruce part of?
South Bruce is part of Bruce County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is South Bruce council elected?
South Bruce council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Mildmay?
59.3% of electors voted when South Bruce 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).