Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, Montague spends less than 86% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities
Karen Jennings was elected reeve of Montague in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats. 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. In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Montague belongs to Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Montague sends one MP to Ottawa from Lanark—Frontenac, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada).
What stands out in how Montague is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Montague council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
The 2022 vote for Montague council pulled in more electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Montague voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Montague council: 86% of them. 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
Montague, 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.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Above Montague’s council sits Lanark County, the upper tier, which runs services across all its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Montague, from the most recent elections.
- 1Montague councilelected October 2022Karen Jennings
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioLanark—Frontenac—Kingston
- 3House of CommonsLanark—Frontenac
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 Montague council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Karen Jennings
- Jeffrey Carroll
- Jim Abbass
- Morgan Kenny
- Gerald Crabtree
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Jennings | Reeve | 638 | 47% | Yes |
| Jeffrey Carroll | Deputy Reeve | 493 | 36% | Yes |
| Jim Abbass | Councillor | – | acclaimed | No |
| Morgan Kenny | Councillor | – | acclaimed | No |
| Gerald Crabtree | Councillor | – | acclaimed | No |
Karen Jennings became reeve on 47% of the votes cast. Voters across the municipality choose the reeve and every councillor on Montague council alike.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Montague voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Montague council on 24 October 2022 was 40% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How Montague voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Montague votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Montague council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Montague 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
Montague votes in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston 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 ↗By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those. Montague is in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, one of the ridings that each elect a MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Scott Reid represents Lanark—Frontenac in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lanark—Frontenac · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2000
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, Scott Reid belongs to a minority: the Conservative Party of Canada has 50 of 122 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 71.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Lanark—Frontenac puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 50%; Scott Reid held it for the party in 2025. Scott Reid has sat in the Commons since 2000, now for the 9th Parliament.
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
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston returned Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Montague sat in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston; the 2025 election put it in Lanark—Frontenac.
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston elected Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 49% of the vote, a lead of 14,144 over Michelle Foxton (Liberal Party of Canada). Back in 2019, Scott Reid took the riding on 48%. At 70%, more of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 6 candidates in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Reid | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,761 | 48.9% |
| Michelle Foxton | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,617 | 26.4% |
| Steve Garrison | New Democratic Party | 9,828 | 15.6% |
| Florian Bors | People's Party of Canada | 3,830 | 6.1% |
| Calvin Neufeld | Green Party of Canada | 1,664 | 2.7% |
| Blake Hamilton | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 211 | 0.3% |
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
Montague 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 roads and transit than to anything else: $604 a resident, 46% of all spending. It employs the equivalent of 10 full-time positions, or 2.6 for each thousand people. Spending by Montague council came to $1,325 a resident in 2024, under the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Taxes on property make up 66% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 42%. Lanark County, the upper tier, spent another $1,553 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.4M | $604 | 46% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1M | $258 | 19% |
| General government | $657K | $168 | 13% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $531K | $136 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $337K | $86 | 6% |
| Recreation and culture | $275K | $70 | 5% |
| Public health and paramedics | $12K | $3 | 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 880 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
68% of municipalities in Ontario have more residents per seat than Montague council, at 880 each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Montague 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 size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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.
- 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Montague is run
Who is the MP for Montague?
Scott Reid of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Lanark—Frontenac, which includes Montague.
Which party won Montague in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada), in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston; Scott Reid represents Lanark—Frontenac today.
Who is the MPP for Montague?
Montague votes in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Montague?
In October 2022, Karen Jennings won the post of reeve for Montague council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Montague council spend?
The 2024 return of Montague council shows $5.2M of spending for roughly 3,914 residents, $2.4M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Montague part of?
The council of Lanark County, made up of members from its municipalities, Montague among them, is the upper tier.
How is Montague council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Montague council, the reeve too.
What was the turnout in Montague?
Turnout for Montague council reached 40.2% 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).