Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.0Each seat on Oakville’s council stands for 16,210 residents, more than in 94% of Ontario municipalities
Rob Burton was elected mayor of Oakville in October 2022, on a council of 15 seats. Ontario’s councils were renewed on 26 October 2026, but the only open list so far is 2022’s, so that is the term shown. In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Oakville is shared by 2 ridings (Oakville and Oakville North—Burlington). No open record names Oakville’s MPP, so none is named here; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists its members. Oakville is in Oakville East, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Anita Anand of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Oakville is governed
Many residents per seat
Oakville 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; Oakville council fell short of that. How Oakville voted ↓
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide Oakville, with 51% of residents in Oakville East and 49% outside it, mainly in Oakville West. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Oakville council below 73% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. 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
Oakville, a town 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 water, sewers and waste (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.
Halton Region is the upper tier over Oakville, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Oakville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Oakville councilelected October 2022Rob Burton
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioOakville · Oakville North—Burlington
- 3House of CommonsOakville East · 51%
- 4House of CommonsOakville West · 49%
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 Oakville council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Rob Burton
- Dave Gittings
- Natalia Lishchyna
- Ray Chisholm
- Marc Grant
- Peter Longo
- Jonathan McNeice
- Scott Xie
- Tom Adams
- Cathy Duddeck
- Allan Elgar
- Janet Haslett-Theall
- Jeff Knoll
- Sean O'Meara
- Nav Nanda
15 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Burton | Mayor | 19,949 | 49% | Yes |
| Dave Gittings | Councillor | 4,438 | 83% | Yes |
| Natalia Lishchyna | Councillor | 4,238 | 85% | Yes |
| Ray Chisholm | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Marc Grant | Councillor | 2,769 | 46% | Yes |
| Peter Longo | Councillor | 5,465 | 80% | Yes |
| Jonathan McNeice | Councillor | 3,137 | 48% | No |
| Scott Xie | Councillor | 820 | 23% | No |
| Tom Adams | Local and Regional Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Cathy Duddeck | Local and Regional Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Allan Elgar | Local and Regional Councillor | 5,806 | 85% | Yes |
| Janet Haslett-Theall | Local and Regional Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jeff Knoll | Local and Regional Councillor | 4,529 | 74% | Yes |
| Sean O'Meara | Local and Regional Councillor | 4,898 | 74% | Yes |
| Nav Nanda | Local and Regional Councillor | 1,984 | 58% | No |
Each ward chooses its own councillors on Oakville council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor. For mayor, Rob Burton drew 49% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Oakville 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 28% of electors voted for Oakville council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.
How Oakville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Oakville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Oakville 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, Oakville’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Oakville 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 ↗So more than one MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario speaks for parts of Oakville. The riding comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Oakville has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Oakville East · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019 · 51%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Oakville West · Liberal Party of Canada · 49%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 71 of 122 seats from Ontario, including Anita Anand’s.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Oakville East puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 46%; Anita Anand held it for the party in 2025. Anita Anand was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Anita Anand’s 3rd. Wikidata records Anita Anand as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (since 2025), Minister for Internal Trade (2024–2025) and President of the Treasury Board (2023–2024).
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, Oakville re-elected Anita Anand of the Liberal Party of Canada
Before the 2023 redistribution, Oakville voted in Oakville; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Oakville East is its riding today. 57% of Oakville lived in it.
In 2021, 69% of electors cast a ballot in Oakville, more than the national 63%. Back in 2019, Anita Anand took the riding on 46%. Anita Anand (Liberal Party of Canada) took Oakville in 2021 with 46% of the vote, 3,707 votes ahead of Kerry Colborne (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 5 candidates in Oakville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Anand | Liberal Party of Canada | 28,137 | 46.1% |
| Kerry Colborne | Conservative Party of Canada | 24,430 | 40.1% |
| Jerome Adamo | New Democratic Party | 5,373 | 8.8% |
| JD Meaney | People's Party of Canada | 1,970 | 3.2% |
| Oriana Knox | Green Party of Canada | 1,090 | 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
Oakville 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.
At 45%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. Oakville council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $145M long term, $604 a resident where the median is $440. At $1,523 for every resident in 2024, Oakville council sits below the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. The upper tier, Halton Region, adds $1,866 per resident of its own, mostly for social services and child care. The return counts 1,267 full-time positions, 5.3 for every thousand residents. The largest line is recreation and culture: 31% of the total, $477 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $114.6M | $477 | 31% |
| Roads and transit | $105.1M | $438 | 29% |
| Police, fire and protection | $66.8M | $278 | 18% |
| Planning and development | $35.3M | $147 | 10% |
| General government | $28M | $117 | 8% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $11.3M | $47 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $5.1M | $21 | 1% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Oakville council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Oakville council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Oakville 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. 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.
- 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.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Oakville is run
Who is the MP for Oakville?
It depends on the street: most of Oakville is in Oakville East (Anita Anand, Liberal Party of Canada), some in Oakville West (Sima Acan).
Which party won Oakville in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Anita Anand won Oakville in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Oakville East.
Who is the MPP for Oakville?
Each of Oakville and Oakville North—Burlington elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Oakville lies across them.
Who heads the council in Oakville?
Rob Burton was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Oakville council.
How much does Oakville council spend?
In 2024, Oakville council spent $365.6M in all, for some 240,000 residents, of which $114.6M went on recreation and culture, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Oakville part of?
The council of Halton Region sits above Oakville’s and runs region-wide services, police and water among them.
How is Oakville council elected?
Oakville council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Oakville?
Turnout for Oakville council reached 28.3% 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).