Photo: the real Kam75 · CC BY-SA 2.099% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spend more per resident than Oliver Paipoonge
The October 2022 vote made Lucy Kloosterhuis mayor of Oliver Paipoonge, heading 5 seats. 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. Oliver Paipoonge is in Thunder Bay—Rainy River, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Marcus Powlowski of the Liberal Party of Canada. Oliver Paipoonge is in the north, where the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s ridings don’t follow the 2013 federal map and have no open boundary file.
What stands out in how Oliver Paipoonge is governed
Turnout above the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Oliver Paipoonge council beat it. How Oliver Paipoonge voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Oliver Paipoonge council spent less per resident in 2024 than 99% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. Council money ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 only 5 points separated first and second (Conservative Party of Canada) in Thunder Bay—Rainy River, tighter than 87% of the 338 ridings. How Oliver Paipoonge 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
Oliver Paipoonge, a municipality in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county council governs Oliver Paipoonge, a single-tier municipality, even if the census files it under Thunder Bay.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Oliver Paipoonge, from the most recent elections.
- 1Oliver Paipoonge councilelected October 2022Lucy Kloosterhuis
- 2Legislative Assembly of Ontario–
- 3House of CommonsThunder Bay—Rainy River
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 Oliver Paipoonge council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Lucy Kloosterhuis
- Bernie Kamphof
- Allan Vis
- Donna Peacock
- Dan Calvert
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Kloosterhuis | Mayor | 905 | 38% | Yes |
| Bernie Kamphof | Councillor | 1,510 | 19% | Yes |
| Allan Vis | Councillor | 1,220 | 16% | Yes |
| Donna Peacock | Councillor | 1,614 | 21% | No |
| Dan Calvert | Councillor | 1,240 | 16% | No |
With 38% of the votes, Lucy Kloosterhuis carried the vote for mayor. No seat on Oliver Paipoonge council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Oliver Paipoonge voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
The nearest places to Oliver Paipoonge with figures are 16–36 km away. Turnout for Oliver Paipoonge council on 24 October 2022 was 46% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How Oliver Paipoonge voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Oliver Paipoonge votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Paipoonge council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
28 October 2030 is the next council election in Oliver Paipoonge, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
Find your MPP on the legislature’s site
ola.org ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Marcus Powlowski represents Thunder Bay—Rainy River in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Thunder Bay—Rainy River · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
With Marcus Powlowski, the Liberal Party of Canada counts 71 of the 122 MPs elected in Ontario.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Thunder Bay—Rainy River would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 34%, and Marcus Powlowski kept it for them in 2025. Marcus Powlowski has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd 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
In 2021, Thunder Bay—Rainy River re-elected Marcus Powlowski of the Liberal Party of Canada
Counts for Thunder Bay—Rainy River within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
The 2019 result had favoured Marcus Powlowski as well, at 35%. Marcus Powlowski won the 2021 race in Thunder Bay—Rainy River for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 34% and beating Adelina Pecchia (Conservative Party of Canada) by 1,984 votes. Turnout in Thunder Bay—Rainy River was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 5 candidates in Thunder Bay—Rainy River, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Powlowski | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,655 | 34.3% |
| Adelina Pecchia | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,671 | 29.3% |
| Yuk-Sem Won | New Democratic Party | 11,342 | 28.5% |
| Alan Aubut | People's Party of Canada | 2,621 | 6.6% |
| Tracey MacKinnon | Green Party of Canada | 571 | 1.4% |
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
Oliver Paipoonge 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 single-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
It employs the equivalent of 31 full-time positions, or 5.1 for each thousand people. Each resident’s share of Oliver Paipoonge council’s 2024 spending came to $1,943, where the middle of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities sat at $3,796. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 35%, or $684 per resident. At 70%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 37% seen across the province. Oliver Paipoonge council’s borrowing is light: $1M long term, $171 a resident where the median is $971.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $4.1M | $684 | 35% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.2M | $364 | 19% |
| General government | $1.6M | $272 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.4M | $231 | 12% |
| Public health and paramedics | $1.3M | $220 | 11% |
| Social housing | $1M | $172 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $192K | $32 | 2% |
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 1,300 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Oliver Paipoonge council answers to 1,300 residents, a lower ratio than 54% of municipalities in Ontario.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Oliver Paipoonge 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. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- 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 Oliver Paipoonge is run
Who is the MP for Oliver Paipoonge?
Thunder Bay—Rainy River’s MP, Marcus Powlowski of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Oliver Paipoonge.
Which party won Oliver Paipoonge in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marcus Powlowski (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Thunder Bay—Rainy River still.
Who is the MPP for Oliver Paipoonge?
This page can’t say which riding Oliver Paipoonge is in; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists every MPP with theirs.
Who heads the council in Oliver Paipoonge?
Lucy Kloosterhuis was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Oliver Paipoonge council.
How much does Oliver Paipoonge council spend?
The 2024 return of Oliver Paipoonge council shows $11.7M of spending for roughly 6,035 residents, $4.1M of it on roads and transit.
How is Oliver Paipoonge council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Oliver Paipoonge council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Oliver Paipoonge?
It was 45.6% for Oliver Paipoonge council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 35.5%.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, 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).