Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.0Council seats in Orangeville are spread thin, 4,720 residents each, more than in 82% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Orangeville belongs to Dufferin—Caledon; 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. For federal votes, Orangeville belongs to Dufferin—Caledon, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. Orangeville’s council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Lisa Post as mayor. 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 Orangeville is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, well under the ratio on Orangeville council. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Orangeville council came in under it. How Orangeville voted ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 67% of the country’s ridings out-voted Dufferin—Caledon. 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
Orangeville, 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 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.
Dufferin County is the upper tier over Orangeville, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Orangeville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Orangeville councilelected October 2022Lisa Post
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioDufferin—Caledon
- 3House of CommonsDufferin—Caledon
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 Orangeville council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Lisa Post
- Todd Taylor
- Joe Andrews
- Andy Macintosh
- Debbie Sherwood
- Rick Stevens
- Tess Prendergast
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Post | Mayor | 2,984 | 50% | Yes |
| Todd Taylor | Deputy Mayor | 4,727 | 79% | Yes |
| Joe Andrews | Councillor | 3,481 | 59% | Yes |
| Andy Macintosh | Councillor | 3,410 | 57% | Yes |
| Debbie Sherwood | Councillor | 3,850 | 65% | Yes |
| Rick Stevens | Councillor | 2,330 | 39% | No |
| Tess Prendergast | Councillor | 2,968 | 50% | No |
The contest for mayor went to Lisa Post, with 50% of the votes. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Orangeville council alike.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Orangeville voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Orangeville council on 24 October 2022 was 27% of electors, lower than the Ontario norm.
How Orangeville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Orangeville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Orangeville council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Orangeville, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Orangeville votes in Dufferin—Caledon 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, Orangeville votes in Dufferin—Caledon, which has one MPP.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Kyle Seeback represents Dufferin—Caledon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Dufferin—Caledon · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2011
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Kyle Seeback 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 Dufferin—Caledon, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 49%; in 2025 Kyle Seeback kept the seat in the same hands. Kyle Seeback was first elected in 2011, spent time out of the House and returned in 2019.
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, Dufferin—Caledon re-elected Kyle Seeback of the Conservative Party of Canada
Dufferin—Caledon as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
11,623 votes separated Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) from Lisa Post (Liberal Party of Canada) in Dufferin—Caledon in 2021, when the winner took 48%. 42% had elected Kyle Seeback there in 2019.
All 6 candidates in Dufferin—Caledon, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Seeback | Conservative Party of Canada | 31,490 | 48.0% |
| Lisa Post | Liberal Party of Canada | 19,867 | 30.3% |
| Samantha Sanchez | New Democratic Party | 6,866 | 10.5% |
| Anthony Zambito | People's Party of Canada | 4,389 | 6.7% |
| Jenni Michelle Le Forestier | Green Party of Canada | 2,754 | 4.2% |
| Stephen McKendrick | Independent | 207 | 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
Orangeville 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.
Debt Orangeville council owes over the long term came to $27.8M, $857 a resident, higher than the median of $440. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 53% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. Full-time staff number 176, about 5.4 to every thousand residents. General government takes the biggest share, 23%, or $446 per resident. At $1,918 for every resident in 2024, Orangeville council sits above the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. On top of that comes Dufferin County: $1,776 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General government | $14.5M | $446 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $14M | $432 | 23% |
| Police, fire and protection | $12.2M | $376 | 20% |
| Roads and transit | $11M | $340 | 18% |
| Recreation and culture | $8.3M | $255 | 13% |
| Planning and development | $2.1M | $65 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $118K | $4 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Orangeville council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Orangeville council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Orangeville 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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 Orangeville is run
Who is the MP for Orangeville?
Dufferin—Caledon’s MP, Kyle Seeback of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Orangeville.
Which party won Orangeville in the 2021 federal election?
Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) took Dufferin—Caledon in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MPP for Orangeville?
Look up Dufferin—Caledon on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Orangeville, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Orangeville?
The open record gives Lisa Post, elected mayor of Orangeville council in October 2022.
How much does Orangeville council spend?
The 2024 return of Orangeville council shows $62.2M of spending for roughly 32,416 residents, $14.5M of it on general government.
Which regional body is Orangeville part of?
Orangeville is part of Dufferin County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Orangeville council elected?
Every seat on Orangeville council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Orangeville?
26.9% of electors voted when Orangeville 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).