Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Each seat on Oro-Medonte’s council stands for 3,530 residents, more than in 78% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Oro-Medonte is shared by 2 ridings (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte and Simcoe North). Who sits as MPP for Oro-Medonte isn’t on an open record; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has the current list. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Oro-Medonte is Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, and Doug Shipley (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Voters in Oro-Medonte chose Randy Greenlaw as mayor in October 2022, for a 7-seat council. 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 Oro-Medonte is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Oro-Medonte council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 75% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident than Oro-Medonte council. 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
Oro-Medonte, 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 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.
Above Oro-Medonte’s council sits Simcoe County, the upper tier, which runs services across all its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Oro-Medonte, from the most recent elections.
- 1Oro-Medonte councilelected October 2022Randy Greenlaw
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioBarrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte · Simcoe North
- 3House of CommonsBarrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
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 Oro-Medonte council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Randy Greenlaw
- Lori Hutcheson
- John Bard
- David Clark
- Peter Lavoie
- Richard Schell
- Robert J. Young
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Greenlaw | Mayor | 4,793 | 67% | Yes |
| Lori Hutcheson | Councillor | 875 | 71% | No |
| John Bard | Councillor | 801 | 63% | No |
| David Clark | Councillor | 743 | 61% | No |
| Peter Lavoie | Councillor | 743 | 52% | No |
| Richard Schell | Councillor | 553 | 47% | No |
| Robert J. Young | Councillor | 282 | 42% | No |
Randy Greenlaw became mayor on 67% of the votes cast. Voters pick a mayor for the whole municipality and the rest of Oro-Medonte council ward by ward.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Oro-Medonte 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 Oro-Medonte council was chosen on 24 October 2022, 36% of electors took part, above the provincial median.
How Oro-Medonte voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Oro-Medonte votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Oro-Medonte council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Oro-Medonte’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Oro-Medonte 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 ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. So more than one MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario speaks for parts of Oro-Medonte.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Doug Shipley represents Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada, Doug Shipley’s party, takes 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 71.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Doug Shipley’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 46%; Doug Shipley held it for them in 2025.
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, Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte re-elected Doug Shipley of the Conservative Party of Canada
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025. It held 63% of Oro-Medonte’s residents.
Doug Shipley won the 2021 race in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 45% and beating Tanya Saari (Liberal Party of Canada) by 7,410 votes. Doug Shipley was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 39%. 64% of electors in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 4 candidates in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Shipley | Conservative Party of Canada | 23,555 | 45.1% |
| Tanya Saari | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,145 | 30.9% |
| Sarah Lochhead | New Democratic Party | 8,910 | 17.1% |
| Chris Webb | People's Party of Canada | 3,629 | 7.0% |
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
Oro-Medonte 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.
Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 36%, or $539 per resident. Full-time staff number 129, about 5.6 to every thousand residents. On top of that comes Simcoe County: $1,228 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Oro-Medonte council spent $1,501 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Long-term debt at Oro-Medonte council stood at $9.8M, or $426 a resident, below the $440 median. Taxes on property make up 61% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 42%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $12.4M | $539 | 36% |
| Police, fire and protection | $9.3M | $406 | 27% |
| General government | $5.4M | $233 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $3M | $131 | 9% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.6M | $112 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $1.8M | $80 | 5% |
| Public health and paramedics | $14K | $1 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Oro-Medonte council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Beside its neighbours, Oro-Medonte council is the bar in colour; the headline above has the comparison with the province.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Oro-Medonte 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
- 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. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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 Oro-Medonte is run
Who is the MP for Oro-Medonte?
Doug Shipley (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, the riding Oro-Medonte is in.
Which party won Oro-Medonte in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Doug Shipley (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte still.
Who is the MPP for Oro-Medonte?
That depends on where in Oro-Medonte you live: Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte and Simcoe North each have their own MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Who heads the council in Oro-Medonte?
In October 2022, Randy Greenlaw won the post of mayor for Oro-Medonte council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Oro-Medonte council spend?
Oro-Medonte council spent $34.6M in 2024 for about 23,017 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $12.4M.
Which regional body is Oro-Medonte part of?
Oro-Medonte is part of Simcoe County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Oro-Medonte council elected?
Oro-Medonte council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Oro-Medonte?
In October 2022, turnout for Oro-Medonte council was 35.8%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
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).