Photo: Earl Andrew · CC BY-SA 4.0Each seat on Ottawa’s council stands for 47,520 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
City council runs Laurentian; in October 2022, Ottawa chose Mark Sutcliffe as mayor. 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. Parts of Laurentian vote in 2 different ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Ottawa Centre and Ottawa West—Nepean. Who sits as MPP for Laurentian isn’t on an open record; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has the current list. For federal votes, Laurentian belongs to Ottawa West—Nepean, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Anita Vandenbeld (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how Laurentian is governed
Many residents per seat
Ottawa council has more people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
Ottawa council drew more of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Laurentian voted ↓
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide Laurentian, with 74% of residents in Ottawa West—Nepean and 26% outside it, mainly in Ottawa Centre. Member of Parliament ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Ottawa council: it is ahead of 65%. 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
Laurentian is governed by Ottawa, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Its council answers to no county or region: Ottawa is a single-tier city.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Laurentian, from the most recent elections.
- 1Ottawa councilelected October 2022Mark Sutcliffe
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioOttawa Centre · Ottawa West—Nepean
- 3House of CommonsOttawa West—Nepean · 74%
- 4House of CommonsOttawa Centre · 26%
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 Ottawa council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Mark Sutcliffe
- Catherine Kitts
- Cathy Curry
- Rawlson King
- Riley Brockington
- George Darouze
- Laura Dudas
- Glen Gower
- Allan Hubley
- Theresa Kavanagh
- Jeff Leiper
- Matthew Luloff
- Shawn Menard
- Tim Tierney
- David Hill
- Clarke Kelly
- Laine Johnson
- Sean Devine
- Jessica Bradley
- Stéphanie Plante
- Ariel Troster
- Marty Carr
- David Brown
- Steve Desroches
- Wilson Lo
25 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sutcliffe | Mayor | 161,677 | 51% | No |
| Catherine Kitts | Councillor | 9,466 | 77% | Yes |
| Cathy Curry | Councillor | 8,827 | 77% | Yes |
| Rawlson King | Councillor | 8,491 | 80% | Yes |
| Riley Brockington | Councillor | 9,595 | 73% | Yes |
| George Darouze | Councillor | 4,353 | 41% | Yes |
| Laura Dudas | Councillor | 11,821 | 71% | Yes |
| Glen Gower | Councillor | 7,758 | 59% | Yes |
| Allan Hubley | Councillor | 5,334 | 34% | Yes |
| Theresa Kavanagh | Councillor | 12,398 | 83% | Yes |
| Jeff Leiper | Councillor | 11,045 | 72% | Yes |
| Matthew Luloff | Councillor | 11,918 | 74% | Yes |
| Shawn Menard | Councillor | 11,358 | 79% | Yes |
| Tim Tierney | Councillor | 7,617 | 82% | Yes |
| David Hill | Councillor | 6,230 | 44% | No |
| Clarke Kelly | Councillor | 2,549 | 27% | No |
| Laine Johnson | Councillor | 8,899 | 53% | No |
| Sean Devine | Councillor | 4,812 | 39% | No |
| Jessica Bradley | Councillor | 4,927 | 42% | No |
| Stéphanie Plante | Councillor | 4,621 | 37% | No |
| Ariel Troster | Councillor | 8,663 | 61% | No |
| Marty Carr | Councillor | 6,088 | 47% | No |
| David Brown | Councillor | 6,898 | 67% | No |
| Steve Desroches | Councillor | 5,684 | 68% | No |
| Wilson Lo | Councillor | 4,403 | 37% | No |
Voters pick a mayor for the whole municipality and the rest of Ottawa council ward by ward. Mark Sutcliffe became mayor on 51% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Laurentian voted more 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, 44% of electors voted for Ottawa council, a stronger showing than most of Ontario.
How Laurentian voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Laurentian votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so Ottawa votes next on 28 October 2030. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Laurentian 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 ↗Every one of them sends a separate MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and each covers part of Laurentian. 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
Laurentian has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Ottawa West—Nepean · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 74%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Ottawa Centre · Liberal Party of Canada · 26%
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 Vandenbeld’s.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Ottawa West—Nepean, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 45%; Anita Vandenbeld held it for them in 2025. Anita Vandenbeld was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Anita Vandenbeld’s 4th.
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 Yasir Naqvi won Ottawa Centre, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
Before the 2023 redistribution, Laurentian voted in Ottawa Centre; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Ottawa West—Nepean is its riding today. 67% of Laurentian lived in it.
Turnout in Ottawa Centre reached 75% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 9,273 votes separated Yasir Naqvi (Liberal Party of Canada) from Angella MacEwen (New Democratic Party) in Ottawa Centre in 2021, when the winner took 46%. Back in 2019 the seat went to Catherine McKenna (Liberal Party of Canada), on 49%.
All 8 candidates in Ottawa Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasir Naqvi | Liberal Party of Canada | 33,825 | 45.5% |
| Angella MacEwen | New Democratic Party | 24,552 | 33.0% |
| Carol Clemenhagen | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,650 | 15.7% |
| Angela Keller-Herzog | Green Party of Canada | 2,115 | 2.8% |
| Regina Watteel | People's Party of Canada | 1,605 | 2.2% |
| Shelby Bertrand | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 261 | 0.4% |
| Alex McDonald | Communist Party of Canada | 201 | 0.3% |
| Richard 'Rich' Joyal | Independent | 132 | 0.2% |
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
Ottawa 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 single-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Ottawa council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $4.2 billion long term, $3,809 a resident where the median is $971. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 42% of revenue, against 37% across the province’s returns. The largest line is roads and transit: 28% of the total, $1,219 a resident. The return counts 15,793 full-time positions, 14.4 for every thousand residents. At $4,324 for every resident in 2024, Ottawa council sits above the $3,796 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.3 billion | $1,219 | 28% |
| Police, fire and protection | $751.3M | $684 | 16% |
| Social services and child care | $715.4M | $652 | 15% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $544.5M | $496 | 11% |
| Social housing | $497.1M | $453 | 10% |
| Recreation and culture | $423.6M | $386 | 9% |
| Public health and paramedics | $239.3M | $218 | 5% |
| General government | $125.6M | $114 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $111.8M | $102 | 2% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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 Laurentian 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Laurentian is run
Who is the MP for Laurentian?
It depends on the street: most of Laurentian is in Ottawa West—Nepean (Anita Vandenbeld, Liberal Party of Canada), some in Ottawa Centre (Yasir Naqvi).
Which party won Laurentian in the 2021 federal election?
Yasir Naqvi won Ottawa Centre for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Ottawa West—Nepean, held by Anita Vandenbeld.
Who is the MPP for Laurentian?
Laurentian is split between Ottawa Centre and Ottawa West—Nepean, so it has more than one MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists who holds each.
Who heads the council in Ottawa?
The open record gives Mark Sutcliffe, elected mayor of Ottawa council in October 2022.
How much does Ottawa council spend?
In 2024, Ottawa council spent $4.7 billion in all, for some 1,097,760 residents, of which $1.3 billion went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
How is Ottawa council elected?
Ottawa council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Laurentian?
In October 2022, turnout for Ottawa council was 43.8%, 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).