Photo: Paul Tavares · CC BY-SA 3.047,520 residents per council seat in Ottawa, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in New Edinburgh. Ottawa—Vanier is the riding New Edinburgh votes in for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. New Edinburgh is part of Ottawa, which elected Mark Sutcliffe as mayor in October 2022. 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 New Edinburgh 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 New Edinburgh voted ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Ottawa council’s 2024 spending tops 65% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. 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
New Edinburgh 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.
As a single-tier city, Ottawa has no upper-tier council above it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for New Edinburgh, from the most recent elections.
- 1Ottawa councilelected October 2022Mark Sutcliffe
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioOttawa—Vanier
- 3House of CommonsOttawa—Vanier—Gloucester
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 |
Councillors on Ottawa council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality. With 51% of the votes, Mark Sutcliffe carried the vote for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
New Edinburgh voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Ottawa council on 24 October 2022 was 44% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How New Edinburgh voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When New Edinburgh 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 | – |
Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Ottawa’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. 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
New Edinburgh votes in Ottawa—Vanier 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 ↗For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, New Edinburgh votes in Ottawa—Vanier, which has one MPP. Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Mona Fortier represents Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2017
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 122 MPs from Ontario, 71 are with the Liberal Party of Canada, Mona Fortier among them.
The MP’s record
In Ottawa, Mona Fortier has been President of the Treasury Board (2021–2023), Associate Minister of Finance (2019–2021) and Minister of Middle Class Prosperity (2019–2021). The current Parliament is Mona Fortier’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2017. Mapped onto today’s Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 49%; in 2025 Mona Fortier kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Mona Fortier kept Ottawa—Vanier for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Ottawa—Vanier, the riding New Edinburgh belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester.
Mona Fortier already held it after the 2019 election, won with 51%. 14,759 votes separated Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) from Lyse-Pascale Inamuco (New Democratic Party) in Ottawa—Vanier in 2021, when the winner took 49%. At 65%, more of Ottawa—Vanier voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 8 candidates in Ottawa—Vanier, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Fortier | Liberal Party of Canada | 28,462 | 49.1% |
| Lyse-Pascale Inamuco | New Democratic Party | 13,703 | 23.6% |
| Heidi Jensen | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,611 | 20.0% |
| Jean-Jacques Desgranges | People's Party of Canada | 1,855 | 3.2% |
| Christian Proulx | Green Party of Canada | 1,816 | 3.1% |
| Daniel Elford | Libertarian Party of Canada | 248 | 0.4% |
| Crystelle Bourguignon | Free Party Canada | 179 | 0.3% |
| Marie-Chantal TaiEl Leriche | Independent | 157 | 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
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.
Spending by Ottawa council reached $4,324 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,796 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. Full-time staff number 15,793, about 14.4 to every thousand residents. At 28% of spending ($1,219 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 42% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 37%. At $3,809 per resident, Ottawa council’s $4.2 billion of long-term debt is more than the $971 median.
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 New Edinburgh 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
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how New Edinburgh is run
Who is the MP for New Edinburgh?
Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, the riding New Edinburgh is in.
Which party won New Edinburgh in the 2021 federal election?
Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) took Ottawa—Vanier in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester.
Who is the MPP for New Edinburgh?
Ottawa—Vanier is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for New Edinburgh and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Ottawa?
For the 2022–26 term, Ottawa council was led by Mark Sutcliffe, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does Ottawa council spend?
The 2024 return of Ottawa council shows $4.7 billion of spending for roughly 1,097,760 residents, $1.3 billion of it on roads and transit.
How is Ottawa council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Ottawa council.
What was the turnout in New Edinburgh?
43.8% of electors voted when Ottawa 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).