Photo: DaPuglet · CC BY-SA 2.0One councillor per 47,520 residents: Ottawa is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities
Provincially, Vanier South votes in Ottawa—Vanier; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. For federal votes, Vanier South belongs to Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. City council runs Vanier South; in October 2022, Ottawa chose Mark Sutcliffe as mayor. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022.
What stands out in how Vanier South is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Ottawa council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Ottawa council beat it. How Vanier South voted ↓
High spending per resident
In 2024, 65% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent less per resident than Ottawa 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
Vanier South 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 Vanier South, 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. Mark Sutcliffe became mayor on 51% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Vanier South 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 Vanier South voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Vanier South 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 | – |
Ottawa votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on 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. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Vanier South 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 ↗Ottawa—Vanier takes in Vanier South and elects its MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
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.
Mona Fortier sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.
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). Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 49%; Mona Fortier held it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Mona Fortier’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2017.
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
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Vanier South sat in Ottawa—Vanier; the 2025 election put it in Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester.
In 2021, Ottawa—Vanier went to Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) on 49%; Lyse-Pascale Inamuco (New Democratic Party) finished 14,759 votes behind. In 2019, Mona Fortier had won the same riding with 51%. In 2021, 65% of electors cast a ballot in Ottawa—Vanier, more than the national 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.
More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $1,219 a resident, 28% of all spending. It employs the equivalent of 15,793 full-time positions, or 14.4 for each thousand people. Each resident’s share of Ottawa council’s 2024 spending came to $4,324, where the middle of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities sat at $3,796. Ottawa council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $4.2 billion long term, $3,809 a resident where the median is $971. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 42% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 37%.
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 bars put the headline’s figure for Ottawa council next to nearby councils, the tick marking the provincial median.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Vanier South 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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 Vanier South is run
Who is the MP for Vanier South?
Vanier South is in Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, represented by Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Vanier South in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Mona Fortier won Ottawa—Vanier in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester.
Who is the MPP for Vanier South?
Look up Ottawa—Vanier on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Vanier South, has one MPP.
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?
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?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Ottawa council.
What was the turnout in Vanier South?
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).