Photo: Tier2Cell245 · CC BY 4.0Cheryl Gallant (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, the riding that includes Pembroke
71 of the 122 MPs from Ontario belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Pembroke belongs to Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke; 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. Ron Gervais was elected mayor of Pembroke in October 2022, on a council of 7 seats. 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.
Three governments, and who does what
Pembroke, a city in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Pembroke runs its own county-level services as a single-tier city; Renfrew appears only in the census.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Pembroke, from the most recent elections.
- 1Pembroke councilelected October 2022Ron Gervais
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
- 3House of CommonsAlgonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke
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 Pembroke council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Ron Gervais
- Brian Abdallah
- Ed Jacyno
- Patricia Lafreniere
- Andrew Plummer
- Ian Kuehl
- Troy Purcell
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Gervais | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Brian Abdallah | Councillor | 2,238 | – | Yes |
| Ed Jacyno | Councillor | 1,433 | – | Yes |
| Patricia Lafreniere | Councillor | 1,800 | – | Yes |
| Andrew Plummer | Councillor | 1,855 | – | Yes |
| Ian Kuehl | Councillor | 1,935 | – | No |
| Troy Purcell | Councillor | 1,146 | – | No |
The race for mayor was never run: Ron Gervais was the only candidate. No seat on Pembroke council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Pembroke voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Pembroke council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 35% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Pembroke voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Pembroke votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Pembroke council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Pembroke votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Pembroke votes in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 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. Pembroke is in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, one of the ridings that each elect a MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Cheryl Gallant represents Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2000
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Cheryl Gallant was first elected in 2000; the current Parliament is Cheryl Gallant’s 9th. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 50%; Cheryl Gallant held it for the party 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
Cheryl Gallant kept Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, the riding Pembroke belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke.
53% had elected Cheryl Gallant there in 2019. Cheryl Gallant won the 2021 race in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 50% and beating Jodie Primeau (New Democratic Party) by 16,704 votes. Turnout in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke reached 67% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 6 candidates in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Gallant | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,967 | 49.5% |
| Jodie Primeau | New Democratic Party | 12,263 | 21.0% |
| Cyndi Mills | Liberal Party of Canada | 11,335 | 19.4% |
| David Ainsworth | People's Party of Canada | 4,469 | 7.6% |
| Michael Lariviere | Green Party of Canada | 1,111 | 1.9% |
| Stefan Klietsch | Independent | 373 | 0.6% |
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
Pembroke 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 single-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
At $3,027 for every resident in 2024, Pembroke council sits below the $3,796 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. Full-time staff number 133, about 9.3 to every thousand residents. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $897 a resident, 30% of all spending. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 50% of revenue, against 37% across the province’s returns. Long-term debt at Pembroke council stood at $11.5M, or $804 a resident, below the $971 median.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $12.9M | $897 | 30% |
| Police, fire and protection | $9.9M | $690 | 23% |
| Roads and transit | $7.1M | $497 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $5.6M | $389 | 13% |
| Public health and paramedics | $2.3M | $160 | 5% |
| General government | $2.1M | $149 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $1.9M | $130 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $1M | $71 | 2% |
| Social housing | $633K | $44 | 1% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
One seat for every 2,210 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Pembroke council answers to 2,210 residents, a higher ratio than 65% of municipalities in Ontario.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Pembroke 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 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- 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. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Pembroke is run
Who is the MP for Pembroke?
For Pembroke, it’s Cheryl Gallant (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke.
Which party won Pembroke in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Cheryl Gallant won Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke.
Who is the MPP for Pembroke?
Look up Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Pembroke, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Pembroke?
The open record gives Ron Gervais, elected mayor of Pembroke council in October 2022.
How much does Pembroke council spend?
Pembroke council spent $43.5M in 2024 for about 14,364 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $12.9M.
How is Pembroke council elected?
Every seat on Pembroke council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Pembroke?
Turnout for Pembroke council reached 35.0% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 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).