Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0A small constituency per seat: 580 residents in Perth South, fewer than in 81% of Ontario municipalities
For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Perth South votes in Perth—Wellington; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is. Perth South sends one MP to Ottawa from Perth—Wellington, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): John Nater (Conservative Party of Canada). Perth South’s council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Jim Aitcheson as mayor. 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 Perth South is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, above the ratio on Perth South council. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Perth South council’s 2024 spending tops 71% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Council money ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Perth—Wellington out-voted 69% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Perth South, a township in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Spends most on public health and paramedics, then roads and transit (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.
Local government here has two tiers: Perth South below, Perth County above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Perth South, from the most recent elections.
- 1Perth South councilelected October 2022Jim Aitcheson
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioPerth—Wellington
- 3House of CommonsPerth—Wellington
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 Perth South council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Jim Aitcheson
- Sam Corriveau
- Jaime Martin
- Sue Orr
- Robert Wilhelm
- Mark Bell
- Jim Van Nes
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Aitcheson | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sam Corriveau | Councillor | 835 | 71% | Yes |
| Jaime Martin | Councillor | 804 | 69% | Yes |
| Sue Orr | Councillor | 876 | 75% | Yes |
| Robert Wilhelm | Councillor | 788 | 67% | Yes |
| Mark Bell | Councillor | 634 | 54% | No |
| Jim Van Nes | Councillor | 640 | 55% | No |
No seat on Perth South council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. With no rival, Jim Aitcheson took the mayor’s chair by acclamation.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Perth 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 Perth South council on 24 October 2022 was 38% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How Perth South voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Perth South votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Perth South 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, Perth South’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Perth South votes in Perth—Wellington 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 ↗The riding is Perth—Wellington: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Perth South votes in it. 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
John Nater represents Perth—Wellington in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Perth—Wellington · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, John Nater belongs to a minority: the Conservative Party of Canada has 50 of 122 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 71.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is John Nater’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Perth—Wellington would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 49%, and John Nater kept 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
John Nater kept Perth—Wellington for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Perth—Wellington as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2019, John Nater had won the same riding with 46%. In 2021, Perth—Wellington went to John Nater (Conservative Party of Canada) on 49%; Brendan Knight (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 13,300 votes behind.
All 4 candidates in Perth—Wellington, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Nater | Conservative Party of Canada | 26,984 | 48.6% |
| Brendan Knight | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,684 | 24.6% |
| Kevin Kruchkywich | New Democratic Party | 9,552 | 17.2% |
| Wayne Baker | People's Party of Canada | 5,357 | 9.6% |
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
Perth South 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 lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
The upper tier, Perth County, adds $1,486 per resident of its own, mostly for public health and paramedics. At $2,348 for every resident in 2024, Perth South council sits above the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $1,301 a resident, 55% of all spending. The return counts 12 full-time positions, 4.0 for every thousand residents. Taxes on property make up 55% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 42%. Perth South council carried $145K of long-term debt, $48 per resident against a typical $440.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $3.9M | $1,301 | 55% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.9M | $620 | 26% |
| Recreation and culture | $491K | $162 | 7% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $402K | $133 | 6% |
| General government | $238K | $79 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $142K | $47 | 2% |
| Public health and paramedics | $22K | $7 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Perth South 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 Perth South 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 Perth 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
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 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.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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 Perth South is run
Who is the MP for Perth South?
John Nater (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Perth—Wellington, the riding Perth South is in.
Which party won Perth South in the 2021 federal election?
John Nater (Conservative Party of Canada) took Perth—Wellington in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MPP for Perth South?
Look up Perth—Wellington on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Perth South, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Perth South?
In October 2022, Jim Aitcheson won the post of mayor for Perth South council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Perth South council spend?
The 2024 return of Perth South council shows $7.1M of spending for roughly 3,027 residents, $3.9M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Perth South part of?
Perth South is part of Perth County, whose council, drawn from its municipalities’ councils, runs county-wide services.
How is Perth South council elected?
Every seat on Perth South council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
What was the turnout in Perth South?
It was 37.9% for Perth South council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 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).