Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0One councillor per 220 residents: Prince is more closely represented than 97% of Ontario municipalities
Prince is in the north, where the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s ridings don’t follow the 2013 federal map and have no open boundary file. Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Prince. The October 2022 vote made Enzo Palumbo mayor of Prince, heading 5 seats. 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 Prince is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, above the ratio on Prince council. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Prince council beat it. How Prince voted ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 81% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent more per resident than Prince 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
Prince, a township 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.
No county council governs Prince, a single-tier township, even if the census files it under Algoma.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Prince, from the most recent elections.
- 1Prince councilelected October 2022Enzo Palumbo
- 2Legislative Assembly of Ontario–
- 3House of CommonsSault Ste. Marie—Algoma
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 Prince council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Enzo Palumbo
- Eugene Caputo
- Jane Weir
- Melanie Mick
- Margaret Christenson
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Palumbo | Mayor | 290 | 52% | Yes |
| Eugene Caputo | Councillor | 294 | 20% | Yes |
| Jane Weir | Councillor | 393 | 27% | No |
| Melanie Mick | Councillor | 443 | 31% | No |
| Margaret Christenson | Councillor | 310 | 22% | No |
All of Prince council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. For mayor, Enzo Palumbo drew 52% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Prince voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
51% of those on the list cast a ballot for Prince council on 24 October 2022, more than in a typical municipality. Prince has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–46 km out.
How Prince voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Prince votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Prince council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Prince votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
Find your MPP on the legislature’s site
ola.org ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Terry Sheehan represents Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Terry Sheehan’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.
The MP’s record
Terry Sheehan has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada (36%), so Terry Sheehan’s 2025 win took it from them.
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
Sault Ste. Marie returned Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Sault Ste. Marie, Prince’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma.
Only 4 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result. Turnout in Sault Ste. Marie was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally. The 2021 count in Sault Ste. Marie put Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 38%, with Sonny Spina (Conservative Party of Canada) 247 votes back. Terry Sheehan already held it after the 2019 election, won with 39%.
All 4 candidates in Sault Ste. Marie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Sheehan | Liberal Party of Canada | 15,231 | 37.9% |
| Sonny Spina | Conservative Party of Canada | 14,984 | 37.3% |
| Marie Morin-Strom | New Democratic Party | 8,041 | 20.0% |
| Kasper Makowski | People's Party of Canada | 1,923 | 4.8% |
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
Prince 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.
Prince council carried $231K of long-term debt, $237 per resident against a typical $967. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 54% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 37%. No service costs more than social services and child care, at $997 per resident and 34% of the total. Spending by Prince council came to $2,947 a resident in 2024, under the $3,791 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. 7 full-time positions are funded, 7.2 per thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social services and child care | $972K | $997 | 34% |
| Police, fire and protection | $693K | $710 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $540K | $554 | 19% |
| Social housing | $248K | $255 | 9% |
| Public health and paramedics | $154K | $158 | 5% |
| Recreation and culture | $139K | $142 | 5% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $75K | $76 | 3% |
| General government | $45K | $46 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $9K | $10 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Prince 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 Prince 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 Prince 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- Council money. Per resident means the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals over the population it reports. Since a county or region spends in its lower tiers too, those are compared only with each other.
Questions about how Prince is run
Who is the MP for Prince?
Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, the riding Prince is in.
Which party won Prince in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Terry Sheehan won Sault Ste. Marie in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma.
Who is the MPP for Prince?
Prince’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page lists every MPP by riding.
Who heads the council in Prince?
For the 2022–26 term, Prince council was led by Enzo Palumbo, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does Prince council spend?
Prince council spent $2.9M in 2024 for about 975 residents; its largest service line was social services and child care, at $972K.
How is Prince council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Prince council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Prince?
Turnout for Prince council reached 51.4% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 35.5%).
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, 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).