Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Each seat on Richmond Hill’s council stands for 24,670 residents, more than in 97% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Richmond Hill is shared by 2 ridings (Richmond Hill and Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill). The open record doesn’t name a current MPP for Richmond Hill; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list does. Richmond Hill sends one MP to Ottawa from Richmond Hill South, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Vincent Ho (Conservative Party of Canada). Voters in Richmond Hill chose David West as mayor in October 2022, for a 9-seat council. Ontario’s councils were renewed on 26 October 2026, but the only open list so far is 2022’s, so that is the term shown.
What stands out in how Richmond Hill is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Richmond Hill council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Split between ridings
The riding line runs through Richmond Hill: Richmond Hill South has 59% of its residents, Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill most of the other 41%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 70% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident than Richmond Hill 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
Richmond Hill, a town in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Spends most on social services and child care, 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.
York Region is the upper tier over Richmond Hill, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Richmond Hill, from the most recent elections.
- 1Richmond Hill councilelected October 2022David West
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioRichmond Hill · Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
- 3House of CommonsRichmond Hill South · 59%
- 4House of CommonsAurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill · 41%
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 Richmond Hill council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- David West
- Castro Liu
- Karen Cilevitz
- Carol Davidson
- Scott Thompson
- Simon Cui
- Michael Shiu
- Godwin Chan
- Joe DiPaola
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West | Mayor | 28,318 | 70% | Yes |
| Castro Liu | Councillor | 5,299 | 85% | Yes |
| Karen Cilevitz | Councillor | 1,525 | 23% | Yes |
| Carol Davidson | Councillor | 3,201 | 46% | No |
| Scott Thompson | Councillor | 2,028 | 39% | No |
| Simon Cui | Councillor | 2,498 | 32% | No |
| Michael Shiu | Councillor | 1,893 | 28% | No |
| Godwin Chan | Local and Regional Councillor | 25,392 | 39% | Yes |
| Joe DiPaola | Local and Regional Councillor | 18,334 | 28% | Yes |
David West became mayor on 70% of the votes cast. Voters pick a mayor for the whole municipality and the rest of Richmond Hill council ward by ward.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Richmond Hill voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Richmond Hill council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 32% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Richmond Hill voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Richmond Hill votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Richmond Hill 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
Richmond Hill spans 2 ridings 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 ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those. Every one of them sends a separate MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and each covers part of Richmond Hill.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Richmond Hill has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Richmond Hill South · Conservative Party of Canada · 59%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill · Conservative Party of Canada · 41%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, Vincent Ho belongs to a minority: the Conservative Party of Canada has 50 of 122 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 71.
The MP’s record
Vincent Ho is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Richmond Hill South, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 48%; in 2025 Vincent Ho 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
Majid Jowhari kept Richmond Hill for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Richmond Hill sat in Richmond Hill; the 2025 election put it in Richmond Hill South. 54% of Richmond Hill lived in it.
Richmond Hill turned out at only 56% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Majid Jowhari (Liberal Party of Canada) took Richmond Hill in 2021 with 48% of the vote, 4,069 votes ahead of Costas Menegakis (Conservative Party of Canada). In 2019, Majid Jowhari had won the same riding with 43%.
All 6 candidates in Richmond Hill, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majid Jowhari | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,784 | 47.7% |
| Costas Menegakis | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,715 | 38.8% |
| Adam DeVita | New Democratic Party | 3,995 | 8.8% |
| Igor Tvorogov | People's Party of Canada | 1,363 | 3.0% |
| Charity DiPaola | Independent | 619 | 1.4% |
| Angelika Keller | Independent | 186 | 0.4% |
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
Richmond Hill 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 lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 38% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. York Region, the upper tier, spent another $2,226 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. No service costs more than water, sewers and waste, at $623 per resident and 40% of the total. It employs the equivalent of 853 full-time positions, or 3.9 for each thousand people. Each resident’s share of Richmond Hill council’s 2024 spending came to $1,556, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $137.4M | $623 | 40% |
| Recreation and culture | $80M | $363 | 23% |
| Police, fire and protection | $55.4M | $251 | 16% |
| Roads and transit | $47.8M | $217 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $12.6M | $57 | 4% |
| General government | $9.1M | $41 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $481K | $2 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Richmond Hill council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Richmond Hill council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Richmond Hill 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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 Richmond Hill is run
Who is the MP for Richmond Hill?
Mostly Vincent Ho (Conservative Party of Canada), MP for Richmond Hill South; part of Richmond Hill is in Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, held by Costas Menegakis.
Which party won Richmond Hill in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Majid Jowhari (Liberal Party of Canada), in Richmond Hill; Richmond Hill South has elected Vincent Ho since.
Who is the MPP for Richmond Hill?
Each of Richmond Hill and Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Richmond Hill lies across them.
Who heads the council in Richmond Hill?
David West was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Richmond Hill council.
How much does Richmond Hill council spend?
In 2024, Richmond Hill council spent $342.8M in all, for some 220,365 residents, of which $137.4M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Richmond Hill part of?
Richmond Hill is part of York Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Richmond Hill council elected?
Richmond Hill council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Richmond Hill?
31.7% of electors voted when Richmond Hill 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).