Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Shuniah turned out at just 17% for its 2022 council election, below 94% of Ontario municipalities
Wendy Landry was elected mayor of Shuniah in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats. 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. Federally, Shuniah sits in Thunder Bay—Superior North, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Patty Hajdu of the Liberal Party of Canada. Northern Ontario’s provincial ridings differ from the federal ones, and no open file of them exists, so Shuniah’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario isn’t shown.
What stands out in how Shuniah is governed
Few residents per seat
Shuniah council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Shuniah council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Shuniah voted ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 91% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent more per resident than Shuniah 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
Shuniah, a municipality 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.
Shuniah runs its own county-level services as a single-tier municipality; Thunder Bay appears only in the census.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Shuniah, from the most recent elections.
- 1Shuniah councilelected October 2022Wendy Landry
- 2Legislative Assembly of Ontario–
- 3House of CommonsThunder Bay—Superior North
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 Shuniah council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Wendy Landry
- Meghan Chomut
- Donna Blunt
- Ron Giardetti
- Don Smith
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Landry | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Meghan Chomut | Councillor | 167 | 58% | Yes |
| Donna Blunt | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Ron Giardetti | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Don Smith | Councillor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
The voters returned every sitting member. Seats on Shuniah council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. The race for mayor was never run: Wendy Landry was the only candidate.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Shuniah voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
On 24 October 2022, only 17% of electors voted for Shuniah council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario. Distances here run 21–77 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Shuniah.
How Shuniah voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Shuniah votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Shuniah council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Shuniah’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years.
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
Patty Hajdu represents Thunder Bay—Superior North in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Thunder Bay—Superior North · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, 71 of 122 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Patty Hajdu sits with.
The MP’s record
Patty Hajdu has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Thunder Bay—Superior North puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 40%; Patty Hajdu held it for the party in 2025. Roles held by Patty Hajdu include Minister of Health (2019–2021), Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour (2017–2019) and Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth (2015–2017).
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
In 2021, Thunder Bay—Superior North re-elected Patty Hajdu of the Liberal Party of Canada
Results in Thunder Bay—Superior North as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Thunder Bay—Superior North elected Patty Hajdu (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 41% of the vote, a lead of 5,649 over Chantelle Bryson (New Democratic Party). In 2019, Patty Hajdu had won the same riding with 43%.
All 6 candidates in Thunder Bay—Superior North, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Hajdu | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,893 | 40.7% |
| Chantelle Bryson | New Democratic Party | 11,244 | 27.1% |
| Joshua Taylor | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,035 | 24.2% |
| Rick Daines | People's Party of Canada | 2,465 | 5.9% |
| Amanda Moddejonge | Green Party of Canada | 735 | 1.8% |
| Alexander Vodden | Libertarian Party of Canada | 111 | 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
Shuniah 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 28% of spending ($672 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. At $2,407 for every resident in 2024, Shuniah council sits below the $3,796 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. The return counts 10 full-time positions, 3.1 for every thousand residents. At $488 per resident, Shuniah council’s $1.6M of long-term debt is less than the $971 median. Taxes on property make up 66% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 37%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.2M | $672 | 28% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.5M | $450 | 19% |
| General government | $1.3M | $395 | 16% |
| Social services and child care | $1M | $323 | 13% |
| Public health and paramedics | $856K | $264 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $371K | $114 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $339K | $105 | 4% |
| Recreation and culture | $276K | $85 | 4% |
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 690 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Shuniah council answers to 690 residents, a lower ratio than 75% of municipalities in Ontario.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Shuniah 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. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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 Shuniah is run
Who is the MP for Shuniah?
For Shuniah, it’s Patty Hajdu (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Thunder Bay—Superior North.
Which party won Shuniah in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Patty Hajdu won Thunder Bay—Superior North in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Shuniah?
Shuniah’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 Shuniah?
In October 2022, Wendy Landry won the post of mayor for Shuniah council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Shuniah council spend?
In 2024, Shuniah council spent $7.8M in all, for some 3,245 residents, of which $2.2M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
How is Shuniah council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Shuniah council.
What was the turnout in Shuniah?
Turnout for Shuniah council reached 17.0% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 35.5%).
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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).