Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.02,400 residents per council seat in South Frontenac, a higher ratio than 68% of Ontario municipalities
In October 2022, South Frontenac elected Ron Vandewal as mayor, with a council of 9. 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. South Frontenac is in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet. Federally, South Frontenac sits in Lanark—Frontenac, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Scott Reid of the Conservative Party of Canada.
What stands out in how South Frontenac is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; South Frontenac council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
South Frontenac council spent less per resident in 2024 than 66% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. 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
South Frontenac, 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 social services and child care (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.
South Frontenac is a lower-tier municipality: Frontenac County, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for South Frontenac, from the most recent elections.
- 1South Frontenac councilelected October 2022Ron Vandewal
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioLanark—Frontenac—Kingston
- 3House of CommonsLanark—Frontenac
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 South Frontenac 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 Vandewal
- Norm Roberts
- Ron Sleeth
- Ray Leonard
- Doug Morey
- Randy Ruttan
- Charlene Godfrey
- Steven Pegrum
- Scott Trueman
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Vandewal | Mayor | 3,090 | 48% | Yes |
| Norm Roberts | Councillor | 650 | 21% | Yes |
| Ron Sleeth | Councillor | 1,006 | 33% | Yes |
| Ray Leonard | Councillor | 1,136 | 41% | Yes |
| Doug Morey | Councillor | 700 | 26% | Yes |
| Randy Ruttan | Councillor | 1,225 | 35% | Yes |
| Charlene Godfrey | Councillor | 497 | 29% | No |
| Steven Pegrum | Councillor | 622 | 37% | No |
| Scott Trueman | Councillor | 1,197 | 34% | No |
With 48% of the votes, Ron Vandewal carried the vote for mayor. The mayor is chosen at large; everyone else on South Frontenac council answers to a ward.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
South Frontenac voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
The nearest places to South Frontenac with figures are 20–30 km away. When South Frontenac council was chosen on 24 October 2022, 36% of electors took part, above the provincial median.
How South Frontenac voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When South Frontenac votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| South Frontenac council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so South Frontenac votes next on 28 October 2030. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
South Frontenac votes in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston 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 comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015. Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston takes in South Frontenac and elects its MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Scott Reid represents Lanark—Frontenac in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lanark—Frontenac · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2000
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Ontario with 71 of 122 seats; Scott Reid is among the 50 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Lanark—Frontenac, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 50%; Scott Reid held it for them in 2025. Scott Reid was first elected in 2000; the current Parliament is Scott Reid’s 9th.
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
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston returned Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, South Frontenac voted in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Lanark—Frontenac is its riding today.
Back in 2019, Scott Reid took the riding on 48%. In 2021, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston went to Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) on 49%; Michelle Foxton (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 14,144 votes behind. 70% of electors in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 6 candidates in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Reid | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,761 | 48.9% |
| Michelle Foxton | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,617 | 26.4% |
| Steve Garrison | New Democratic Party | 9,828 | 15.6% |
| Florian Bors | People's Party of Canada | 3,830 | 6.1% |
| Calvin Neufeld | Green Party of Canada | 1,664 | 2.7% |
| Blake Hamilton | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 211 | 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
South Frontenac 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.
The upper tier, Frontenac County, adds $2,020 per resident of its own, mostly for public health and paramedics. At $1,624 for every resident in 2024, South Frontenac council sits below the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 44%, or $710 per resident. The return counts 77 full-time positions, 3.8 for every thousand residents. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 67% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Long-term debt at South Frontenac council stood at $127K, or $6 a resident, below the $440 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $14.3M | $710 | 44% |
| Police, fire and protection | $7.2M | $358 | 22% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.8M | $190 | 12% |
| General government | $3.7M | $184 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.6M | $129 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $927K | $46 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $122K | $6 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
South Frontenac 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 South Frontenac 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 South Frontenac 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 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.
- 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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.
Questions about how South Frontenac is run
Who is the MP for South Frontenac?
South Frontenac is in Lanark—Frontenac, represented by Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won South Frontenac in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Scott Reid won Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Lanark—Frontenac.
Who is the MPP for South Frontenac?
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for South Frontenac and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in South Frontenac?
For the 2022–26 term, South Frontenac council was led by Ron Vandewal, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does South Frontenac council spend?
In 2024, South Frontenac council spent $32.8M in all, for some 20,188 residents, of which $14.3M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is South Frontenac part of?
The council of Frontenac County, made up of members from its municipalities, South Frontenac among them, is the upper tier.
How is South Frontenac council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on South Frontenac council.
What was the turnout in South Frontenac?
In October 2022, turnout for South Frontenac council was 35.7%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
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).