Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.072% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spend more per resident than Stone Mills
Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Stone Mills. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Stone Mills votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is. John Wise was elected reeve of Stone Mills in October 2022, on a council of 7 seats. 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.
What stands out in how Stone Mills is governed
Turnout below the norm
Stone Mills council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Stone Mills voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Stone Mills council below 72% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. 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
Stone Mills, a township 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 public health and paramedics (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
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Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Lennox and Addington County is the upper tier over Stone Mills, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Stone Mills, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stone Mills councilelected October 2022John Wise
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioHastings—Lennox and Addington
- 3House of CommonsHastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga
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 Stone Mills council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- John Wise
- Doug Davison
- Wenda Lalande
- Shari Milligan
- Krysta-Lee Woodcock
- Wendy McDonald
- Rob Fenwick
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wise | Reeve | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Doug Davison | Deputy Reeve | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Wenda Lalande | Councillor | 1,177 | 11% | Yes |
| Shari Milligan | Councillor | 1,244 | 12% | Yes |
| Krysta-Lee Woodcock | Councillor | 1,128 | 11% | No |
| Wendy McDonald | Councillor | 1,138 | 11% | No |
| Rob Fenwick | Councillor | 1,320 | 12% | No |
All of Stone Mills council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the reeve’s as well. No candidate stood against John Wise, who became reeve by acclamation.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Stone Mills voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Stone Mills council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 30% of electors voting, below the provincial middle. Distances here run 21–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Stone Mills.
How Stone Mills voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Stone Mills votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Mills council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so Stone Mills votes next on 28 October 2030. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Stone Mills votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington 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 ↗For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Stone Mills votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, which has one MPP. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Shelby Kramp-Neuman represents Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
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; Shelby Kramp-Neuman is among the 50 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 46%; in 2025 Shelby Kramp-Neuman kept the seat in the same hands. First elected in 2021, Shelby Kramp-Neuman is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career.
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
Hastings—Lennox and Addington stayed with the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021, electing Shelby Kramp-Neuman
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Stone Mills sat in Hastings—Lennox and Addington; the 2025 election put it in Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga.
In 2021, Hastings—Lennox and Addington went to Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative Party of Canada) on 45%; Mike Bossio (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 5,595 votes behind. In 2019 Derek Sloan had won it for the Conservative Party of Canada with 41%. Hastings—Lennox and Addington turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 6 candidates in Hastings—Lennox and Addington, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Kramp-Neuman | Conservative Party of Canada | 24,651 | 45.1% |
| Mike Bossio | Liberal Party of Canada | 19,056 | 34.9% |
| Matilda DeBues | New Democratic Party | 6,020 | 11.0% |
| James Babcock | People's Party of Canada | 3,131 | 5.7% |
| Reg Wilson | Green Party of Canada | 971 | 1.8% |
| Jennifer Sloan | Independent | 838 | 1.5% |
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
Stone Mills 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.
It employs the equivalent of 36 full-time positions, or 4.6 for each thousand people. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $751 per resident and 49% of the total. Stone Mills council spent $1,527 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Lennox and Addington County, the upper tier, spent another $2,102 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. Stone Mills council’s borrowing is light: $192K long term, $24 a resident where the median is $440. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 53% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.9M | $751 | 49% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.9M | $369 | 24% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.1M | $145 | 9% |
| General government | $1.1M | $143 | 9% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $665K | $85 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $235K | $30 | 2% |
| Public health and paramedics | $28K | $4 | 0% |
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 1,220 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 1,220 residents share each seat on Stone Mills council, fewer than in 56% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Stone Mills 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
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Council money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
Questions about how Stone Mills is run
Who is the MP for Stone Mills?
Shelby Kramp-Neuman of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, which includes Stone Mills.
Which party won Stone Mills in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Shelby Kramp-Neuman won Hastings—Lennox and Addington in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga.
Who is the MPP for Stone Mills?
Stone Mills votes in Hastings—Lennox and Addington; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Stone Mills?
For the 2022–26 term, Stone Mills council was led by John Wise, elected reeve in October 2022.
How much does Stone Mills council spend?
The 2024 return of Stone Mills council shows $11.9M of spending for roughly 7,826 residents, $5.9M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Stone Mills part of?
The council of Lennox and Addington County, made up of members from its municipalities, Stone Mills among them, is the upper tier.
How is Stone Mills council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Stone Mills council, the reeve too.
What was the turnout in Stone Mills?
30.2% of electors voted when Stone Mills 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).