Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.0Council seats in Stouffville are spread thin, 8,290 residents each, more than in 89% of Ontario municipalities
Provincially, Stouffville votes in Markham—Stouffville; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Markham—Stouffville, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Stouffville. Locally, Stouffville is governed as part of Whitchurch-Stouffville, a town. In October 2022, Whitchurch-Stouffville elected Iain Lovatt as mayor, with a council of 7. 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 Stouffville is governed
Many residents per seat
Whitchurch-Stouffville council has more people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Split between ridings
The riding line runs through Stouffville: Markham—Stouffville has 74% of its residents, York—Durham most of the other 26%. Member of Parliament ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Whitchurch-Stouffville council: it is ahead of 78%. Council money ↓
Low federal turnout
More electors stayed home in Markham—Stouffville than in 67% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Stouffville, 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.
Whitchurch-Stouffville is a lower-tier municipality: York Region, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Stouffville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Whitchurch-Stouffville councilelected October 2022Iain Lovatt
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMarkham—Stouffville
- 3House of CommonsMarkham—Stouffville · 74%
- 4House of CommonsYork—Durham · 26%
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 Whitchurch-Stouffville council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Iain Lovatt
- Richard Bartley
- Hugo T. Kroon
- Sue Sherban
- Maurice Smith
- Rick Upton
- Keith Acton
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Lovatt | Mayor | 6,125 | 52% | Yes |
| Richard Bartley | Councillor | 1,198 | 59% | Yes |
| Hugo T. Kroon | Councillor | 651 | 57% | Yes |
| Sue Sherban | Councillor | 1,388 | 53% | Yes |
| Maurice Smith | Councillor | 1,253 | 53% | Yes |
| Rick Upton | Councillor | 1,395 | 59% | Yes |
| Keith Acton | Councillor | 747 | 60% | No |
Councillors on Whitchurch-Stouffville council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality. For mayor, Iain Lovatt drew 52% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Stouffville 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 34% of electors voted for Whitchurch-Stouffville council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.
How Stouffville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Stouffville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch-Stouffville council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the fourth Monday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, so Whitchurch-Stouffville votes next on 28 October 2030. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Stouffville votes in Markham—Stouffville 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 ↗Markham—Stouffville takes in Stouffville and elects its MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The riding comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Stouffville has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Markham—Stouffville · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019 · 74%
en.wikipedia.org ↗York—Durham · Conservative Party of Canada · 26%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Helena Jaczek is one of 71 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 122 from Ontario.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Helena Jaczek’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Markham—Stouffville, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Helena Jaczek held it for them in 2025. In Ottawa, Helena Jaczek has been Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2022–2023) and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Southern Ontario (2021–2022). Earlier, Helena Jaczek held a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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, Markham—Stouffville re-elected Helena Jaczek of the Liberal Party of Canada
Results in Markham—Stouffville as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
9,033 votes separated Helena Jaczek (Liberal Party of Canada) from Ben Smith (Conservative Party of Canada) in Markham—Stouffville in 2021, when the winner took 51%. In 2019, Helena Jaczek had won the same riding with 39%.
All 5 candidates in Markham—Stouffville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Jaczek | Liberal Party of Canada | 29,773 | 51.0% |
| Ben Smith | Conservative Party of Canada | 20,740 | 35.5% |
| Muhammad Ahsin Sahi | New Democratic Party | 4,961 | 8.5% |
| René De Vries | People's Party of Canada | 1,869 | 3.2% |
| Uzair Baig | Green Party of Canada | 1,049 | 1.8% |
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
Whitchurch-Stouffville council spends more 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.
Debt Whitchurch-Stouffville council owes over the long term came to $23.1M, $614 a resident, higher than the median of $440. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 43% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. The return counts 276 full-time positions, 7.3 for every thousand residents. More goes to recreation and culture than to anything else: $665 a resident, 27% of all spending. Spending by Whitchurch-Stouffville council reached $2,467 a resident in 2024, well over the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. The upper tier, York Region, adds $2,226 per resident of its own, mostly for social services and child care.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $25.1M | $665 | 27% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $23.5M | $622 | 25% |
| General government | $14.7M | $389 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $13.7M | $362 | 15% |
| Roads and transit | $12.4M | $329 | 13% |
| Planning and development | $3.6M | $96 | 4% |
| Public health and paramedics | $145K | $4 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Whitchurch-Stouffville 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 Whitchurch-Stouffville 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 Stouffville 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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.
Questions about how Stouffville is run
Who is the MP for Stouffville?
It depends on the street: most of Stouffville is in Markham—Stouffville (Helena Jaczek, Liberal Party of Canada), some in York—Durham (Jacob Mantle).
Which party won Stouffville in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Helena Jaczek won Markham—Stouffville in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Stouffville?
Stouffville votes in Markham—Stouffville; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Stouffville?
For the 2022–26 term, Whitchurch-Stouffville council was led by Iain Lovatt, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does Whitchurch-Stouffville council spend?
The 2024 return of Whitchurch-Stouffville council shows $93.1M of spending for roughly 37,730 residents, $25.1M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is Whitchurch-Stouffville part of?
Whitchurch-Stouffville is part of York Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Whitchurch-Stouffville council elected?
Whitchurch-Stouffville council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Stouffville?
In October 2022, turnout for Whitchurch-Stouffville council was 34.2%, 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).