Photo: Kenn Chaplin from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0One councillor per 770 residents: Tay Valley is more closely represented than 73% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Tay Valley belongs to Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston; who holds it as MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Tay Valley is Lanark—Frontenac, and Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. In October 2022, Tay Valley elected Rob Rainer as reeve, with a council of 8. 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 Tay Valley is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, above the ratio on Tay Valley council. Council size ↓
Turnout above the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Tay Valley council beat it. How Tay Valley voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Tay Valley council below 71% 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
Tay Valley, 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.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Above Tay Valley’s council sits Lanark County, the upper tier, which runs services across all its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Tay Valley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Tay Valley councilelected October 2022Rob Rainer
- 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 Tay Valley council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Rob Rainer
- Fred Dobbie
- Korrine Affleck
- Marilyn Thomas
- Greg Hallam
- Angela Pierman
- Wayne Baker
- Andrew Kendrick
8 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Rainer | Reeve | 1,397 | 55% | Yes |
| Fred Dobbie | Deputy Reeve | 1,551 | 63% | Yes |
| Korrine Affleck | Councillor | 503 | 29% | No |
| Marilyn Thomas | Councillor | 732 | 43% | No |
| Greg Hallam | Councillor | 481 | 30% | No |
| Angela Pierman | Councillor | 591 | 37% | No |
| Wayne Baker | Councillor | 389 | 15% | No |
| Andrew Kendrick | Councillor | 388 | 15% | No |
The reeve is chosen at large; everyone else on Tay Valley council answers to a ward. Rob Rainer won 55% of the votes cast for reeve.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Tay Valley voted more than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Tay Valley council on 24 October 2022 was 40% of electors, higher than the Ontario norm.
How Tay Valley voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Tay Valley votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Tay Valley 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. Tay Valley votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. 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
Tay Valley 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 ↗Tay Valley is in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, one of the ridings that each elect a MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town.
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.
From Ontario come 122 MPs: 71 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 50 for the Conservative Party of Canada, Scott Reid’s party.
The MP’s record
Scott Reid has sat in the Commons since 2000, now for the 9th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Lanark—Frontenac puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 50%; Scott Reid held it for the party in 2025.
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
Scott Reid kept Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, the riding Tay Valley belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Lanark—Frontenac.
At 70%, more of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston elected Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 49% of the vote, a lead of 14,144 over Michelle Foxton (Liberal Party of Canada). 48% had elected Scott Reid there in 2019.
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
Tay Valley 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.
Tay Valley council’s borrowing is light: $1.9M long term, $320 a resident where the median is $440. At 70%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $500 a resident, 32% of all spending. Full-time staff number 20, about 3.4 to every thousand residents. On top of that comes Lanark County: $1,553 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Tay Valley council spent $1,551 per resident in 2024, against a median of $1,901 among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $3M | $500 | 32% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.2M | $374 | 24% |
| General government | $1.8M | $309 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $883K | $149 | 10% |
| Recreation and culture | $755K | $127 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $517K | $87 | 6% |
| Public health and paramedics | $23K | $4 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Tay Valley council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Tay Valley council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Tay Valley 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
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
Questions about how Tay Valley is run
Who is the MP for Tay Valley?
Tay Valley is in Lanark—Frontenac, represented by Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Tay Valley 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 Tay Valley?
Look up Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Tay Valley, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Tay Valley?
Rob Rainer was elected reeve in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Tay Valley council.
How much does Tay Valley council spend?
In 2024, Tay Valley council spent $9.2M in all, for some 5,925 residents, of which $3M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Tay Valley part of?
The council of Lanark County, made up of members from its municipalities, Tay Valley among them, is the upper tier.
How is Tay Valley council elected?
Tay Valley council: the reeve is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Tay Valley?
Turnout for Tay Valley council reached 40.3% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 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).