Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain125,840 residents per council seat in Toronto, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Brookhaven-Amesbury votes in York South—Weston; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is. Brookhaven-Amesbury is in York South—Weston—Etobicoke, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Ahmed Hussen of the Liberal Party of Canada. City council runs Brookhaven-Amesbury; in October 2022, Toronto chose John Tory as mayor. Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026, and the province hasn’t published that election’s open file yet, so these are the 2022–26 council’s names.
What stands out in how Brookhaven-Amesbury is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Toronto council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
The 2022 vote for Toronto council drew fewer electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Brookhaven-Amesbury voted ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Toronto council: it is ahead of 81%. 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
Brookhaven-Amesbury is governed by Toronto, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Toronto is a single-tier city, with no county or region over its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Brookhaven-Amesbury, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioYork South—Weston
- 3House of CommonsYork South—Weston—Etobicoke
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 Toronto 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 Tory
- Nick Mantas
- Paul Ainslie
- Brad Bradford
- Shelley Carroll
- Mike Colle
- Gary Crawford
- Paula Fletcher
- Stephen Holyday
- Josh Matlow
- Jennifer McKelvie
- Frances Nunziata
- James Pasternak
- Gord Perks
- Anthony Perruzza
- Jaye Robinson
- Michael Thompson
- Vincent Crisanti
- Amber Morley
- Alejandra Bravo
- Ausma Malik
- Dianne Saxe
- Chris Moise
- Jon Burnside
- Lily Cheng
- Jamaal Myers
26 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tory | Mayor | 342,158 | 62% | Yes |
| Nick Mantas | Councillor | 8,228 | 49% | Yes |
| Paul Ainslie | Councillor | 12,483 | 77% | Yes |
| Brad Bradford | Councillor | 15,169 | 55% | Yes |
| Shelley Carroll | Councillor | 12,897 | 72% | Yes |
| Mike Colle | Councillor | 17,109 | 70% | Yes |
| Gary Crawford | Councillor | 8,216 | 35% | Yes |
| Paula Fletcher | Councillor | 20,305 | 74% | Yes |
| Stephen Holyday | Councillor | 18,559 | 72% | Yes |
| Josh Matlow | Councillor | 22,670 | 85% | Yes |
| Jennifer McKelvie | Councillor | 14,168 | 72% | Yes |
| Frances Nunziata | Councillor | 10,077 | 48% | Yes |
| James Pasternak | Councillor | 12,187 | 74% | Yes |
| Gord Perks | Councillor | 11,149 | 36% | Yes |
| Anthony Perruzza | Councillor | 8,707 | 61% | Yes |
| Jaye Robinson | Councillor | 16,142 | 74% | Yes |
| Michael Thompson | Councillor | 9,977 | 55% | Yes |
| Vincent Crisanti | Councillor | 6,815 | 41% | No |
| Amber Morley | Councillor | 15,271 | 46% | No |
| Alejandra Bravo | Councillor | 17,009 | 71% | No |
| Ausma Malik | Councillor | 8,033 | 37% | No |
| Dianne Saxe | Councillor | 8,614 | 35% | No |
| Chris Moise | Councillor | 10,457 | 49% | No |
| Jon Burnside | Councillor | 8,147 | 45% | No |
| Lily Cheng | Councillor | 8,337 | 42% | No |
| Jamaal Myers | Councillor | 5,315 | 51% | No |
Seats on Toronto council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. With 62% of the votes, John Tory carried the vote for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Brookhaven-Amesbury voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
When Toronto council was chosen on 24 October 2022, just 30% of electors took part, under the provincial median.
How Brookhaven-Amesbury voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Brookhaven-Amesbury votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Toronto votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Brookhaven-Amesbury votes in York South—Weston 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 is York South—Weston: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Brookhaven-Amesbury votes in it. Ontario’s southern ridings copy the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), and the town is placed by them.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Ahmed Hussen represents York South—Weston—Etobicoke in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
York South—Weston—Etobicoke · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 71 of 122 seats from Ontario, including Ahmed Hussen’s.
The MP’s record
Roles held by Ahmed Hussen include Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth (2021–2023), Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2019–2021) and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2017–2019). On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in York South—Weston—Etobicoke would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 56%, and Ahmed Hussen kept it for them in 2025. Ahmed Hussen has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament.
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
York South—Weston returned Ahmed Hussen (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in York South—Weston, Brookhaven-Amesbury’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in York South—Weston—Etobicoke.
51% of electors in York South—Weston voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. Ahmed Hussen was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 58%. Ahmed Hussen (Liberal Party of Canada) took York South—Weston in 2021 with 56% of the vote, 13,861 votes ahead of Sajanth Mohan (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 5 candidates in York South—Weston, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Hussen | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,644 | 56.1% |
| Sajanth Mohan | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,783 | 20.2% |
| Hawa Mire | New Democratic Party | 6,517 | 16.9% |
| Sitara Chiu | People's Party of Canada | 1,754 | 4.6% |
| Nicki Ward | Green Party of Canada | 872 | 2.3% |
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
Toronto 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 single-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 32% of revenue, against 37% across the province’s returns. Debt Toronto council owes over the long term came to $9.4 billion, $2,862 a resident, higher than the median of $971. Each resident’s share of Toronto council’s 2024 spending came to $4,945, where the middle of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities sat at $3,796. 51,029 full-time positions are funded, 15.6 per thousand residents. At 28% of spending ($1,396 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $4.6 billion | $1,396 | 28% |
| Social services and child care | $3.9 billion | $1,194 | 24% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.6 billion | $800 | 16% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.3 billion | $403 | 8% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.3 billion | $402 | 8% |
| Social housing | $1.0 billion | $308 | 6% |
| Public health and paramedics | $642M | $196 | 4% |
| General government | $558.3M | $171 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $159.5M | $49 | 1% |
| Other | $89.6M | $27 | 1% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Toronto 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 Toronto 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 Brookhaven-Amesbury 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- 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.
- 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.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- 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.
Questions about how Brookhaven-Amesbury is run
Who is the MP for Brookhaven-Amesbury?
York South—Weston—Etobicoke’s MP, Ahmed Hussen of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Brookhaven-Amesbury.
Which party won Brookhaven-Amesbury in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Ahmed Hussen (Liberal Party of Canada), in York South—Weston; Ahmed Hussen represents York South—Weston—Etobicoke today.
Who is the MPP for Brookhaven-Amesbury?
Look up York South—Weston on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Brookhaven-Amesbury, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Toronto?
In October 2022, John Tory won the post of mayor for Toronto council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Toronto council spend?
The 2024 return of Toronto council shows $16.2 billion of spending for roughly 3,273,119 residents, $4.6 billion of it on roads and transit.
How is Toronto council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Toronto council.
What was the turnout in Brookhaven-Amesbury?
It was 29.8% for Toronto council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 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).