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One councillor per 125,840 residents: Toronto is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities

Toronto, which governs Humber Summit, elected John Tory mayor in October 2022. 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. Federally, Humber Summit sits in Humber River—Black Creek, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Judy Sgro of the Liberal Party of Canada. Humber Summit sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from Humber River—Black Creek, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

MP
Judy Sgro
Liberal Party of Canada · Humber River—Black Creek
Provincial riding
Humber River—Black Creek
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Mayor
John Tory
elected 2022 · 2022–26 term
Council seats
26
Toronto
Turnout, October 2022
30%
Ontario median 35%
Spending per resident, 2024
$4,945
from the council’s financial return
Turnout, 2021 federal
49%
Canada 63%
What stands out

What stands out in how Humber Summit is governed

Many residents per seat

Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, well under the ratio on Toronto council. Council size ↓

Turnout below the norm

Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Toronto council came in under it. How Humber Summit voted ↓

High spending per resident

Per resident, Toronto council’s 2024 spending tops 81% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. Council money ↓

A safe federal seat

The 2021 winner in Humber River—Black Creek finished 43.3 points ahead of the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 93% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Humber Summit has voted ↓

Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).

Who runs Humber Summit

Three governments, and who does what

Humber Summit is governed by Toronto, with Ontario and Ottawa.

Toronto

The city council decides local matters.

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.

ola.org ↗
House of Commons

Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.

ourcommons.ca ↗

Who to ask

Bins and recyclingToronto
Planning applicationsToronto
Potholes, roads and streetlightsToronto
Water, sewers and leaksToronto
Parks and leisure centresToronto
LibrariesToronto
Fire safety visitsToronto
Property tax billsToronto
Schools and school placesOntario
Hospitals, family doctors and careOntario
Highways and driver’s licencesOntario
Passports, EI and pensionsGovernment of Canada

Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.

Its council answers to no county or region: Toronto is a single-tier city.

Who represents Humber Summit

From the council table to Ottawa

Every elected tier that speaks for Humber Summit, from the most recent elections.

  1. 1
    Toronto councilelected October 2022
    John Tory
  2. 2
    Legislative Assembly of OntarioHumber River—Black Creek
  3. 3
    House of CommonsHumber River—Black Creek

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

Councillors

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.

Toronto council
elected 24 October 2022
  • John Tory
  • Nick Mantas
  • Paul Ainslie
  • Brad Bradford
  • Shelley Carroll
  • Mike Colle
  • Gary Crawford
  • Paula Fletcher
Councillors (continued)
  • Stephen Holyday
  • Josh Matlow
  • Jennifer McKelvie
  • Frances Nunziata
  • James Pasternak
  • Gord Perks
  • Anthony Perruzza
  • Jaye Robinson
Councillors (continued)
  • Michael Thompson
  • Vincent Crisanti
  • Amber Morley
  • Alejandra Bravo
  • Ausma Malik
  • Dianne Saxe
  • Chris Moise
  • Jon Burnside
Councillors (continued)
  • Lily Cheng
  • Jamaal Myers
Re-elected
17
of 26 members
New to the council
9
Candidates per seat
6.6
164 for 25 seats

26 members and how they were elected

NameSeatVotesShare of the seat’s votesOn the last council
John ToryMayor342,15862%Yes
Nick MantasCouncillor8,22849%Yes
Paul AinslieCouncillor12,48377%Yes
Brad BradfordCouncillor15,16955%Yes
Shelley CarrollCouncillor12,89772%Yes
Mike ColleCouncillor17,10970%Yes
Gary CrawfordCouncillor8,21635%Yes
Paula FletcherCouncillor20,30574%Yes
Stephen HolydayCouncillor18,55972%Yes
Josh MatlowCouncillor22,67085%Yes
Jennifer McKelvieCouncillor14,16872%Yes
Frances NunziataCouncillor10,07748%Yes
James PasternakCouncillor12,18774%Yes
Gord PerksCouncillor11,14936%Yes
Anthony PerruzzaCouncillor8,70761%Yes
Jaye RobinsonCouncillor16,14274%Yes
Michael ThompsonCouncillor9,97755%Yes
Vincent CrisantiCouncillor6,81541%No
Amber MorleyCouncillor15,27146%No
Alejandra BravoCouncillor17,00971%No
Ausma MalikCouncillor8,03337%No
Dianne SaxeCouncillor8,61435%No
Chris MoiseCouncillor10,45749%No
Jon BurnsideCouncillor8,14745%No
Lily ChengCouncillor8,33742%No
Jamaal MyersCouncillor5,31551%No

Seats on Toronto council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. The contest for mayor went to John Tory, with 62% of the votes.

Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)

How Humber Summit voted

Humber Summit voted less than most of Ontario in 2022

Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.

Toronto30%

On 24 October 2022, only 30% of electors voted for Toronto council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.

How Humber Summit voted: same source as Councillors, above.

Elections

When Humber Summit votes

The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.

ElectionLastNext
Toronto council26 October 202628 October 2030
Legislative Assembly of Ontario27 February 2025–
House of Commons28 April 2025–

Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. 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 last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.

Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Humber Summit votes in Humber River—Black Creek for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.

Humber River—Black Creek

MPP: see the legislature’s list

ola.org ↗

For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Humber Summit votes in Humber River—Black Creek, which has one MPP. 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

Member of Parliament

Judy Sgro represents Humber River—Black Creek in Ottawa

Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.

Judy Sgro

Humber River—Black Creek · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 1999

en.wikipedia.org ↗
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  • Liberal Party of Canada71
  • Conservative Party of Canada50

As Wikidata records them.

Judy Sgro sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.

The MP’s record

First elected in 1999, Judy Sgro is serving the 10th term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Humber River—Black Creek, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 61%; in 2025 Judy Sgro kept the seat in the same hands.

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

How Humber Summit has voted

Humber River—Black Creek returned Judy Sgro (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021

Humber River—Black Creek as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.

Party20212019
Liberal Party of Canada60.7%61.1%
Conservative Party of Canada17.4%16.2%
New Democratic Party16.4%19.0%
People's Party of Canada3.9%1.1%
Green Party of Canada1.2%2.1%

Judy Sgro already held it after the 2019 election, won with 61%. The 2021 count in Humber River—Black Creek put Judy Sgro (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 61%, with Rinku Shah (Conservative Party of Canada) 13,934 votes back. In 2021, 49% of electors cast a ballot in Humber River—Black Creek, under the national 63%.

All 6 candidates in Humber River—Black Creek, 2021
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Judy SgroLiberal Party of Canada19,53360.7%
Rinku ShahConservative Party of Canada5,59917.4%
Matias de DovitiisNew Democratic Party5,27916.4%
Raatib AndersonPeople's Party of Canada1,2583.9%
Unblind TibbinGreen Party of Canada3881.2%
Christine NugentMarxist-Leninist Party of Canada1300.4%

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

Council money

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, 2024
$16.2 billion
$4,945 per resident
Long-term debt
$9.4 billion
$2,862 per resident
Reserves and reserve funds
$6.9 billion
$2,100 per resident
Full-time positions
51,029
15.6 per 1,000 residents

Spending per resident by service, 2024

Roads and transit$1,396
Social services and child care$1,194
Police, fire and protection$800
Water, sewers and waste$403
Recreation and culture$402
Social housing$308
Public health and paramedics$196
General government$171
Planning and development$49
Other$27

What pays for it

SourceTorontoProvince
Property taxes and payments in lieu32%37%
Grants from governments25%25%
Other revenue25%20%
User fees and sales17%18%

Shares of revenue, town and province.

Full-time staff number 51,029, about 15.6 to every thousand residents. Toronto council spent $4,945 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,796 among Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 28%, or $1,396 per resident. Taxes on property make up 32% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 37%. At $2,862 per resident, Toronto council’s $9.4 billion of long-term debt is more than the $971 median.

Every service line, 2024
Service2024Per residentShare
Roads and transit$4.6 billion$1,39628%
Social services and child care$3.9 billion$1,19424%
Police, fire and protection$2.6 billion$80016%
Water, sewers and waste$1.3 billion$4038%
Recreation and culture$1.3 billion$4028%
Social housing$1.0 billion$3086%
Public health and paramedics$642M$1964%
General government$558.3M$1713%
Planning and development$159.5M$491%
Other$89.6M$271%

Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Council size

Toronto council beside its neighbours

Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.

Toronto125,840

Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Toronto council stands.

Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list

Get involved

Having a say in how Humber Summit is run

Register to vote

Check or update the federal list.

elections.ca ↗
Contact your MP

Every MP lists an office.

ourcommons.ca ↗
Provincial elections

Ridings, registration and voting dates.

elections.on.ca ↗
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
  • 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.
  • Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
  • Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
  • Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.

Questions about how Humber Summit is run

Who is the MP for Humber Summit?

Judy Sgro (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Humber River—Black Creek, the riding Humber Summit is in.

Which party won Humber Summit in the 2021 federal election?

The Liberal Party of Canada: Judy Sgro won Humber River—Black Creek in 2021 and still holds it.

Who is the MPP for Humber Summit?

The riding for Humber Summit is Humber River—Black Creek, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists the MPP who holds it.

Who heads the council in Toronto?

The open record gives John Tory, elected mayor of Toronto council in October 2022.

How much does Toronto council spend?

In 2024, Toronto council spent $16.2 billion in all, for some 3,273,119 residents, of which $4.6 billion went on roads and transit, the biggest line.

How is Toronto council elected?

By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Toronto council.

What was the turnout in Humber Summit?

29.8% of electors voted when Toronto 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).