Photo: Onasill ~ Bill - Onasill ~ Bill - 106 Million View · Public domain125,840 residents per council seat in Toronto, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Humewood-Cedarvale belongs to Toronto—St. Paul's; 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. For federal votes, Humewood-Cedarvale belongs to Toronto—St. Paul's, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Leslie Church (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. City council runs Humewood-Cedarvale; 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 Humewood-Cedarvale is governed
Many residents per seat
Toronto council has more people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
In Ontario’s 2022 municipal elections, the middle municipality saw 35% of electors vote; Toronto council fell short of that. How Humewood-Cedarvale voted ↓
High spending per resident
In 2024, 81% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities spent less per resident than Toronto council. 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
Humewood-Cedarvale 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.
As a single-tier city, Toronto has no upper-tier council above it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Humewood-Cedarvale, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioToronto—St. Paul's
- 3House of CommonsToronto—St. Paul's
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. For mayor, John Tory drew 62% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Humewood-Cedarvale 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 30% of electors voted for Toronto council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.
How Humewood-Cedarvale voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Humewood-Cedarvale 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 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. 28 October 2030 is the next council election in Toronto, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for the fourth Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Humewood-Cedarvale votes in Toronto—St. Paul's 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, Humewood-Cedarvale votes in Toronto—St. Paul's, which has one MPP. 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
Leslie Church represents Toronto—St. Paul's in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Toronto—St. Paul's · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Leslie Church sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.
The MP’s record
Leslie Church is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Mapped onto today’s Toronto—St. Paul's, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 50%; in 2025 Leslie Church 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
In 2021, Toronto—St. Paul's re-elected Carolyn Bennett of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Toronto—St. Paul's; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Carolyn Bennett (Liberal Party of Canada) took Toronto—St. Paul's in 2021 with 49% of the vote, 12,842 votes ahead of Stephanie Osadchuk (Conservative Party of Canada). Carolyn Bennett was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 54%. Turnout in Toronto—St. Paul's reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 5 candidates in Toronto—St. Paul's, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Bennett | Liberal Party of Canada | 26,429 | 49.2% |
| Stephanie Osadchuk | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,587 | 25.3% |
| Sidney Coles | New Democratic Party | 9,036 | 16.8% |
| Phil De Luna | Green Party of Canada | 3,214 | 6.0% |
| Peter Remedios | People's Party of Canada | 1,432 | 2.7% |
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.
At 28% of spending ($1,396 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. 51,029 full-time positions are funded, 15.6 per thousand residents. At $4,945 for every resident in 2024, Toronto council sits above the $3,796 median of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. At $2,862 per resident, Toronto council’s $9.4 billion of long-term debt is more than the $971 median. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 32% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 37%.
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.
How Toronto 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 Humewood-Cedarvale 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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 place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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 Humewood-Cedarvale is run
Who is the MP for Humewood-Cedarvale?
Leslie Church (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Toronto—St. Paul's, the riding Humewood-Cedarvale is in.
Which party won Humewood-Cedarvale in the 2021 federal election?
Carolyn Bennett won Toronto—St. Paul's for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Toronto—St. Paul's, held by Leslie Church.
Who is the MPP for Humewood-Cedarvale?
Look up Toronto—St. Paul's on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Humewood-Cedarvale, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Toronto?
John Tory was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Toronto council.
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 Humewood-Cedarvale?
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).