Photo: Michael Gil from Calgary, AB, Canada · CC BY 2.0Each seat on Toronto’s council stands for 125,840 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Islington is in Etobicoke Centre, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Yvan Baker of the Liberal Party of Canada. Parts of Islington vote in 2 different ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Etobicoke Centre and Etobicoke—Lakeshore. Islington’s current MPP isn’t named here, because no open source records the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members. As a neighbourhood of Toronto, Islington shares the council elected in October 2022, with John Tory as mayor. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022.
What stands out in how Islington 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 Islington voted ↓
Split between ridings
The riding line runs through Islington: Etobicoke Centre has 93% of its residents, Etobicoke—Lakeshore most of the other 7%. Member of Parliament ↓
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
Islington 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 Islington, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioEtobicoke Centre · Etobicoke—Lakeshore
- 3House of CommonsEtobicoke Centre · 93%
- 4House of CommonsEtobicoke—Lakeshore · 7%
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 |
With 62% of the votes, John Tory carried the vote for mayor. Councillors on Toronto council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Islington voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Toronto council on 24 October 2022 was 30% of electors, lower than the Ontario norm.
How Islington voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Islington 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 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Islington spans 2 ridings 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 ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Ontario’s southern ridings copy the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), and the town is placed by them. So more than one MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario speaks for parts of Islington.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Islington has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Etobicoke Centre · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019 · 93%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Etobicoke—Lakeshore · Liberal Party of Canada · 7%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Yvan Baker sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Yvan Baker’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Etobicoke Centre would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 48%, and Yvan Baker kept it for them in 2025. Yvan Baker sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario before coming to Ottawa.
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, Etobicoke Centre re-elected Yvan Baker of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Etobicoke Centre; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election. It held 67% of Islington’s residents.
Etobicoke Centre elected Yvan Baker (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 48% of the vote, a lead of 7,527 over Geoffrey Turner (Conservative Party of Canada). Yvan Baker was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 52%. In 2021, 64% of electors cast a ballot in Etobicoke Centre, more than the national 63%.
All 4 candidates in Etobicoke Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Baker | Liberal Party of Canada | 27,635 | 48.0% |
| Geoffrey Turner | Conservative Party of Canada | 20,108 | 34.9% |
| Ashley Da silva | New Democratic Party | 5,804 | 10.1% |
| Maurice Cormier | People's Party of Canada | 4,003 | 7.0% |
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. 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 $2,862 per resident, Toronto council’s $9.4 billion of long-term debt is more than the $971 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 32% of revenue, against 37% across the province’s returns.
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 Islington 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Islington is run
Who is the MP for Islington?
Most residents of Islington have Yvan Baker (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Etobicoke Centre; the rest mainly have James Maloney, for Etobicoke—Lakeshore.
Which party won Islington in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Yvan Baker won Etobicoke Centre in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Islington?
That depends on where in Islington you live: Etobicoke Centre and Etobicoke—Lakeshore each have their own MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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?
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?
Toronto council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Islington?
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).