Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY 2.0125,840 residents per council seat in Toronto, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
City council runs Morningside; in October 2022, Toronto chose 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. Morningside is in Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Gary Anandasangaree of the Liberal Party of Canada. Provincially, Morningside votes in Scarborough—Guildwood; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.
What stands out in how Morningside is governed
Many residents per seat
Toronto council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Ontario has one seat per 1,540 residents. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Toronto council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Morningside voted ↓
Split between ridings
74% of Morningside residents live in Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park; the other 26% vote in Scarborough—Woburn or beyond. Member of Parliament ↓
High spending per resident
Toronto council spent more per resident in 2024 than 81% of Ontario’s single-tier municipalities. 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
Morningside 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.
No county or regional council sits above Toronto’s: it is a single-tier city.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Morningside, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioScarborough—Guildwood
- 3House of CommonsScarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park · 74%
- 4House of CommonsScarborough—Woburn · 26%
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 |
Each ward chooses its own councillors on Toronto council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor. With 62% of the votes, John Tory carried the vote for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Morningside 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 Morningside voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Morningside 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 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. 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. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Morningside votes in Scarborough—Guildwood 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 ↗Scarborough—Guildwood takes in Morningside and elects its 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
Morningside has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 74%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Scarborough—Woburn · Liberal Party of Canada · 26%
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 Gary Anandasangaree’s.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 61%; Gary Anandasangaree held it for them in 2025. Gary Anandasangaree 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
Scarborough—Guildwood returned John McKay (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Scarborough—Guildwood, the riding Morningside belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park.
John McKay was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 61%. 14,946 votes separated John McKay (Liberal Party of Canada) from Carmen Wilson (Conservative Party of Canada) in Scarborough—Guildwood in 2021, when the winner took 61%. At 58%, fewer of Scarborough—Guildwood voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 8 candidates in Scarborough—Guildwood, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McKay | Liberal Party of Canada | 22,944 | 61.1% |
| Carmen Wilson | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,998 | 21.3% |
| Michelle Spencer | New Democratic Party | 5,091 | 13.6% |
| James Bountrogiannis | People's Party of Canada | 1,096 | 2.9% |
| Kevin Clarke | Independent | 155 | 0.4% |
| Aslam Khan | Centrist Party of Canada | 129 | 0.3% |
| Opa Day | Independent | 85 | 0.2% |
| Gus Stefanis | Canadian Nationalist Party | 52 | 0.1% |
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.
Full-time staff number 51,029, about 15.6 to every thousand residents. At $4,945 for every resident in 2024, Toronto council sits above the $3,796 median of 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
| 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.
Beside its neighbours, Toronto council is the bar in colour; the headline above has the comparison with the province.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Morningside 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
- 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Morningside is run
Who is the MP for Morningside?
Morningside has more than one: Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal Party of Canada) for Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, and Michael Coteau for Scarborough—Woburn.
Which party won Morningside in the 2021 federal election?
Scarborough—Guildwood went to John McKay (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Gary Anandasangaree has been the MP for Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park.
Who is the MPP for Morningside?
Look up Scarborough—Guildwood on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Morningside, has one MPP.
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?
Toronto council spent $16.2 billion in 2024 for about 3,273,119 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $4.6 billion.
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 Morningside?
In October 2022, turnout for Toronto council was 29.8%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
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).