Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Council seats in Toronto are spread thin, 125,840 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, North Toronto is shared by 2 ridings (Toronto—St. Paul's and Don Valley West). North Toronto’s current MPP isn’t named here, because no open source records the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members. Federally, North Toronto sits in Toronto—St. Paul's, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Leslie Church of the Liberal Party of Canada. North Toronto is part of Toronto, which elected John Tory as mayor in October 2022. 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 North Toronto 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 North Toronto voted ↓
Split between ridings
55% of North Toronto residents live in Toronto—St. Paul's; the other 45% vote in Don Valley West or beyond. Member of Parliament ↓
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
North Toronto 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 North Toronto, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioToronto—St. Paul's · Don Valley West
- 3House of CommonsToronto—St. Paul's · 55%
- 4House of CommonsDon Valley West · 45%
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 |
For mayor, John Tory drew 62% of the votes. Each ward chooses its own councillors on Toronto council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
North Toronto 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 North Toronto voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When North Toronto 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. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025. The next council election in Toronto falls on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
North Toronto 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 ↗By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those. So more than one MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario speaks for parts of North Toronto.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
North Toronto has 2 MPs
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 · 55%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Don Valley West · Liberal Party of Canada · 45%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, 71 of 122 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Leslie Church sits with.
The MP’s record
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. April 2025 was Leslie Church’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Counts for Toronto—St. Paul's within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map. 55% of North Toronto lived in it.
Toronto—St. Paul's turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%. In 2021, Toronto—St. Paul's went to Carolyn Bennett (Liberal Party of Canada) on 49%; Stephanie Osadchuk (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 12,842 votes behind. Back in 2019, Carolyn Bennett took the riding on 54%.
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.
Toronto council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $9.4 billion long term, $2,862 a resident where the median is $971. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 32% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 37%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 28%, or $1,396 per resident. It employs the equivalent of 51,029 full-time positions, or 15.6 for each thousand people. 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.
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 North Toronto 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. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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 North Toronto is run
Who is the MP for North Toronto?
Mostly Leslie Church (Liberal Party of Canada), MP for Toronto—St. Paul's; part of North Toronto is in Don Valley West, held by Robert Oliphant.
Which party won North Toronto in the 2021 federal election?
Toronto—St. Paul's went to Carolyn Bennett (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Leslie Church has been the MP for Toronto—St. Paul's.
Who is the MPP for North Toronto?
Each of Toronto—St. Paul's and Don Valley West elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and North Toronto lies across them.
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?
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?
Toronto council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in North Toronto?
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).