Photo: OldYorkGuy · CC BY-SA 3.0Council seats in Toronto are spread thin, 125,840 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
City council runs O'Connor-Parkview; in October 2022, Toronto chose John Tory as mayor. 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. Parts of O'Connor-Parkview vote in 2 different ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Beaches—East York and Don Valley East. O'Connor-Parkview’s current MPP isn’t named here, because no open source records the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members. Federally, O'Connor-Parkview sits in Beaches—East York, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how O'Connor-Parkview 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 O'Connor-Parkview voted ↓
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide O'Connor-Parkview, with 94% of residents in Beaches—East York and 6% outside it, mainly in Don Valley West. 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
O'Connor-Parkview 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 O'Connor-Parkview, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioBeaches—East York · Don Valley East
- 3House of CommonsBeaches—East York · 94%
- 4House of CommonsDon Valley West · 6%
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. For mayor, John Tory drew 62% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
O'Connor-Parkview 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 O'Connor-Parkview voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When O'Connor-Parkview 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 Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
O'Connor-Parkview 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 ↗So more than one MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario speaks for parts of O'Connor-Parkview. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
O'Connor-Parkview has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Beaches—East York · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 94%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Don Valley West · Liberal Party of Canada · 6%
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 Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s.
The MP’s record
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s 4th. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Beaches—East York puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 57%; Nathaniel Erskine-Smith held it for the party in 2025.
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
Beaches—East York returned Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Beaches—East York within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
65% of electors in Beaches—East York voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. 17,406 votes separated Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Liberal Party of Canada) from Alejandra Ruiz Vargas (New Democratic Party) in Beaches—East York in 2021, when the winner took 57%. The 2019 result had favoured Nathaniel Erskine-Smith as well, at 57%.
All 8 candidates in Beaches—East York, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Erskine-Smith | Liberal Party of Canada | 28,919 | 56.6% |
| Alejandra Ruiz Vargas | New Democratic Party | 11,513 | 22.5% |
| Lisa Robinson | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,336 | 14.4% |
| Radu Rautescu | People's Party of Canada | 1,613 | 3.2% |
| Reuben Anthony DeBoer | Green Party of Canada | 1,388 | 2.7% |
| Karen Lee Wilde | Independent | 166 | 0.3% |
| Jennifer Moxon | Communist Party of Canada | 131 | 0.3% |
| Philip Fernandez | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 50 | 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.
Debt Toronto council owes over the long term came to $9.4 billion, $2,862 a resident, higher than the median of $971. Taxes on property make up 32% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 37%. The largest line is roads and transit: 28% of the total, $1,396 a resident. It employs the equivalent of 51,029 full-time positions, or 15.6 for each thousand people. Toronto council spent $4,945 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,796 among Ontario’s single-tier municipalities.
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 O'Connor-Parkview 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 size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- Council money. Figures are the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals after adjustments, per resident on the return’s population. Lower tiers stand beside lower tiers only: their county or region spends on top.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
Questions about how O'Connor-Parkview is run
Who is the MP for O'Connor-Parkview?
Mostly Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Liberal Party of Canada), MP for Beaches—East York; part of O'Connor-Parkview is in Don Valley West, held by Robert Oliphant.
Which party won O'Connor-Parkview in the 2021 federal election?
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Liberal Party of Canada) took Beaches—East York in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MPP for O'Connor-Parkview?
O'Connor-Parkview is split between Beaches—East York and Don Valley East, so it has more than one MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists who holds each.
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 O'Connor-Parkview?
Turnout for Toronto council reached 29.8% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 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).