Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 2.0Each seat on Toronto’s council stands for 125,840 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Yonge-Eglinton 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. Yonge-Eglinton is in Eglinton—Lawrence, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Vince Gasparro of the Liberal Party of Canada. The 2 ridings of Eglinton—Lawrence and Toronto—St. Paul's each take in part of Yonge-Eglinton for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. No open list we can reuse gives Yonge-Eglinton’s sitting MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario keeps the list.
What stands out in how Yonge-Eglinton 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 Yonge-Eglinton voted ↓
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide Yonge-Eglinton, with 55% of residents in Eglinton—Lawrence and 45% outside it, mainly in Toronto—St. Paul's. 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
Yonge-Eglinton 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 Yonge-Eglinton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Toronto councilelected October 2022John Tory
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioEglinton—Lawrence · Toronto—St. Paul's
- 3House of CommonsEglinton—Lawrence · 55%
- 4House of CommonsToronto—St. Paul's · 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 |
Seats on Toronto council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. John Tory became mayor on 62% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Yonge-Eglinton 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 Yonge-Eglinton voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Yonge-Eglinton 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 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. 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. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Yonge-Eglinton 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 ↗Each of these ridings elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so Yonge-Eglinton has more than one. 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
Yonge-Eglinton has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Eglinton—Lawrence · Liberal Party of Canada · 55%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Toronto—St. Paul's · Liberal Party of Canada · 45%
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 Vince Gasparro’s.
The MP’s record
Vince Gasparro was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Eglinton—Lawrence puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 48%; Vince Gasparro 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
In 2021, Eglinton—Lawrence re-elected Marco Mendicino of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Eglinton—Lawrence; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election. It held 55% of Yonge-Eglinton’s residents.
62% of electors in Eglinton—Lawrence voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. Marco Mendicino (Liberal Party of Canada) took Eglinton—Lawrence in 2021 with 48% of the vote, 5,969 votes ahead of Geoff Pollock (Conservative Party of Canada). Marco Mendicino was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 53%.
All 5 candidates in Eglinton—Lawrence, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Mendicino | Liberal Party of Canada | 24,051 | 48.5% |
| Geoff Pollock | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,082 | 36.5% |
| Caleb Senneker | New Democratic Party | 4,543 | 9.2% |
| Eric Frydman | Green Party of Canada | 1,490 | 3.0% |
| Timothy Gleeson | People's Party of Canada | 1,445 | 2.9% |
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 $2,862 per resident, Toronto council’s $9.4 billion of long-term debt is more than the $971 median. At 32%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 37% seen across the province. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 28%, or $1,396 per resident. 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.
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 bars put the headline’s figure for Toronto council next to nearby councils, the tick marking the provincial median.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Yonge-Eglinton 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.
- 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
Questions about how Yonge-Eglinton is run
Who is the MP for Yonge-Eglinton?
Most residents of Yonge-Eglinton have Vince Gasparro (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Eglinton—Lawrence; the rest mainly have Leslie Church, for Toronto—St. Paul's.
Which party won Yonge-Eglinton in the 2021 federal election?
Marco Mendicino won Eglinton—Lawrence for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Eglinton—Lawrence, held by Vince Gasparro.
Who is the MPP for Yonge-Eglinton?
Parts of Yonge-Eglinton are in Eglinton—Lawrence and Toronto—St. Paul's; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site gives the MPP for each.
Who heads the council in Toronto?
For the 2022–26 term, Toronto council was led by John Tory, elected mayor 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?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Toronto council.
What was the turnout in Yonge-Eglinton?
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).