Photo: Rick Harris from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Turnout in Trent Lakes was 27% in 2022, lower than in 81% of Ontario’s municipalities
Trent Lakes is in Peterborough—Kawartha for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet. Trent Lakes is in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Jamie Schmale of the Conservative Party of Canada. Terry Lambshead was elected mayor of Trent Lakes in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats. 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.
What stands out in how Trent Lakes is governed
Turnout below the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Trent Lakes council came in under it. How Trent Lakes voted ↓
High spending per resident
In 2024, 68% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent less per resident than Trent Lakes 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
Trent Lakes, a municipality in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Spends most on public health and paramedics, then roads and transit (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Local government here has two tiers: Trent Lakes below, Peterborough County above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Trent Lakes, from the most recent elections.
- 1Trent Lakes councilelected October 2022Terry Lambshead
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioPeterborough—Kawartha
- 3House of CommonsHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes
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 Trent Lakes council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Terry Lambshead
- Carol Armstrong
- Peter Franzen
- John Braybrook
- Joe Cadigan
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Lambshead | Mayor | 1,940 | 62% | Yes |
| Carol Armstrong | Deputy Mayor | 1,772 | 56% | Yes |
| Peter Franzen | Councillor | 1,766 | 56% | Yes |
| John Braybrook | Councillor | 848 | 42% | No |
| Joe Cadigan | Councillor | 347 | 32% | No |
The contest for mayor went to Terry Lambshead, with 62% of the votes. Seats on Trent Lakes council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Trent Lakes 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 Trent Lakes council was chosen on 24 October 2022, just 27% of electors took part, under the provincial median. No closer places have figures: these lie 21–27 km from Trent Lakes.
How Trent Lakes voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Trent Lakes votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Lakes 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. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The next council election in Trent Lakes 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
Trent Lakes votes in Peterborough—Kawartha 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 ↗Ontario’s southern ridings copy the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), and the town is placed by them. Peterborough—Kawartha takes in Trent Lakes and elects its MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Jamie Schmale represents Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Jamie Schmale sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which has 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario, against 71 for the Liberal Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Jamie Schmale has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Jamie Schmale held it for them 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
A new party in Peterborough—Kawartha in 2021: Michelle Ferreri (Conservative Party of Canada)
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Peterborough—Kawartha, Trent Lakes’ riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes.
Peterborough—Kawartha turned out at 69% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Michelle Ferreri (Conservative Party of Canada) took Peterborough—Kawartha in 2021 with 39% of the vote, 2,738 votes ahead of Maryam Monsef (Liberal Party of Canada). The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Maryam Monsef (Liberal Party of Canada) at 39%.
All 6 candidates in Peterborough—Kawartha, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Ferreri | Conservative Party of Canada | 27,402 | 39.0% |
| Maryam Monsef | Liberal Party of Canada | 24,664 | 35.1% |
| Joy Lachica | New Democratic Party | 13,302 | 19.0% |
| Paul Lawton | People's Party of Canada | 3,073 | 4.4% |
| Chanté White | Green Party of Canada | 1,553 | 2.2% |
| Robert M. Bowers | Independent | 218 | 0.3% |
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
Trent Lakes 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 lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Trent Lakes council carried $3M of long-term debt, $466 per resident against a typical $440. At 68%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. At 38% of spending ($850 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. 41 full-time positions are funded, 6.4 per thousand residents. Residents are also served by Peterborough County, which spent $1,322 each across its area, chiefly on public health and paramedics. Spending by Trent Lakes council reached $2,244 a resident in 2024, well over the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.5M | $850 | 38% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.4M | $680 | 30% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.5M | $240 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.4M | $220 | 10% |
| General government | $894K | $139 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $505K | $78 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $236K | $37 | 2% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
One seat for every 1,470 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
50% of municipalities in Ontario have more residents per seat than Trent Lakes council, at 1,470 each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Trent Lakes 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Trent Lakes is run
Who is the MP for Trent Lakes?
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes’s MP, Jamie Schmale of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Trent Lakes.
Which party won Trent Lakes in the 2021 federal election?
Peterborough—Kawartha went to Michelle Ferreri (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Jamie Schmale has been the MP for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes.
Who is the MPP for Trent Lakes?
The riding for Trent Lakes is Peterborough—Kawartha, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists the MPP who holds it.
Who heads the council in Trent Lakes?
Terry Lambshead was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Trent Lakes council.
How much does Trent Lakes council spend?
Trent Lakes council spent $14.4M in 2024 for about 6,439 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $5.5M.
Which regional body is Trent Lakes part of?
The council of Peterborough County, made up of members from its municipalities, Trent Lakes among them, is the upper tier.
How is Trent Lakes council elected?
Trent Lakes council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Trent Lakes?
In October 2022, turnout for Trent Lakes council was 26.9%, 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).