Photo: Hillelfrei · CC BY-SA 4.035,850 residents per council seat in Vaughan, a higher ratio than 98% of Ontario municipalities
Concord is part of Vaughan, which elected Steven Del Duca as mayor in October 2022. The council shown is the one elected in 2022, since Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026 and no open file of the new councils exists yet. Concord sends one MP to Ottawa from Thornhill, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Melissa Lantsman (Conservative Party of Canada). Thornhill is the riding Concord votes in for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
What stands out in how Concord is governed
Many residents per seat
Vaughan 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
Vaughan council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Concord voted ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 76% of the country’s ridings out-voted Thornhill. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Concord is governed by Vaughan, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Spends most on social services and child care, 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.
Vaughan is a lower-tier municipality: York Region, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Concord, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vaughan councilelected October 2022Steven Del Duca
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioThornhill
- 3House of CommonsThornhill
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 Vaughan council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Steven Del Duca
- Rosanna Defrancesca
- Marilyn Iafrate
- Adriano Volpentesta
- Chris Ainsworth
- Gila Martow
- Mario Ferri
- Linda D. Jackson
- Gino Rosati
- Mario G. Racco
10 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Del Duca | Mayor | 22,699 | 38% | No |
| Rosanna Defrancesca | Councillor | 6,643 | 52% | Yes |
| Marilyn Iafrate | Councillor | 8,771 | 65% | Yes |
| Adriano Volpentesta | Councillor | 7,229 | 54% | No |
| Chris Ainsworth | Councillor | 2,705 | 39% | No |
| Gila Martow | Councillor | 6,601 | 55% | No |
| Mario Ferri | Local and Regional Councillor | 27,937 | 46% | Yes |
| Linda D. Jackson | Local and Regional Councillor | 28,398 | 47% | Yes |
| Gino Rosati | Local and Regional Councillor | 27,457 | 45% | Yes |
| Mario G. Racco | Local and Regional Councillor | 19,564 | 32% | No |
Seats on Vaughan council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. Steven Del Duca became mayor on 38% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Concord voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Vaughan council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 27% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Concord voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Concord votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughan council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Vaughan’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Concord votes in Thornhill 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 ↗Thornhill takes in Concord 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
Melissa Lantsman represents Thornhill in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Thornhill · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Melissa Lantsman is one of 50 Conservative Party of Canada MPs from Ontario, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 71 of 122.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Thornhill, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Melissa Lantsman held it for them in 2025. Melissa Lantsman was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Melissa Lantsman’s 2nd.
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
The Conservative Party of Canada kept Thornhill in 2021 with Melissa Lantsman
Thornhill as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
7,519 votes separated Melissa Lantsman (Conservative Party of Canada) from Gary Gladstone (Liberal Party of Canada) in Thornhill in 2021, when the winner took 51%. In 2019 Peter Kent had won it for the Conservative Party of Canada with 55%.
All 5 candidates in Thornhill, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Lantsman | Conservative Party of Canada | 25,687 | 51.3% |
| Gary Gladstone | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,168 | 36.3% |
| Raz Razvi | New Democratic Party | 3,041 | 6.1% |
| Samuel Greenfield | People's Party of Canada | 2,322 | 4.6% |
| Daniella Mikanovsky | Green Party of Canada | 844 | 1.7% |
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
Vaughan council spends less 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.
At $283 per resident, Vaughan council’s $99.9M of long-term debt is less than the $440 median. At 22%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 38% of the total, $674 a resident. Full-time staff number 1,741, about 4.9 to every thousand residents. On top of that comes York Region: $2,226 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. In 2024 the median among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities was $1,901 a resident; Vaughan council spent $1,786.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $238M | $674 | 38% |
| Recreation and culture | $131.5M | $373 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $101.3M | $287 | 16% |
| Roads and transit | $76.8M | $218 | 12% |
| General government | $49.9M | $141 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $32.2M | $91 | 5% |
| Public health and paramedics | $721K | $2 | 0% |
| Social services and child care | $138K | $0 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Vaughan 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, Vaughan 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 Concord 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. 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.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
Questions about how Concord is run
Who is the MP for Concord?
Melissa Lantsman of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Thornhill, which includes Concord.
Which party won Concord in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Melissa Lantsman won Thornhill in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Concord?
Thornhill is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Concord and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Vaughan?
For the 2022–26 term, Vaughan council was led by Steven Del Duca, elected mayor in October 2022.
How much does Vaughan council spend?
In 2024, Vaughan council spent $630.5M in all, for some 353,071 residents, of which $238M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Vaughan part of?
Vaughan is part of York Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Vaughan council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Vaughan council.
What was the turnout in Concord?
In October 2022, turnout for Vaughan council was 26.5%, 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).