Photo: Gary J. Wood from Toronto, ON, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Council seats in Vaughan are spread thin, 35,850 residents each, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities
Vaughan, which governs Edgeley, elected Steven Del Duca mayor in October 2022. Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026, and the province hasn’t published that election’s open file yet, so these are the 2022–26 council’s names. Thornhill is the riding Edgeley 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. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Edgeley is Thornhill, and Melissa Lantsman (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
What stands out in how Edgeley is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Vaughan council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
The 2022 vote for Vaughan council drew fewer electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Edgeley 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
Edgeley 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.
Above Vaughan’s council sits York Region, the upper tier, which runs services across all its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Edgeley, 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 |
The mayor is chosen at large; everyone else on Vaughan council answers to a ward. With 38% of the votes, Steven Del Duca carried the vote for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Edgeley voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
27% of those on the list cast a ballot for Vaughan council on 24 October 2022, fewer than in a typical municipality.
How Edgeley voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Edgeley 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 | – |
Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Vaughan’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Edgeley 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 ↗The riding is Thornhill: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Edgeley votes in it. 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.
The Conservative Party of Canada, Melissa Lantsman’s party, takes 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 71.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Thornhill would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 52%, and Melissa Lantsman kept 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
Thornhill stayed with the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021, electing Melissa Lantsman
Thornhill as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
55% had won it for Peter Kent (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2019. In 2021, Thornhill went to Melissa Lantsman (Conservative Party of Canada) on 51%; Gary Gladstone (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 7,519 votes behind.
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.
Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 22% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Vaughan council’s borrowing is light: $99.9M long term, $283 a resident where the median is $440. Each resident’s share of Vaughan council’s 2024 spending came to $1,786, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901. On top of that comes York Region: $2,226 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Full-time staff number 1,741, about 4.9 to every thousand residents. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $674 a resident, 38% of all spending.
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.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Vaughan council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Edgeley 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. 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.
- 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. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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 Edgeley is run
Who is the MP for Edgeley?
Edgeley is in Thornhill, represented by Melissa Lantsman (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Edgeley in the 2021 federal election?
Melissa Lantsman (Conservative Party of Canada) took Thornhill in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MPP for Edgeley?
The riding for Edgeley is Thornhill, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists the MPP who holds it.
Who heads the council in Vaughan?
Steven Del Duca was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Vaughan council.
How much does Vaughan council spend?
The 2024 return of Vaughan council shows $630.5M of spending for roughly 353,071 residents, $238M of it on water, sewers and waste.
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?
Vaughan council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Edgeley?
It was 26.5% for Vaughan council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 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).