Photo: Vertiflite · CC BY-SA 3.0Vaughan has one council seat for every 35,850 residents, more than 98% of municipalities in Ontario
For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Vaughan spreads over 3 ridings: King—Vaughan, Vaughan—Woodbridge and Thornhill. No open list we can reuse gives Vaughan’s sitting MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario keeps the list. Federally, Vaughan sits in Vaughan—Woodbridge, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Michael Guglielmin of the Conservative Party of Canada. The October 2022 vote made Steven Del Duca mayor of Vaughan, heading 10 seats. 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.
What stands out in how Vaughan 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 Vaughan voted ↓
Split between ridings
38% of Vaughan residents live in Vaughan—Woodbridge; the other 62% vote in Thornhill or beyond. Member of Parliament ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Vaughan, a city in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
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.
York Region is the upper tier over Vaughan, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Vaughan, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vaughan councilelected October 2022Steven Del Duca
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioKing—Vaughan · Vaughan—Woodbridge · Thornhill
- 3House of CommonsVaughan—Woodbridge · 38%
- 4House of CommonsThornhill · 32%
- 5House of CommonsKing—Vaughan · 30%
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 |
Councillors on Vaughan council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality. Steven Del Duca won 38% of the votes cast for mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Vaughan 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 Vaughan voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Vaughan 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 | – |
28 October 2030 is the next council election in Vaughan, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 for 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. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Vaughan spans 3 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
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ola.org ↗Each of these ridings elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so Vaughan has more than one. 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
Vaughan has 3 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Vaughan—Woodbridge · Conservative Party of Canada · 38%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Thornhill · Conservative Party of Canada · 32%
en.wikipedia.org ↗King—Vaughan · Conservative Party of Canada · 30%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, Michael Guglielmin belongs to a minority: the Conservative Party of Canada has 50 of 122 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 71.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Vaughan—Woodbridge, the 2021 vote favoured the Liberal Party of Canada with 46%, which makes Michael Guglielmin’s 2025 win a gain. April 2025 was Michael Guglielmin’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada) took King—Vaughan in 2021
Results in King—Vaughan, the riding Vaughan belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Vaughan—Woodbridge. It held 38% of Vaughan’s residents.
In 2019 the riding had gone to Deb Schulte (Liberal Party of Canada) with 45%. In 2021, King—Vaughan went to Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada) on 45%; Deb Schulte (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 1,076 votes behind. King—Vaughan turned out at only 49% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 5 candidates in King—Vaughan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Roberts | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,534 | 45.1% |
| Deb Schulte | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,458 | 42.9% |
| Sandra Lozano | New Democratic Party | 3,234 | 6.5% |
| Gilmar Oprisan | People's Party of Canada | 2,149 | 4.3% |
| Roberta Herod | Green Party of Canada | 620 | 1.2% |
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.
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. The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 38% of the total, $674 a resident. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 22% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. Debt Vaughan council owes over the long term came to $99.9M, $283 a resident, under the median of $440.
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 Vaughan 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
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- Council money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
Questions about how Vaughan is run
Who is the MP for Vaughan?
Vaughan has more than one: Michael Guglielmin (Conservative Party of Canada) for Vaughan—Woodbridge, and Melissa Lantsman for Thornhill.
Which party won Vaughan in the 2021 federal election?
King—Vaughan went to Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Michael Guglielmin has been the MP for Vaughan—Woodbridge.
Who is the MPP for Vaughan?
That depends on where in Vaughan you live: King—Vaughan, Vaughan—Woodbridge and Thornhill each have their own MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Who heads the council in Vaughan?
In October 2022, Steven Del Duca won the post of mayor for Vaughan council’s 2022–26 term.
How much does Vaughan council spend?
Vaughan council spent $630.5M in 2024 for about 353,071 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $238M.
Which regional body is Vaughan part of?
The council of York Region sits above Vaughan’s and runs region-wide services, police and water among them.
How is Vaughan council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Vaughan council.
What was the turnout in Vaughan?
26.5% of electors voted when Vaughan council was elected in October 2022; the Ontario median was 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).