Photo: Andrepoiy · CC BY-SA 4.0Council seats in Vaughan are spread thin, 35,850 residents each, more than in 98% of Ontario municipalities
Upper Thornhill Estates sends one MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from King—Vaughan, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Upper Thornhill Estates sends one MP to Ottawa from King—Vaughan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada). Upper Thornhill Estates 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.
What stands out in how Upper Thornhill Estates is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, well under the ratio on Vaughan council. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Across Ontario, median turnout in 2022 was 35%, and Vaughan council came in under it. How Upper Thornhill Estates voted ↓
A close federal race
With 2.2 points between the winner and the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), King—Vaughan beat 95% of the 338 ridings for closeness in 2021. How Upper Thornhill Estates has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
Federal turnout in King—Vaughan trailed 97% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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
Upper Thornhill Estates 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 Upper Thornhill Estates, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vaughan councilelected October 2022Steven Del Duca
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioKing—Vaughan
- 3House of CommonsKing—Vaughan
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 |
Each ward chooses its own councillors on Vaughan council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor. Steven Del Duca became mayor on 38% of the votes cast.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Upper Thornhill Estates 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 Vaughan council on 24 October 2022 was 27% of electors, lower than the Ontario norm.
How Upper Thornhill Estates voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Upper Thornhill Estates 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 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. 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 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
Upper Thornhill Estates votes in King—Vaughan 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 King—Vaughan: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Upper Thornhill Estates votes in it. The riding comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Anna Roberts represents King—Vaughan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
King—Vaughan · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 122 seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71, and Anna Roberts’s Conservative Party of Canada has 50.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in King—Vaughan would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 45%, and Anna Roberts kept it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Anna Roberts’ 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021.
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
King—Vaughan changed hands in 2021, to Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada)
Results in King—Vaughan as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
It had changed hands since 2019, when Deb Schulte (Liberal Party of Canada) won with 45%. 1,076 votes separated Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada) from Deb Schulte (Liberal Party of Canada) in King—Vaughan in 2021, when the winner took 45%.
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.
The upper tier, York Region, adds $2,226 per resident of its own, mostly for social services and child care. 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. Water, sewers and waste takes the biggest share, 38%, or $674 per resident. The return counts 1,741 full-time positions, 4.9 for every thousand residents. Taxes on property make up 22% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%. Vaughan council carried $99.9M of long-term debt, $283 per resident against a typical $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.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Vaughan council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Upper Thornhill Estates 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. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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.
Questions about how Upper Thornhill Estates is run
Who is the MP for Upper Thornhill Estates?
Anna Roberts of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for King—Vaughan, which includes Upper Thornhill Estates.
Which party won Upper Thornhill Estates in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Anna Roberts (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents King—Vaughan still.
Who is the MPP for Upper Thornhill Estates?
King—Vaughan is the riding; its sitting MPP is on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list of members for Upper Thornhill Estates and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Vaughan?
The open record gives Steven Del Duca, elected mayor of Vaughan council 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?
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 Upper Thornhill Estates?
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).