Why Toronto's Municipal Election Turnout Beat the Provincial Average
The city clerk said 989,990 ballots were cast as Chow won a second term and Toronto elected seven new councillors.
- The Toronto City Clerk certified Monday's election results on Thursday, confirming Mayor Olivia Chow's re-election victory with 989,990 ballots cast against former Beaches-East York councillor Brad Bradford.
- A competitive race between Chow and Bradford drew nearly one million voters to Toronto polls, producing 46 per cent turnout—the city's highest in over a decade, experts say.
- Official results confirm Chow received 532,201 votes compared to Bradford's 404,013, with her total exceeding her 2014 and 2023 results combined. She is the first woman to win a second term as Toronto mayor.
- Toronto's new council includes 18 incumbents and seven new councillors forming a progressive group. Chow promised to "stand up for you" and work daily to earn voter trust.
- Toronto Region Board of Trade president and chief executive officer Giles Gherson emphasized addressing congestion, which costs the city approximately $45 billion annually in lost productivity. Polling shows residents want stronger focus on economic growth.
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The Toronto Star
Loonie PoliticsWhy Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial average
TORONTO - What appeared to be a neck-and-neck race between two top contenders for the mayor's seat helped draw more people to the polls in Toronto, leading to the city's highest turnout in more than a decade, some experts say.
Winnipeg Free Press
Why Toronto's municipal election turnout beat the provincial average
TORONTO - What appeared to be a neck-and-neck race between two top contenders for the mayor's seat helped draw more people to the polls in Toronto, leading to the city's highest turnout in more than a decade, some experts say.
Why Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial average – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — What appeared to be a neck-and-neck race between two top contenders for the mayor’s seat helped draw more people to the polls in Toronto, leading to the city’s highest turnout in more than a decade, some experts say. Nearly one million people in the city cast a ballot in this week’s municipal election, and unofficial results collected by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario show 46 per cent of those eligible to vote in Toronto …
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