TORONTO, October 14, 2026 – The City of Toronto said on October 13 that 222,550 voters cast ballots during advance voting in this year’s municipal election, setting a new record for a Toronto municipal election. The figure represents an increase of about 92 per cent from 115,911 advance voters in 2022.
This year’s advance voting ran for six consecutive days from October 6 to 11, with 50 voting locations open across the city’s 25 wards.
Among the six days, October 11 had the highest turnout, with 53,363 people voting. Another 39,181 people voted on October 10, while 36,743 voters cast ballots on the first day.
This year’s advance voting total increased by more than 100,000 compared with 2022, and also surpassed the previous municipal election record of 161,147 advance voters set in 2014. During the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, 129,745 people voted in advance.
Toronto has about 2.14 million eligible voters this year. A total of 53 candidates are running for mayor, while voters are also choosing city councillors and school board trustees.
Election day is October 26, with voting open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. On election day, voters must go to their assigned voting location based on their home address.
So far, more than 220,000 voters have already cast ballots in advance. The final overall number of voters and turnout rate will not be known until after voting ends on October 26.
（LJI by Yuanyuan）
