Patrick Brown has been re-elected mayor of Brampton, winning a third term in a decisive victory on a campaign built around finishing what he calls the largest infrastructure investment in the city’s history.

Brown took 54.90% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the City of Brampton Election Office with all 164 voting locations reporting. Wesley Jackson finished second with 19.36% and Prabh Gill third with 12.71%. Brown’s margin over Jackson was 42,657 votes, and more than 120,000 votes were cast in the mayoral race. The new term of council begins November 15.

The scale of the win was clear across the city. Brown carried every poll and every ward. His influence extended beyond his own race as well: every council and school board trustee candidate he backed was elected, giving the mayor a strong position heading into his third term.

His campaign was backed by a broad coalition: unions representing Peel’s police officers, paramedics and Region of Peel staff, construction and transit unions, Unifor members at Stellantis, seniors’ clubs across the city, and leaders from many of Brampton’s cultural and diaspora communities.

In a statement Tuesday, Brown thanked residents for their support and framed the result as a mandate to finish the projects already underway.

“I’m grateful to the residents of Brampton for the trust they’ve placed in me to continue the Big Brampton Build,” Brown said. “Residents recognize the importance of leadership that listens, partners and delivers what matters to them. We have real momentum, and I’m ready to get back to work and finish what we started.”

Election results

Patrick Brown received 65,893 votes (54.90%), Wesley Jackson 23,236 votes (19.36%) and Prabh Gill 15,257 votes (12.71%). Jagruti Bhatt placed fourth with 6,394 votes (5.33%). The remaining eight candidates combined received 9,245 votes (7.71%).

A campaign about finishing the job

Brown ran under the theme “Keep Building Brampton’s Future,” asking voters to judge him on what is under way across the city. His campaign put the figure at $9.4 billion across 11 major projects, which it branded “The BIG Brampton Build.” It argued that Brampton, as Canada’s seventh-largest and fastest-growing big city, was finally getting its fair share of investment after years of being overlooked by other levels of government.

The pitch leaned heavily on Brown’s working relationships with Queen’s Park and Ottawa. Speaking on Toronto radio in July, he credited those ties for helping secure billions in provincial and federal commitments for the city.

The past term: what was built

The Big Brampton Build took shape over Brown’s second term, and several of its projects reached major milestones before voters went to the polls.

The most symbolic arrived in 2025, when the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine welcomed its first class of future physicians. The campaign billed it as the first new medical school in the GTA in more than a century. The $225-million project was funded mainly by the province, with contributions from Ottawa and the City.

Other projects moved from announcement to active construction. Work continues on the $298-million Cadetta Johnston Transit Facility, Brampton Transit’s third operations centre, which is designed to support a growing zero-emission bus fleet. Downtown, crews are building Riverwalk, the $138-million flood-protection project along Etobicoke Creek. The City expects it to open the core to roughly 17,700 new residents and close to 24,000 jobs.

Recreation was a major part of the record. The campaign says 19 recreation projects were delivered since 2021, from rinks and cricket pitches to pools and community centres. The largest, the $160-million Embleton Community Centre, is under construction after a $64-million federal commitment in April 2026. It is billed as the biggest recreation investment in the city’s history.

Public safety rounded out the list, with $1.7 billion in Peel Regional Police facility projects under way. They include a new 23 Division in northwest Brampton, the first new police divisional building in nearly 40 years.

The next term: what Brown wants to finish

Several of the largest projects on Brown’s list are still ahead, and their progress will likely define his third term:

•⁠  ⁠Brampton’s second hospital. The $3-billion project at the former Peel Memorial site, with a new inpatient tower and 24-hour emergency department, is slated to begin construction this fall.
•⁠  ⁠Hazel McCallion LRT extension and tunnel. The $2.8-billion extension, including a tunnelled section into downtown, remains in planning and design. Moving it to construction is among the biggest tests ahead.
•⁠  ⁠Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre. Planning continues on the estimated $900-million centre at Brampton Civic Hospital, which would bring radiation treatment closer to home. So far, $3 million has been approved for planning.
•⁠  ⁠Howden Recreation Centre. The $80-million hub, with a FIBA-sized gym and new library branch, is expected to start construction soon.
•⁠  ⁠Downtown revitalization. A $45-million rebuild of Main and Queen streets, along with Garden Square and Ken Whillans Square, is meant to work alongside Riverwalk and the LRT to reshape the core.
•⁠  ⁠Brampton-Orangeville Rail Trail. A $16-million project to open the city’s 14-kilometre section to walkers, runners and cyclists.
•⁠  ⁠More recreation. Ten additional recreation projects are in the pipeline.

Broad support across Brampton

Brown’s win followed a campaign that drew endorsements from across the city’s labour movement, front-line services and community groups, a coalition his campaign described as reaching every corner of Brampton.

Support from public safety and front-line workers was among the most visible. The Peel Regional Police Association, which represents the region’s front-line officers, announced its endorsement at Brown’s campaign office, with President Adrian Woolley on hand. The Peel Paramedic Union (OPSEU Local 277) followed, with President Dave Wakely crediting Brown as the loudest voice defending Peel’s paramedic service when regional separation threatened it. CUPE Local 966, which represents front-line Region of Peel employees, also backed the mayor. Local President Salil Arya pointed to Brown’s willingness to engage with workers and his recognition of the role municipal staff play in delivering everyday services.

The Big Brampton Build itself helped rally the building trades. LiUNA Locals 183 and 506 endorsed Brown, citing record public infrastructure investment and the construction jobs that come with it. LiUNA International Vice President Joseph Mancinelli credited him with helping create thousands of jobs, from purpose-built rental housing to the LRT extension and the new hospital.

Transit and auto workers also lined up behind the mayor. ATU Local 1573, the union representing Brampton Transit workers, endorsed Brown for his support of transit workers and investment in public transit, with President Andrew Salabie delivering the endorsement. Unifor Local 1285, which represents workers at Stellantis’s Brampton Assembly Plant, endorsed him as well. Local President Vito Beato said Brown stood with the union as Stellantis threatened to close and sell the plant, calling him “an ally in our fight to protect Canadian jobs.”

Beyond organized labour, the Association of Senior Clubs, Brampton, led by President Jangir Singh Sehmby, and all 45 of its member clubs jointly endorsed Brown. They pointed to free transit for eligible seniors, free recreation memberships for residents 65 and older, snow-removal assistance and progress on the second hospital. The campaign called the joint endorsement unprecedented in the city’s history. Throughout the race, Brown also shared a steady stream of videos and posts on social media featuring support from leaders and members of Brampton’s many cultural and diaspora communities.

What’s next

The new term of council begins November 15, 2026. Brown and the newly elected members of Brampton City Council will take their oaths of office at the inaugural meeting of council on Tuesday, November 17.

Council will then hold a special meeting on Wednesday, November 18 to appoint three of the five newly elected City Councillors to serve as additional Regional Councillors on Peel Regional Council, alongside the five Regional Councillors chosen by voters. Council will also name an alternate to sit in for a Brampton Regional Councillor who is temporarily absent. Brampton’s Regional Councillors will then be sworn in at the inaugural meeting of Peel Regional Council on Thursday, November 19.

Full unofficial results are available on the City’s election results page: https://bramptonelectionresults.azurewebsites.net/