{"id":932126,"date":"2026-10-14T01:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/932126\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T01:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:22:16","slug":"voter-turnout-way-up-during-advance-polling-in-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/932126\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter turnout way up during advance polling in Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 44,000 people in Mississauga cast their ballots early at advance voting stations over the past week in the leadup to the 2026 municipal election, the city says.<\/p>\n

The 44,049 advance votes cast during the six days of early voting between Oct. 6-11 set a new mark for the city and represents a 57 per cent increase compared to advance voting in the 2022 municipal election, the City of Mississauga said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Voters in Canada\u2019s seventh-largest city cast 28,052 early ballots four years ago and 19,188 in the weeks prior to the 2018 municipal election, according to numbers provided by the City of Mississauga.<\/p>\n

During the 2024 mayoral byelection in Mississauga, 24,731 people went to the polls early.<\/p>\n

The number of 2026 early ballots cast by day, the city noted, were as follows:<\/p>\n

Oct. 6: 1,139
\nOct. 7: 948
\nOct. 8: 11,022
\nOct. 9: 9,147
\nOct. 10: 9,458
\nOct. 11: 12,335<\/p>\n

\u201cThe strong participation during advance voting is encouraging,\u201d Diana Rusnov, City of Mississauga clerk and director of legislative services, said. \u201cEvery ballot represents an eligible voter having a say in who will make decisions affecting Mississauga\u2019s neighbourhoods, services and future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Election day is Oct. 26<\/p>\n

With advance voting over, the next and final chance for eligible residents to cast their ballots is election day, Oct. 26. People can vote between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

On election day, residents can vote at any voting location within their ward. They\u2019ll be casting ballots for mayor of Mississauga (14 candidates), city councillors (11 wards) and school board trustees.<\/p>\n

Last 30 Days: 55,127 Votes<\/p>\n

All Time: 1,572,226 Votes<\/p>\n

919 VOTES
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The four main mayoral candidates are incumbent Mayor Carolyn Parrish, former mayor Bonnie Crombie and city councillors Alvin Tedjo and Dipika Damerla.<\/p>\n

City officials urge residents to make a voting plan before election day by confirming where they can vote, reviewing the certified list of candidates and making sure they have acceptable identification.<\/p>\n

All the necessary information is available online at the city\u2019s voting information website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Advance voting also on the rise in Toronto<\/p>\n

Advance voting numbers were also significantly up in Toronto<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

During the 2022 municipal election, overall voter turnout in Mississauga was among the lowest in Ontario, the numbers show.<\/p>\n

Voter engagement was 21.8 per cent in the 2022 municipal election<\/a>, down from 26.5 per cent in 2018. The 2022 voter turnout amounted to 107,310 ballots being cast, City of Mississauga figures show.<\/p>\n

Mississauga\u2019s 2024 mayoral byelection, by comparison, drew 25.7 per cent (140,243 voters) to the polls.<\/p>\n

Among 15 other municipalities chosen by the City of Mississauga for comparison of 2022 voter engagement (see chart below), only Kitchener at 20.3 per cent had a lower voter turnout than Mississauga four years ago.<\/p>\n

Peel\u2019s other municipalities had greater voter turnout<\/p>\n

Brampton, Mississauga\u2019s partner in Peel, registered a 24.6 per cent turnout in 2022 while Caledon, the other member of Peel, had 31.7 per cent of registered voters participate.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Toronto was at 29 per cent, Oakville 28.3 per cent, Hamilton 35.4 per cent and Ottawa 43.8 per cent.<\/p>\n

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(Source: City of Mississauga Municipal Election Information corporate report, September 2023)<\/p>\n


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