Dipika Damerla, on her way out as Mississauga Ward 7 councillor after finishing a distant fourth in Monday\u2019s mayoral contest, rounded out the roster of four high-profile candidates who helped get the votes out.<\/p>\n
The City of Mississauga said late Monday night that 33.9 per cent of eligible voters (191,166 voters) cast ballots to elect the mayor, 11 city councillors and a slate of school board trustees<\/a>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s up dramatically from the 2022 municipal election in Mississauga when 21.8 per cent (107,310 voters)<\/a>, among the lowest participation rates in Ontario (see chart below), took part in the process.<\/p>\n Mississauga\u2019s 2018 municipal election brought 26.5 per cent of eligible voters out while the city\u2019s\u00a02024 mayoral byelection, by further comparison, drew 25.7 per cent.<\/p>\n In 2014, when Crombie took the mayoral reins from the retiring Hazel McCallion, 36.6 per cent of Mississauga voters took part in the election.<\/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.<\/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 (Source: City of Mississauga Municipal Election Information corporate report, September 2023)<\/p>\n This election season, the City of Mississauga said a record 44,049 advance votes were cast during the six days of early voting Oct. 6-11. That number set a new all-time mark<\/a> for the city and represents a 57 per cent increase compared to advance voting in the 2022 municipal election.<\/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![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793166510_542_Chart-of-voter-turnout-in-ontario-2022.jpg\")
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