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Record 222,550 voters cast advance ballots in Toronto election
Toronto recorded 222,550 advance votes in its 2026 municipal election, the city said.
The six days of advance voting ran from Oct.
6 to Oct.
11.
The total is a new record for advance voting in Toronto.
It is well above the previous listed high of 161,147 advance votes in 2014.
Oct.
11 had the most voters, with 53,363 ballots cast that day.
Torontonians can vote next on Oct.
26, election day, from 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
A record 222,550 eligible voters cast advance ballots in Toronto’s 2026 municipal election.
Advance voting took place over six days, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 11.
The final day had the highest turnout, with 53,363 ballots cast.
The total exceeded advance-voting figures reported for previous Toronto elections.
Election day is Oct. 26.
- Who
- 222,550 eligible voters in Toronto.
- What
- They cast advance ballots in the 2026 municipal election, setting a record.
- When
- Oct. 6 to Oct. 11, 2026.
- Where
- Toronto.
- Why
- To vote in the 2026 Toronto municipal election.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Six days of advance voting began in Toronto.
Advance voting ended, with 53,363 ballots cast that day.
Election day is scheduled.
- Advance ballots
- 222,550
- Advance voting period
- Oct. 6–11, 2026
- Highest-turnout day
- Oct. 11, with 53,363 voters
- Election day
- Oct. 26, 2026
- Previous record cited
- 161,147 advance votes in 2014
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