Nisar Kallu
TORONTO, Canada: Olivia Chow has secured a second term as Toronto’s mayor following a decisive victory in the October 26 municipal election. Chow received 532,201 votes (54.16 per cent), ahead of her closest challenger, Brad Bradford, who secured 404,013 votes (41.11 per cent). Braeden Chow finished third with 8,102 votes.
First elected in the June 2023 by-election, Chow becomes the first woman to win a second term as Toronto mayor. She carried 19 of the city’s 25 wards, with housing, transit affordability, renter protection and public safety among her priorities for the coming term. Toronto’s City Clerk certified the election results on October 29. The new council term begins on November 15, with its first meeting scheduled for November 18–19.
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