Municipal elections took place in Ontario on Monday, October 26th.
When the newly elected take office in mid-November, it will be moving day for many incumbents who saw their reigns at City Hall come to an end.
Here are Mayoral results in the GTA and other areas affecting our membership.
(*-indicates a new mayor)
Toronto: Olivia Chow
Brampton: Patrick Brown
Caledon: Christina Early *
Mississauga: Alvin Tedjo *
Oakville: Jeff Knoll *
Milton: George Minakakis *
Burlington: Marianne Meed Ward
Halton Hills: Jason Brass *
Hamilton: Keanin Loomis *
Brantford: Richard Carpernter *
Grimsby: Jeff Jordan
Niagara Falls: Lori Lococo *
St. Catharines: Mat Siscoe
According to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), 379 municipalities elected 2800 seats from a pool of 66782 candidates. Unfortunately, only 36% of the 11,845,773 eligible voters chose to cast ballots in these elections.
(Source: www.elections2026.amo.on.ca/web/en/home)
In Solidarity,
Matt Bazinet
Union in Politics Chairperson
Unifor Local 707
email : 707UPC@gmail.com
