2023 Toronto mayoral by-election

The 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election was held on Monday, June 26, 2023, to elect the 66th mayor of Toronto to serve the remainder of the 2022–2026 city council term following the resignation of Mayor John Tory. The election was won by Olivia Chow, a former city councillor and member of Parliament (MP). She defeated former deputy mayor Ana Bailão, former police chief Mark Saunders, and 99 other candidates. Chow assumed office on July 12, 2023.

2023 Toronto mayoral by-election
June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26)
Turnout38.5% ( 8.83 pp)
 
Candidate Olivia Chow Ana Bailão Mark Saunders
Popular vote 269,372 235,175 62,167
Percentage 37.16% 32.46% 8.59%
Mayor before election

Vacant

 Elected Mayor

Olivia Chow

On February 10, 2023, Mayor Tory announced his intention to resign following the admission of an affair with a staffer; he left office on February 17, 2023. The deputy mayor, Jennifer McKelvie, assumed certain mayoral powers and was the highest ranking official in the city until a permanent successor was elected. The nomination period for candidates opened on April 3, 2023, closing on May 12, with 102 registered candidates.

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