Toronto voters have broken a municipal election turnout record, after the highest percentage of eligible voters since amalgamation cast their ballots.
More than 980,000 residents out of 1.62 million eligible residents voted Monday, which is equivalent to a voter turnout of approximately 60 per cent.
That’s 10 per cent higher than in 2010, when Rob Ford was elected mayor.
In 2006, 39 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots, and in 2003, only 38 per cent turned out to vote.
The current City of Toronto was formed in 1998, when Toronto amalgamated with York, East York, North York, Etobicoke, and Scarborough.
The high turnout totals were anticipated after a record was shattered on the first day of advance voting in October, when 28,046 people cast their votes. The overall advance turnout in 2010 was 77,931, compared to 161,147 this year.
