Voters in Mississauga are heading to the polls on Monday to choose a new mayor and Ward 5 councillor in the city’s 2024 byelection.
Some 24,000 voters have already taken advantage of advance voting, which took place on May 24-25 and June 1-2, the City of Mississauga says.
Just over 21 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the city’s last municipal election in 2022, down from 27 per cent in the 2018 election.
Whoever wins the mayoral race will become the third person to hold the post since 1978.
CBC Toronto has you covered as you decide who will get your vote. You can find our voting guide here.
We will have live coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET, bringing you the results as they come and breaking down what they mean for the city’s future.
How to vote
There will be 117 polling stations open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET across the city.
Before heading out to cast your ballot, you can use the city’s voting location map to find the polling station closest to you.
Voters can also check the wait times at polling locations using the online map.
Who can vote
Canadian citizen who are 18 years of age or older are eligible to vote. You must also be either a resident of Mississauga, or you or your spouse must own or rent property in the city.
Voters must bring one piece of identification, such as an Ontario driver’s licence, a cancelled personalized cheque or an insurance policy.
Voters in Ward 5 will also be casting their ballot for a Ward 5 councillor.
After polls close at 8 p.m., live results will be posted on the city’s website as the tallies roll in.
Who’s running
Twenty candidates are running for city’s top job in the byelection, which was triggered by former mayor Bonnie Crombie resigning to become leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Here is a full list:
- Zulfiqar Ali
- Diya Atassi
- Brian Crombie
- Dipika Damerla
- Stephen Dasko
- Jamie Dookie
- Frank Fang
- Xiaohua Gong
- Winston Harding
- Sara Iqbal
- Syed Jaffery
- Mohsin Khan
- Mitchell MacEachern
- Sinisa Mandrapa
- Mike Matulewicz
- Carolyn Parrish
- David Shaw
- George Tavares
- Alvin Tedjo
- Nathalie Xian Yi Yan
You can read about the mayoral hopefuls’ campaign platforms here.