In the 2022 City of Toronto municipal election, 563,124 votes were cast, representing a voter turnout of 30%; 427,299 ballots were cast on election day (75.9%), 115,899 in advance polls (20.6%), and 19,926 by mail (7.6%). The following data represents Election Day voter turnout by ward and subdivision in Toronto's 2022 Municipal Election. The purpose of this information is to identify areas in the city where residents may experience barriers to democratic participation, and to support community organizers with targeted outreach. More information about the data, its sources, and its limitations are below.
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How to Use This Map
- Click on the map. A pop-up window will open showing information about the voting subdivision, total number of eligible voters, and the number and percentage that voted on election day. (Note: this does not include votes cast through Mail-in Voting or Advance Vote.) The map includes two layers: Voter Turnout and Voter Subdivision Boundaries. The pop-up window is available for both layers and features the same information.
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- Click on "Voter Turnout" or "Voter Subdivision Boundaries" in the bottom right corner to turn each layer on and off. If you turn off the Voter Turnout layer, it will allow you to see the street map below the Voter Turnout layer.
Voting Subdivisions With The Lowest Voting Turnout
Social Planning Toronto has created a downloadable document that shows voter turnout by ward and subdivision, with street maps for subdivisions with lowest voter turnout rates and a significant population size.
View 2022 Voter Turnout Data by Voting Subdivision
The subdivisions featured in this document have 600 or more eligible voters, with a voter turnout of 10% or less.
There are many reasons why certain subdivisions may experience low voter turnout, and not all of them may require the same degree of increased organizing, or voter engagement. Of the 10 low-turnout subdivisions represented in this document, at least three (Humber River Black Creek, York University New Student Centre; Etobicoke North, Humber College LRC; University-Rosedale, Hart House) have large post-secondary student populations. Many students may choose to vote in the ward where their family home is localted. Residents of the subdivision Eglinton-Lawrence, Villa Colombo live in a retirement home.
The ward map was created by Sean Marshall for Spacing Magazine in March 2023. All other maps were created by Beth Wilson for Social Planning Toronto.
About the Data:
- This data was sourced from City of Toronto Open Data, Elections - Voter Statistics, 2022 (https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/elections-voter-statistics/) and Elections Subdivisions shapefile, 2022 (https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/elections-subdivisions/ ). It was retrieved by Social Planning Toronto in August 2026.
- Voting subdivisions are small geographic areas that include one or more polling stations. At the individual subdivision level, the turnout calculation does not include votes cast through Mail-in Voting or Advance Vote. Turnout percentages for these voting methods can only be calculated at the ward level.
- In contrast, voter turnout rates at the City and ward level include all voters (those who voted on election day, in advance polls, and by mail).