A voter outs their mayoral ballot into a polling box on Election Day, Oct. 20. The city reports a 37 per cent total voter turnout, with 18,265 of 49,691 eligible voters casting a ballot.--NEWS FILE PHOTO

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A total of 18,265 Hatters cast a ballot in the 2025 municipal election, representing a 37 per cent voter turnout, down from 40 per cent, or 19,998 voters in 2021.

The total number of eligible voters is 49,691.

The city reports 39 per cent of vote s were cast during six days of advance polls, with the remaining 57 per cent showing up on Election Day.

The remaining four per cent voted via Special Ballots and at long-term care homes.

Voters told the News they waited anywhere between 20 minutes to over an hour on Oct. 20 at 10 polling stations located across t

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