More than half of eligible voters in Timmins turned out at the polls Monday night, the best result of any major city in northeastern Ontario. A total of 34,726 votes were cast in the city in the Oct. 26 municipal election, or 52.7 per cent of eligible voters. Rob Knox was elected mayor with 54.6 per cent of the vote, almost 38 per cent ahead of incumbent Michelle Boileau. Knox is joining a council with a lot of new faces – only Steve Black in Ward 1 and Bill Gvozdanovic in Ward 3 were re-elected to serve on city council. More details from Timmins can be found here. North Bay at 38.83% In North Bay, only 38.83 per cent of eligible voters turned out, with a total of 18,134 votes cast. “With nearly 47,000 eligible voters, turnout this election was slightly higher compared to 2022 when 38.27 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots,” the city said in a news release Tuesday. Maggie Horsfield was elected mayor, defeating another fellow councillor, Jamie Lowery. More detail on North Bay’s election results can be found here. Sudbury, Sault at 40% In Greater Sudbury, 40.5 per cent of 136,000 eligible voters cast ballots. Of that total, 75 per cent of votes were cast online and 25 per cent via paper ballot. More details can be found here. And in Sault Ste. Marie, turnout was 40.33 per cent, with 24,958 of 61,888 eligible voters taking part. Incumbent Matthew Shoemaker garnered 49.71 per cent of the vote, ahead of Joel Rowswell’s 41.63 per cent. Shoemaker will lead a council with five new faces out of the 10 city council seats. Election details can be found here.
