Elections Ontario

Turnout was up in the last provincial election in 2018, hitting 57 per cent after 52 per cent of eligible voters marked a ballot in 2014 and just 48 per cent in ...

"And many of them for very good reasons. Because some of them are incredibly valid," said Kingsley Malo. And she does the same for her children. And the agency also pointed out that turnout has been rising recently. It's a shame and they should feel ashamed." You need to be urging voters to reach out to non-voters.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader Doug Ford wants to secure a second majority government and grow his caucus after sweeping to power in 2018.

You can watch it on the free streaming service CityNews 24/7 or Amazon Prime. At the time the legislature dissolved, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario had 67 of the 124 seats at Queen’s Park. In comparison, the Ontario NDP won 40 seats, the Ontario Liberal Party had seven, and the Green Party of Ontario had one. Meanwhile, Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca is looking to grow the party after losing official party status in the legislature.

Eligible voters for Ontario's provincial election can cast a ballot in person from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET at their assigned polling station.

Bookmark The Globe’s Ontario election page. Registered voters will need to bring one piece of ID with their name to the polling station. If you are not registered on the voters list, you will need to present one piece of ID showing both your name and current residential address to vote. Each party’s website also has the latest information on candidates in each riding. Our team of reporters and columnists will bring you the latest news and what it all means. Voting kits must be received by 6 p.m. on election day and can be mailed or dropped off at a returning office.

Voters in Ottawa and eastern Ontario head to the polls today to cast their ballot in the 43^rd Ontario election. Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative ...

10 hr ago 10 hr ago 11 hr ago 11 hr ago 10 hr ago 10 hr ago Many family members, and their lawyers, are continuing their boycott of proceedings. 10 hr ago CTVNewsOttawa.ca will have complete coverage of all local ridings. In a voting location without technology, you will fold your ballot and deposit it yourself into a ballot box. - You will go behind a voting screen to mark your ballot. - When you arrive at a voting location, you will be asked to show your ID to an election official who will check if you are registered on the voters list.

Northwestern Ontario residents will be heading to the polls to elect our local and provincial leaders today through the 2022 Provincial Election.

Voting locations will be adhering to COVID-19 restrictions today, but voters will not need to wear a mask or show their proof of vaccination. The Voter Information Card will provide you with your polling location, based on your address. If you did not receive a Voter Information Card, you must add your name to the voters list before you go to cast a ballot.

Voters head to the polls for the 2022 Ontario provincial election. This file will be updated throughout the day. Visit regularly for breaking news and key ...

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Voting has officially begun in Ontario with polls having opened across the province this morning after a month-long election campaign that saw parties ...

Ford has campaigned largely on his party's promises to build Ontario highways and hospitals, and other measures he's touted as job-creators. Polling stations will be open across the province between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Voters must bring with them a form of official identification along with their registration cards. Elections Ontario has released minimal information about the issues. The new bank teller model adopted by Elections Ontario —which allows the next voter in line can go to whichever polling official is free instead of waiting for the person designated for their poll — will also help get voters in and out as quickly as possible, Langham said. Regardless, Crete said, "everything should go smoothly all the same." Elections Ontario is advising people to check their voting stations by searching their postal code on the Elections Ontario website or application ahead of time. Despite fewer polling stations this year compared to 2018, Elections Ontario spokesperson, Jo Langham, says the voting process this election day is expected to be "faster and easier" now. The St. Monica School poll in Nepean has been moved to The Metropolitan Bible Church at 2176 Prince of Wales Dr. 486 Paisley Boulevard has been moved to the Cashmere Avenue Public School at 3455 Cashmere Avenue. 1001 Bay Street and 887 Bay Street have been moved to the YMCA Metro Central at 20 Grosvenor Street. How to vote in the Ontario election The issue didn't affect voters at the polls, but rather the information that flows to parties to let them know who has or has not voted, which is known as "strike-off data."

Elections Ontario has warned voters of "last-minute" location changes to some polling stations after voting got underway Thursday.

They managed to pick up Beaches-East York and Kingston and the Islands from the NDP, but did not win back former Liberal ridings such as Ottawa Centre or Toronto Centre. In that election the party nearly doubled its seat count, winning 40 seats. He also secured large auto sector investments, including a a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor. “Their job as the opposition parties in the election was to convince the electorate, even if they had to drag them kicking and screaming, back into that time period, back into what happened,” he said. Polls at the beginning of the campaign told much the same story as at the end, with both parties jockeying for a couple of percentage points here and there, far back from the Progressive Conservatives. They didn’t do much of it at all."

'We are able to provide results and count all of those ballots very, very quickly after polls close at 9 p.m., in some cases in as little as 15 minutes,' ...

On election day, voters must vote at the poll to which they’ve been assigned. It’s expected that 90 per cent of voters will use the vote tabulator. will be up in 15 minutes.” There is also an app available which provides specific information for voters. That is up from 698,609, or 6.8 per cent of eligible Ontario voters who voted in advance during the 2018 election. Winners in the Ontario election are expected to be determined within 15 minutes in some ridings.

The issue did not affect polling stations for voters, but rather the information that flows to parties to let them know who has or has not voted, which is known ...

He held limited media availabilities in the days leading up to the election. There are 124 seats up for grabs in the election, with 63 needed to form a majority government. Elections Ontario warned voters earlier Thursday of “last-minute” location changes to some polling stations after voting got underway. It encouraged voters to check on its website or app to confirm locations before heading to the polls. The leaders are expected to hold events in the evening after the results roll in. The Green Party of Ontario said they also pivoted to picking up polling data in person.

The electronic system Elections Ontario uses to keep track of who has voted crashed on election day, depriving the province's political parties of the flow ...

The information it provides is crucial for parties, because they use it to power their get-out-the-vote operations, which involve calling people who haven't voted yet or knocking on their doors. Making matters worse, their scrutineers had to wait in line at the polling stations to get the information, the source said, and the party wrote to Elections Ontario asking that scrutineers be allowed to skip the lines. To get the information they need, they had to redirect some of their people to get the information on paper from polling stations and others to enter it into their system, the NDP source said. The system crash has meant that the parties had to return to the old way of collecting the information in person at polling stations. Some voters rely on their party to help them get to the polls, the NDP source said. The electronic system Elections Ontario uses to keep track of who has voted crashed on election day, depriving the province's political parties of the flow of information they rely on to get out the vote.

Election day in Ontario has arrived and within a matter of hours we should know who will make up the province's 43rd provincial parliament.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was the first of the three major party leaders to cast their ballots this morning, showing up at a polling station at Melrose United Church in Hamilton shortly after it opened. “I am really happy just to have had the chance to cast our ballots here for Ontario today,” he told a pool camera. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca have now formally cast their ballots. Hamilton police say that they responded to a polling station at Carlisle United Church on Thursday morning after an individual allegedly threw an object through the window and then got into a physical altercation with a supervisor. Here’s everything you need to know, including a link to our live results map. If you’re not sure which riding you’re in or where to vote, you can search by postal code on the Elections Ontario website. It’s been a hard-fought campaign for many and there are a few ridings where candidates could be separated by just a handful of votes. “I never take anything for granted,” Ford says when asked if he expects to coast to a second majority. On Monday, Essensa invoked an act that authorizes an expansion of the special ballot program to address issues including flooding, understaffing, COVID-19 outbreaks and geographic barriers. About 30 minutes to go before most polls close. BREAKING: CTV News has declared a Progressive Conservative win in the Ontario election. You can also access the CP24 elections map here.

The polls are open in the 2022 Ontario election. The Star information on last-minute election issues.

Doing this will provide you the information for your electoral district and the address to where you are supposed to vote. The Elections Ontario app also allows you to show your voter identification card on your smart phone. You should bring your voter identification card to the polling station. Just make sure you bring a piece of identification with your name and address on it. To find your electoral polling station, visit the Elections Ontario website and click on the tab “Vote today!” You will be redirected to a page where you will be prompted to type in your postal code. What identification do you need to vote?

Elections Ontario says it has fixed a problem that saw no voter information data flowing to political parties for much of Thursday morning after polls ...

He held limited media availabilities in the days leading up to the election. There are 124 seats up for grabs in the election, with 63 needed to form a majority government. The leaders are expected to hold events in the evening after the results roll in. It encouraged voters to check on its website or app to confirm locations before heading to the polls. Elections Ontario warned voters earlier Thursday of “last-minute” location changes to some polling stations after voting got underway. Polling conducted earlier in the campaign suggests the Progressive Conservatives led by Doug Ford are poised to form a second majority government.

A polling clerk puts up a sign directing voters to a polling station in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, June 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima. Share: ...

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was the first of the three major party leaders to cast their ballots this morning, showing up at a polling station at Melrose United Church in Hamilton shortly after it opened. “I am really happy just to have had the chance to cast our ballots here for Ontario today,” he told a pool camera. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca have now formally cast their ballots. Hamilton police say that they responded to a polling station at Carlisle United Church on Thursday morning after an individual allegedly threw an object through the window and then got into a physical altercation with a supervisor. Here’s everything you need to know, including a link to our live results map. If you’re not sure which riding you’re in or where to vote, you can search by postal code on the Elections Ontario website. It’s been a hard-fought campaign for many and there are a few ridings where candidates could be separated by just a handful of votes. “I never take anything for granted,” Ford says when asked if he expects to coast to a second majority. On Monday, Essensa invoked an act that authorizes an expansion of the special ballot program to address issues including flooding, understaffing, COVID-19 outbreaks and geographic barriers. About 30 minutes to go before most polls close. BREAKING: CTV News has declared a Progressive Conservative win in the Ontario election. You can also access the CP24 elections map here.

If watching provincial election results roll in like taking in a hockey game is your thing, be prepared to be disappointed tonight. Winners in the Ontario ...

On election day, voters must vote at the poll to which they’ve been assigned. Of those, 807 kits were sent to voters in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte and 780 in Barrie-Innisfil. It’s expected that 90 per cent of voters will use the vote tabulator. There is also an app available which provides specific information for voters. will be up in 15 minutes.” The representation of early voters was even higher in the Barrie area — 13.65 per cent in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte riding and 9.97 per cent in Barrie-Innisfil.

Election day in Ontario has arrived and within a matter of hours we should know who will make up the province's 43rd provincial parliament.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was the first of the three major party leaders to cast their ballots this morning, showing up at a polling station at Melrose United Church in Hamilton shortly after it opened. “I am really happy just to have had the chance to cast our ballots here for Ontario today,” he told a pool camera. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca have now formally cast their ballots. Hamilton police say that they responded to a polling station at Carlisle United Church on Thursday morning after an individual allegedly threw an object through the window and then got into a physical altercation with a supervisor. Here’s everything you need to know, including a link to our live results map. If you’re not sure which riding you’re in or where to vote, you can search by postal code on the Elections Ontario website. It’s been a hard-fought campaign for many and there are a few ridings where candidates could be separated by just a handful of votes. “I never take anything for granted,” Ford says when asked if he expects to coast to a second majority. On Monday, Essensa invoked an act that authorizes an expansion of the special ballot program to address issues including flooding, understaffing, COVID-19 outbreaks and geographic barriers. About 30 minutes to go before most polls close. BREAKING: CTV News has declared a Progressive Conservative win in the Ontario election. You can also access the CP24 elections map here.

As of early Friday, the Elections Ontario website indicated only 4.6 million out of 10.7 million eligible, or 43 per cent of voters, chose to cast a ballot ...

His Progressive Conservative Party won 83 seats. Doug Ford won a second majority on Thursday night. For comparison, the 2018 provincial election saw 57 per cent voter turnout, which was the highest voter turnout in over decade at the time.