2014 Toronto mayoral election

2014 Toronto mayoral election
	Opinion polls
Turnout	54.7% ( 4.1 pp)
Mayor of Toronto before election; Rob Ford;	Elected Mayor of Toronto ; John Tory;

The 2014 Toronto mayoral election took place on October 27, 2014. Incumbent Mayor Rob Ford initially ran for re-election, but dropped out after being diagnosed with a tumour - instead running for city council in Ward 2. Registration of candidates began on January 2, 2014, and ended September 12, 2014, at 2 pm.^[1]

The election was won by former Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader and 2003 mayoral runner-up John Tory, who defeated Ford's brother, city councillor Doug Ford, and former Trinity—Spadina MP Olivia Chow.^[2] More than 980,000 Torontonians cast ballots in this election – a record turnout of around 55 percent.^[3]^[4]

^ "City of Toronto, Elections, Candidates, 2014 Key Dates". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^ Fisher, Robert (October 27, 2014). "John Tory ends Rob Ford's reign over Toronto". CBC News. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
^ McLean, Jesse (October 28, 2014). "Voter turnout rocketed in Toronto, tepid around GTA". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
^ "Municipal Election - voter turnout statistics". www.toronto.ca. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[1] "City of Toronto, Elections, Candidates, 2014 Key Dates". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2013.

[2] Fisher, Robert (October 27, 2014). "John Tory ends Rob Ford's reign over Toronto". CBC News. Retrieved October 28, 2014.

[3] McLean, Jesse (October 28, 2014). "Voter turnout rocketed in Toronto, tepid around GTA". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 28, 2014.

[4] "Municipal Election - voter turnout statistics". www.toronto.ca. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

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