Mississauga residents are heading to the polls today for a mayoral byelection that was made necessary following the resignation of Bonnie Crombie in January.
There are 20 candidates registered to run in the election and most polls suggest that at least four of them are in a neck-and-neck race that could go any number of ways.More than 70 per cent of polls are now reporting and Parrish remains ahead. She has more than 26,000 votes. Alvin Tedjo remains in second with approximately 23,000 votes.Carolyn Parrish is maintaining her lead with about 30 per cent of polls reporting. She has 7,397 votes. Alvin Tedjo is trailing just behind her with 6,854 votes.
“I appreciate the fact that the tone of this campaign is one that has put issues that I care about first,” he says.CP24 is checking in with the leading mayoral candidates ahead of the polls closing at 8 p.m. Stephen Dakso, a current city councillor, tells CP24 that he is excited about what could be but he says that his “nerves are running rampant” given the stakes.The polls in Mississauga will close in one hour at 8 p.m. There are 117 polling locations across the city.
“We want to set our course and this is the opportunity to do it right now,” he said, listing taxation, housing and public safety as some of the top issues. “Nobody should be looking out their front window to see if their car is still in the driveway when they are going to bed.”Former Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie cast her ballot at Riverside Public School in Port Credit shortly after 11 a.m.
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