Toronto Elects Chow as Mayor on Affordable Housing Pledge
- Hong Kong-born politician was one of 102 candidates in race
- Housing, transportation, crime were key issues in campaign
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Former federal politician Olivia Chow will be Toronto’s first Asian-Canadian mayor after earning a narrow victory in Monday’s municipal election.
Chow had 37% of the vote as of 9:48 p.m. Toronto time with nearly all polls counted, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corp., holding off a surge from former deputy mayor Ana Bailao, who had 33%. A prominent voice in progressive politics, Chow marks a shift for Canada’s financial capital after eight years of rule by John Tory, a conservative-leaning mayor who resigned in February over an extramarital affair with a former staffer.