Toronto advance voting turnout hits a record high, with over 200,000 casting their ballots early

Read the original at Toronto Star ↗
Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-13 · by Megan Mills Devoe

Quick Summary

Toronto’s municipal election saw a record high in advance voting turnout, with 222,550 people casting their ballots between October 6 and October 11. This marks the highest number of early voters in over a decade for Toronto's elections.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

AI analysis runs on qwen2.5:14b, locally

Story summary

Toronto saw a record-breaking turnout for advance voting in its municipal election, with 222,550 eligible voters casting their ballots between October 6 and October 11, surpassing previous high marks from the past decade. The highest single day of voting occurred on October 11, when 53,363 people voted early. This year’s advance voting numbers are significantly higher than in recent years, such as the 129,745 votes cast in the 2023 mayoral by-election and the 115,911 votes from the 2022 election. The city attributes this surge to increased voter engagement ahead of the October 26 municipal election day.

Written for “Toronto Election Advance Voting” on 2026-10-13, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
This article does not take a side on a contested political question, so it has no leaning score. That is an answer rather than a gap: a match report or a rescue can be warmly or critically written without being left or right, and scoring it anyway is how approval of a subject gets recorded as a political position.
No political leaning scored for article 77042 · logged 2026-10-13

Story

📰 Toronto Election Advance Voting
Politics · 3 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 50% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Toronto election sees highest advance voting turnout in more than a decade same event · 100%
Toronto Star · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles report the exact same record-breaking turnout for Toronto's municipal election advance voting, covering the same dates and numbers of voters.”
More than 220K cast advance votes in 2026 Toronto election, city says same event · 98%
Global News · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles report on the exact same record-breaking advance voting turnout figures for the Toronto municipal election from October 6 to October 11, 2026.”
Toronto gained nearly 200,000 mayoral voters since 2023. Here’s where they are different event · 98%
National Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 4 of 25 📰 publisher trust 60
“The articles describe different aspects of Toronto's election: one focuses on new voters since 2023, and the other reports record-high advance voting turnout.”
Feeling a little 'meh' about Toronto's election? There's a reason to vote anyway different event · 98%
Toronto Star
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 14% hedged 5 of 35 📰 publisher trust 63
“The articles discuss different aspects of Toronto's municipal election; one describes voter apathy while the other reports on high advance voting turnout.”

Cite this article

Devoe, M. M. (2026, October 13). Toronto advance voting turnout hits a record high, with over 200,000 casting their ballots early. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/advance-voting-in-toronto-hit-record-numbers-with-over-200-000-casting-their-ballots-early/article_dd3f1c90-fd71-4cdd-b681-db3902e650fa.html

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
2
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
50%
1 of 2 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
Toronto Star's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-10-13 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Toronto Star · 6775 article(s) · 20 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 20 correction(s)
2026-10-08
News Clarification for Oct. 8
2026-10-07
Correction
2026-10-05
Entertainment Correction for Oct. 5
2026-10-03
Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
2026-09-28
Organizations call for Action to End the Deaths of Indigenous People in Custody
2026-09-27
Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026
2026-09-27
UPDATE: WSP to host Power & Energy-focused investor event virtually only
2026-09-26
News Clarification for Sept. 27
2026-09-26
Former federal public servant seeks better pensions for injured workers
2026-09-25
News Corrections for Sept. 25
2026-09-25
She has not been charged. But the Project South allegations have branded her with a 'scarlet letter'
2026-09-24
Correction
2026-09-23
MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: Smith+Nephew launches the new EVOS™ PELVIC Plating System at the 2026 Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting, expanding the EVOS Plating Platform for pelvic and acetabular fracture management
2026-09-22
Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
2026-09-22
Judges' grilling of accused men leads to sex assault and dangerous driving cases being overturned
2026-09-20
Jura Energy Corporation Provides Clarification Regarding Media Reports Concerning Its Petroleum Rights in Pakistan
2026-09-19
New details emerge about Toronto's guns-for-hire and the 'crash-out mission" that sparked the Project South investigation
2026-09-17
UPDATE: Osisko Critical Minerals Corporation Announces C$100 Million Private Placement of Special Warrants
2026-09-17
Alabama set to execute man for pawn shop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked
2026-09-04
Orca Corrects Q3 Quarterly Dividend Announcement

Who wrote this

Megan Mills Devoe
10 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 He added that the property could be used either as a primary residence or vacation home.
2026-10-04 · assertive framing · This $8M 'storybook' home is steps from Rosedale Golf Club and feels like a private country estate in the city
🔮 The affected units may have been frozen during shipping, possibly reducing their effectiveness in managing elevated blood sugar, wrote the health agency on Sept. 25.
2026-09-26 · mixed framing · Over 1000 insulin pens and cartridges recalled across Canada
🔮 On May 31, a 21-year-old cyclist was arrested by Toronto Police Service after failing to stop at a stop sign at Queens Quay West.
2026-09-23 · mixed framing · Toronto Police officer won't be charged in cyclist arrest that led to head injury: SIU
🔮 Toronto’s mayoral candidates will debate tonight as the city gears up for the Oct. 26 election.
2026-09-22 · assertive framing · Tonight: The Star hosts Toronto mayoral debate
🔮 The Ontario Coroner’s office has announced the inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet will begin Oct. 13.
2026-09-14 · assertive framing · Inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet will begin in October
Also by Megan Mills Devoe
Durham police warn of online exploitation group targeting children, teenagers
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Police investigating apparent homicide in Lawrence Heights
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Pedestrian dead in early morning collision
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
This $8M 'storybook' home is steps from Rosedale Golf Club and feels like a private country estate in the city
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 10 articles by Megan Mills Devoe →

Topics

Toronto Torontonians

Subjects

Toronto GPE · 1× Torontonians NORP · 1×

Narrative

From Oct. 6 to Oct. 11, a total of 222,550 Torontonians cast their ballots early, marking the highest turnout in more than 10 years.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Toronto advance voting turnout hits a record high, with over 200,000 casting their ballots early · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

Turnout for advance voting in Toronto’s municipal election hit record numbers this year, according to new data from the city. uncertain
Turnout → hit → city
From Oct. 6 to Oct. 11, a total of 222,550 Torontonians cast their ballots early, marking the highest turnout in more than 10 years. asserted
total → cast → years
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support
Terms · Privacy · beta v2.0.0
Articles to 13 Oct 2026