Leftist candidate Olivia Chow was elected Monday as mayor of Canada’s largest city, ending more than a decade of conservative rule.
She is the first woman of color to lead Toronto which is one of the world’s most multicultural cities.
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Her win marks the second time Toronto residents have selected a mayor since October, after former mayor John Tory resigned a few months into his third term following his admission to an affair with a staffer.
There were a record 102 candidates on the ballot Monday, with roughly a half-dozen high-profile names rising to the top of the field over the 12-week campaign.
Chow received 37% support, topping Ana Bailao with 33%. Tory endorsed Bailao late in the campaign.
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“It’s a city where a immigrant kid from St. James Town can be standing in front of you as your new mayor,” Chow said, in reference to a high rise immigrant community downtown.
Tory was known as a straight-laced, button down moderate conservative — almost the polar opposite of previous Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, whose term was plagued by scandals involving public drinking and illegal drug use.
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Chow spent 13 years on Toronto’s city council and represented a downtown district of Toronto at the federal level for eight years.
She has promised to purchase more affordable housing.