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Olivia Chow

Olivia Chow

Olivia Chow, born in 1957 in Hong Kong, is a Canadian politician who has been Mayor of Toronto since winning the 2023 by-election.

Born
1957 (69 years), British Hong Kong
Party
New Democratic Party (federal)
Office
Mayor of Toronto 2023–
Education
University of Guelph, University of Toronto
Website
mayoroliviachow.ca
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party (New Democratic Party (federal))
Wikipedia: NDP member; Ontario NDP placed centre-left to left-wing
Ideology: social democracy

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A former school trustee, city councillor and New Democratic MP, she declared on 25 May 2026 that she was running for re-election, and is the incumbent candidate in the 26 October 2026 Toronto mayoral election.

Career

Chow was born on 24 March 1957 in British Hong Kong and came to Toronto at 13. She was a Toronto school trustee from 1985 to 1991, a Metropolitan Toronto councillor from 1992 to 1997 and a Toronto city councillor from 1998 to 2005. She was New Democratic MP for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014, placed third in the 2014 mayoral race with 23%, and lost the 2015 federal contest in Spadina—Fort York to Liberal Adam Vaughan. She won the 2023 mayoral by-election with 37% of the vote.

Offices held
  1. Mayor of Toronto 2023–
  2. Member of the House of Commons of Canada 2006–2014

Source: Wikidata

Positions

Chow stands as an independent in municipal politics and has been a federal New Democrat. According to Wikipedia she has championed homeless services, public transit, sustainable development, renters' rights and affordable housing. Wikipedia reports that her 2024 budget's property tax increase and her dropped promise on Ontario Place drew criticism. Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander are named as challengers in 2026.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Wikipedia

Photo: Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

  1. Olivia Chow 80%
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Toronto Mayoral Election Winner 2026

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Olivia ChowCentre-left6980%
Brad Bradford4021%
Ana Bailão50<1%
Michael Ford<1%
Anthony Furey<1%
Marco MendicinoCentre53<1%
John ToryCentre-right72<1%
Kevin Clarke<1%

All 8 outcomes

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