Updated October 15: Hamilton says 18,599 ballots were cast during the first two weeks of voting opportunities for the 2026 municipal election, after 8,864 people voted at the city’s second advance-poll weekend.

The October 10–11 total comprised 5,298 ballots on Saturday and 3,566 on Sunday across 15 advance-voting locations. Another 144 voters used Ballot-on-Demand locations from October 5 through 9.

Those numbers add to 1,950 ballots cast at 53 high-density and seniors’ residences on September 26 and 27, 331 Ballot-on-Demand votes from September 28 through October 2, and 7,310 ballots cast during the October 3–4 advance weekend.

One city-wide advance weekend remains

The final city-wide advance-voting weekend is October 17 and 18, with locations in all 15 wards. City Hall is also scheduled to offer Ballot-on-Demand voting for eligible voters from all wards on October 19 through 23. Election Day is October 26.

The city says ballots cast at advance polls and Ballot-on-Demand locations will be counted on Election Day. The interim figures measure participation only; they are not results or a final turnout rate.

This article was first published October 8 with the first advance-weekend total. It has been updated with the city’s October 14 release covering week two and the cumulative total.

Sources

Hamilton City Hall, September 2008 file photo: Nhl4hamilton / Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Not a photograph of the advance polls.