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Facts and Figures - Unconfirmed Voter Strategy
September 14, 2006
In July, the Clerk received the preliminary list of electors for the 2006 municipal election from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Provincial legislation requires the Clerk to use the preliminary list of electors provided by MPAC as the basis of the voters' list.
1. Premilinary List of Electors
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2003 |
2006 |
| Unconfirmed individuals on PLE |
0 |
276,924 |
2. Voters' List (as of September 8, 2006)
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2003 |
2006 |
| Eligible electors on the City's voters' list |
1,654,382 |
1,421,144 |
The list is available for viewing Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Elections and Registry Services counters of the City Clerk's Office at the following locations:
- 1st floor North, City Hall, 100 Queen St. W.
- Ground floor, North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St.
- 3rd floor, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr.
- Main floor, Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall
- 3 Dohme Ave. (East York)
The voters' list is also available for viewing at the following libraries during normal branch hours:
- Agincourt, 155 Bonis Ave.
- Albert Campbell, 496 Birchmount Rd.
- Albion, 1515 Albion Rd.
- Barbara Frum, 20 Covington Rd.
- Bloor/Gladstone, 1101 Bloor St. W.
- Brentwood, 36 Brentwood Rd. N.
- Cedarbrae, 545 Markham Rd.
- Don Mills, 888 Lawrence Ave. E.
- Fairview, 35 Fairview Mall Dr.
- Lillian H. Smith, 239 College St.
- Malvern, 30 Sewells Rd.
- Maria A. Shchuka, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W.
- North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St.
- Northern District, 40 Orchard View Blvd.
- Pape/Danforth, 701 Pape Ave.
- Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
- Urban Affairs, Metro Hall, 55 John St.
- Weston, 2 King St. (Weston)
- York Woods,1785 Finch Ave. W.
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3. Revision Period
| September 1 |
Voters' List available for public viewing |
September 5 -
September 29 |
Application to remove someone else's name |
September 5 -
November 13 |
Application to add, correct or remove your own name |
September 22 |
Supplementary list of electors received from MPAC (this is a list capturing the changes MPAC has made to its elector information since July) |
4. Overall response to City's Unconfirmed Voter Strategy
(as of September 8, 2006)
| Number of letters to affected individuals |
276,924 |
| Number of completed letters returned |
26,015 |
| Number of letters returned as "Undeliverable" |
35,474 |
| Number of calls received |
3,323 |
| Number of website hits |
1,159 |
| The names of individuals who confirmed their qualifications will be included on the interim list of electors (produced early October). |
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5. Response to City's Unconfirmed Voter Strategy by Ward
(as of September 8, 2006)
| Ward |
Number of letters sent |
Number of completed letters received |
% of voters added |
| 1 |
6,438 |
508 |
8% |
| 2 |
5,143 |
486 |
9% |
| 3 |
3,758 |
427 |
11% |
| 4 |
4,001 |
444 |
11% |
| 5 |
5,450 |
615 |
11% |
| 6 |
6,643 |
631 |
9% |
| 7 |
5,268 |
357 |
7% |
| 8 |
6,753 |
412 |
6% |
| 9 |
4,328 |
317 |
7% |
| 10 |
6,987 |
605 |
9% |
| 11 |
7,699 |
579 |
8% |
| 12 |
5,518 |
419 |
8% |
| 13 |
4,729 |
562 |
12% |
| 14 |
7,447 |
614 |
8% |
| 15 |
6,357 |
604 |
10% |
| 16 |
3,711 |
578 |
16% |
| 17 |
4,751 |
371 |
8% |
| 18 |
4,514 |
346 |
8% |
| 19 |
6,215 |
625 |
10% |
| 20 |
13,114 |
934 |
7% |
| 21 |
5,216 |
628 |
12% |
| 22 |
7,630 |
792 |
10% |
| 23 |
12,794 |
1,241 |
10% |
| 24 |
5,537 |
613 |
11% |
| 25 |
4,424 |
566 |
13% |
| 26 |
7,821 |
807 |
10% |
| 27 |
13,311 |
1,040 |
8% |
| 28 |
12,313 |
783 |
6% |
| 29 |
4,479 |
454 |
10% |
| 30 |
5,345 |
570 |
11% |
| 31 |
5,776 |
691 |
12% |
| 32 |
5,368 |
670 |
12% |
| 33 |
6,056 |
498 |
8% |
| 34 |
6,007 |
570 |
9% |
| 35 |
6,350 |
562 |
9% |
| 36 |
4,201 |
455 |
11% |
| 37 |
5,709 |
549 |
10% |
| 38 |
7,701 |
782 |
10% |
| 39 |
4,436 |
509 |
11% |
| 40 |
6,534 |
632 |
10% |
| 41 |
5,753 |
520 |
9% |
| 42 |
6,592 |
700 |
11% |
| 43 |
5,007 |
472 |
9% |
| 44 |
3,389 |
477 |
14% |
| TOTAL |
276,573 |
26,015 |
9% |
6. Outreach Communications
| Letters to affected individuals |
276,924 |
| Letters to candidates - number of letters (2 mailings) |
514 |
| Number of community groups / cultural organizations worked with |
13 |
| Total number of newspaper advertisements |
34 |
| Number of ethnic newspaper advertisements |
24 |
7. Candidates
Total candidates by office (as of September 8, 2006): |
Number of candidates |
| Mayor |
30 |
| City Councillor |
218 |
| School Board Trustee |
82 |
| Totals |
330 |
| NOTE: Nomination period closes on September 29, 2006 |
| Candidate expense limit calculation |
| Mayor = $7,500 + $0.70 per elector |
| Councillor = $5,000 + $0.70 per elector |
| School Board Trustee = $5,000 + $0.70 per elector |
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