Advance voting for Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election opens this weekend
Posted September 8, 2025 2:48 pm.
Last Updated September 17, 2025 10:19 am.
A by-election campaign is underway to replace former Scarborough-Rouge Park Councillor Jennifer McKelvie in Ward 25, with advance voting starting this weekend.
Residents can start casting their votes on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the two following locations:
- Malvern Recreation Centre, 30 Sewells Rd.
- Heron Park Community Recreation Centre, 292 Manse Rd.
Election day will be held on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, with polls open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The deadline to apply to vote by mail was Sept. 4 at 4:30 p.m. If you did manage to sign up, Toronto Elections will mail you a voting package starting Sept, 8, and it must be returned by Tuesday, Sept. 23 at noon.
Mail-in voting packages include:
- A declaration form that must be signed for your vote to count
- An official ballot
- A white ballot secrecy envelope
- A yellow return envelope with pre-paid postage
The packages can be sent to Toronto Elections via Canada Post or they can be delivered by hand to a secure mail-in voting yellow drop box.
There will be two drop boxes in Ward 25, and they will be available starting Sept. 15 until noon on Sept. 23.
“Applicants are responsible for tracking their vote by mail package using the confirmation code that will be provided during the application process,” officials wrote in a statement.
“In the event of a Canada Post service disruption, there are contingency plans in place for voters who have applied to vote by mail,” they added.
A total of 20 candidates have been certified to run in the upcoming by-election. The winner will replace former councillor Jennifer McKelvie, who was elected as the Liberal MP for Ajax earlier this year.
