The voter turnout in Ward 28 (in Ward 27 as well, and likely throughout the GTA) was lower in 2006, compared to the previous election 3 years ago. The # of registered voters hasn’t substantially changed, yet this year, only 13,439 persons voted in Ward 28; 5,005 (37%) voted against the incumbent Pam McConnell.
Number of votes received by each candidate: McConnell = 8434, Bortenstein = 1418, Perez = 1064, Khan = 731, Harrison = 706, Cartmell = 646, Ghazi = 440.
In 2003, 16,764 persons voted, and 8,938 (53%) voted against the incumbent. Number of votes, by candidate: McConnell = 7826, Klein = 4646, Lang = 1358, Armstrong = 767, Forrest = 723, Kabir = 582, Muhammad = 432, Bordonaro = 260, Mbuyi = 70.