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Whitby: Elizabeth Roy re-elected mayor with 51.87% in unofficial results

Roy took 19,177 votes as 37,267 ballots were cast, a 31.12% turnout, with all 63 tabulators reporting.

Whitby Mayor Elizabeth Roy wearing the Town of Whitby mayoral chain of office.
Elizabeth Roy, re-elected mayor of Whitby, wearing the mayoral chain. Official Town of Whitby photo. · Credit: Town of Whitby

Elizabeth Roy has been re-elected mayor of Whitby, according to the town's unofficial results for the 2026 municipal election. Roy received 19,177 votes, or 51.87 per cent, ahead of Chris Leahy with 16,122 votes (43.60 per cent) and Harshini Rajmohan with 1,674 votes (4.53 per cent).

A total of 37,267 ballots were cast, a turnout of 31.12 per cent among 119,763 eligible voters, with all 63 tabulators reporting, the town's results page reports.

The results remain unofficial until they are certified by the municipal clerk.

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Daily Durham News
Published
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 10:55 p.m.
Source
electionresults2026.whitby.ca

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