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[bregma]

No one votes in municipal elections. It's what, a 25% participation rate? Cities like Toronto are run by a collection of special interest groups evenly divided into the developer-backed and BANANA-activist cliques, resulting in decades of deadlock.

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Toronto 2018 - 41%

Toronto 2014 - 55%

Toronto 2010 - 51%

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Boston 2017 - 29%

Boston 2013 - 38%

Boston 2009 - 31%

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Chicago 2019 - 35% (first round)

Chicago 2015 - 34% (first round)

Chicago 2011 - 42%

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NYC 2017 - 18%

NYC 2013 - 13%

NYC 2009 - <11%

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LA 2017 - 20%

LA 2013 - 23%

LA 2009 - 18%

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Vancouver 2018 - 39%

Vancouver 2014 - 44%

Vancouver 2011 - 35%

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London 2016 - 45%

London 2012 - 38%

London 2008 - 45%

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Tokyo 2020 - 55% (during pandemic)

Tokyo 2016 - 60%

Tokyo 2012 - 63%

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Paris 2020 - 40% (during pandemic, lowest turnout on record ever)

https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/ci...

https://www.wbur.org/news/2017/11/08/voter-turnout-boston

https://chicagoelections.gov/en/election-results.asp?electio...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_New_York_City_mayoral_ele...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/voter-turnou...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_London_mayoral_election

https://www.france24.com/en/20200628-liveblog-low-turnout-in...