Patrick Brown wins third term as Brampton mayor

Patrick Brown has been re-elected mayor of Brampton, Ont., winning a third consecutive term in Monday’s municipal election, according to the city’s unofficial results.

Brown received 65,893 votes, or 54.9 per cent, the unofficial results show. Wesley Jackson finished second with 23,236 votes, or 19.36 per cent, in a field of 12 candidates. The CBC and BNN Bloomberg both reported Brown’s win on election night.

More than 120,000 votes were cast in the mayoral race, according to one report of the results. Bramptonist reported that Brown carried every poll and every ward in the city and that every council and school board trustee candidate he backed was elected.

Brown was first elected mayor in 2018. He previously led the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. The new term of council begins Nov. 15, according to the reports.

Bramptonist reported that Brown vowed in his victory speech to finish what he called the “Big Brampton Build.”

The results are unofficial until the city clerk declares them, which usually happens a few days after voting day.

Brampton’s result was one of several from the Greater Toronto Area on Monday night. In Mississauga, Alvin Tedjo won the mayoral race and ousted incumbent Carolyn Parrish. In Toronto, Olivia Chow won a second term. Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto are the three largest cities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Brampton is Ontario’s fourth-largest city by population.

Canada News Media will update this story when the clerk’s official results are released.

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Sources: CBC News, BNN Bloomberg, Bramptonist, City of Brampton unofficial results.