A by-election, in charts

City Hall Watcher #233: Olivia Chow has been elected the next mayor of Toronto. Here are some charts about that.

Here’s the news: Olivia Chow is now Mayor-Elect Olivia Chow, having secured 37.17% of the vote — 269,372 votes — versus Ana Bailão’s 32.45%, or 235,175 votes. A release from the City this morning says Chow will officially take office on July 12.

Election night came with surprises. I did not expect, at the start of this campaign, when there were dozens up…