Election Day in Oakville: 40 voting locations are open until 8 p.m.
Oakville's municipal election is today, Monday, October 26. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., you can vote at any location in your ward, and you do not need a voter card if you bring identification with your name and address.
- Find your ward's locations: How to vote in Oakville's 2026 election.
- After polls close: Oakville 2026 election results, race by race.
The details
Where and when
Forty voting locations across Oakville's seven wards are open today, Monday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can vote at any location in your ward; the locations for your ward are printed on your voter card and listed on the Town's Where to Vote page, which also has an address search. The Town says every location is physically accessible and election officials are trained in accessible customer service.
- 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- 40, five to seven in each ward; any location in your ward
- Bring it if you have one; not required to vote
- Bring identification showing your name and qualifying address
- Paper, marked in person and fed to a tabulator; no internet, phone or mail voting
- Clerk's department, 905-815-6015 or elections@oakville.ca
Who can vote, and what to bring
You can vote if you are a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old, and a resident of Oakville or an owner or tenant of land in Oakville (or the spouse of one). Permanent residents who are not citizens cannot vote. You vote once, whatever the number of properties you own or rent in town.
If you did not receive a voter card, or your name is not on the list, you can still vote by showing acceptable identification with your name and qualifying address. The Town lists an Ontario driver's licence, Ontario photo card, a current utility bill, a current bank or credit card statement and a current insurance policy among the common forms; the full list is on the Government of Ontario's website. Online changes to the voters' list through Am I On the List closed on October 23 at noon, so additions today are made at the voting location with identification.
If you cannot get inside
Curbside voting is available today: a friend or support person can go inside and ask election officials to bring a ballot out to your vehicle or another area, or you can call 905-815-6015 and elections staff will call the voting place for you.
Results
Unofficial results will be posted on elections.oakville.ca after all voting locations close, and displayed live in the South Atrium at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, where the public is welcome. Official results follow certification by the Town Clerk. The new term of Council begins on November 15, 2026; the Town's 2026 calendar marks Monday, November 16 for the new Council's inaugural meeting.
Corrections
- An earlier version said the new term of Council begins November 16, 2026, the date the Town's October 13 release gave. Under section 6(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, the term begins November 15, 2026. November 16 is the date of the new Council's inaugural meeting on the Town's 2026 calendar.
Sources
Town of Oakville
Where to Vote — 2026 Oakville Municipal ElectionTown of Oakville
Know Before You VoteTown of Oakville
Voters' List InformationTown of Oakville
Vote to shape Oakville's future on October 26, 2026Government of Ontario
Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 32 (s. 6(1))Town of Oakville
Mayor's Town of Oakville 2026 Calendar (PDF)