In the run-up to our favourite national pastime of electioneering, Torontoist profiled some of the most closely contested ridings in the GTA, looking for the bellwethers and offering snapshots of electoral districts in transition. Today we survey the outcomes of those races. Photo from CityNews' photostream. Floor-crossing, brake-slicing, debate no-shows, drop-in candidates: elections are by nature dramatic, and while this one was viewed by many as a bit of a snooze, many races in the......

Torontoist is officially in election mode. In the run-up to the big day, we'll be profiling some of the most closely contested ridings in the GTA, looking for the bellwethers and offering snapshots of electoral districts in transition. Photo of Olivia Chow and Jack Layton by Medmoiselle T from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Races don’t get more high-profile than this. The riding of Trinity-Spadina includes what many of us think of as the core of......

Torontoist is officially in election mode. In the run-up to the big day, we'll be profiling some of the most closely contested ridings in the GTA, looking for the bellwethers and offering snapshots of electoral districts in transition. Photo of Garth Turner by ADMS.ca. Garth Turner, the Liberal candidate in the riding of Halton, is something of a lightning rod. He was elected in 2006 as a Tory, but ejected from the caucus one year......

Torontoist is officially in election mode. In the run-up to the big day, we'll be profiling some of the most closely contested ridings in the GTA, looking for the bellwethers and offering snapshots of electoral districts in transition. Photo by bill barber. Streetsville is the heart of old-town Mississauga. The riding is primarily residential; its inhabitants enjoy higher-than-average incomes and rates of home ownership. This election, more than most, will turn on whether voters respond......

Torontoist is officially in election mode. In the run-up to the big day, we'll be profiling some of the most closely-contested ridings in the GTA, looking for the bellwethers and offering snapshots of electoral districts in transition. Mississauga South, along with most of its neighbouring ridings, is firmly in the centre of Conservative cross-hairs. This is one of the seats the Tories would dearly love to win over, and should they succeed, they will no......

Torontoist is officially in election mode. In the run-up to the big day, we'll be profiling some of the most closely contested ridings in the GTA, looking for the bellwethers and offering snapshots of electoral districts in transition. Photo of Peggy Nash by Miles Storey/Torontoist. Parkdale-High Park is the stuff of leftie dreams, a riding where the only real question is whether you hate Stephen Harper, or really hate Stephen Harper. Bisected by Roncesvalles Avenue,......