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Since 21 November 1960, Council has met at Hamilton City Hall at 71 Main Street West. The current council consists of the mayor plus fifteen councillors, one elected from each of the city's wards. The incumbent council was elected in a Hamilton municipal election on October 24, 2022.
The Mayor and Councillors are elected by the residents of the City for a four-year term. Councillors represent each of the 15 City wards.
- Mayor - Andrea Horwath
- Ward 1 - Maureen Wilson
- Ward 2 - Cameron Kroetsch
- Ward 3 - Nrinder Nann
- Ward 4 - Tammy Hwang
- Ward 5 - Matt Francis
- Ward 6 - Tom Jackson
- Ward 7 - Esther Pauls
- Ward 8 - John-Paul Danko
- Ward 9 - Brad Clark
Andrea Horwath, 60, is the city's mayor-elect and will be the first woman to ever be mayor of Hamilton. She joined the race after stepping down as Hamilton Centre's NDP MPP and won a thrilling race against Keanin Loomis. "I think everybody knows there's a lot of work to be done, but there's also a lot of opportunities," she told Metro Morningon Tue...
Maureen Wilson was first elected in 2018 and has been one of the city's more progressive councillors. This will be her second term after a decisive victory Monday. She ran a campaignthat focused on street safety, affordable housing and climate change. Wilson issued a long statement on social media thanking everyone for her support. "I have listened...
Cameron Kroetsch, 43, ran in for the spot in 2018 but lost. This time, he beat incumbent Jason Farr by 1,207 votes after a racethat saw candidates debate issues around transparency, development and encampments. Kroetsch has served as city council's LGBTQ advisory committee chair and is a small business owner. Kroetsch posted on social media Tuesday...
Nrinder Nann, 46, was first elected in 2018 and also has a reputation as one of the city's more progressive councillors. She beat four other candidates after a racethat focused on policing, street safety and safe injection sites. "I am so truly hopeful for our #HamOnt tonight," she tweeted. Her promises include setting a 30 per cent target for incl...
Tammy Hwang, 41, won a race with 10 other candidates and will be the city's first ever East Asian councillor. She's taking over for longtime councillor Sam Merulla. Hwang was full of excitement Tuesday morning after the big win. "It felt like the craziest Superbowl football game ever," she said in a phone interview. "A lot of my neighbours are alre...
Matt Francis, 32, also faced 10 candidates and beat them all to win the open ward. Longtime councillor Chad Collins became a Liberal MP in 2021 and was replaced temporarily with Russ Powers late last year. Francis previously fought to have the public gain access to the Hamilton and Burlington Canal piers. He also helped save the re-enactment of the...
Tom Jackson, 66, is still councillor of Ward 6after winning by a large margin. He's been councillor since 1988. At council, Jackson is among those who supported getting rid of the vaccination mandate for city workers. He has also led efforts to create a safer viewing platform at Albion Falls, the location of numerous falls and injuries. Jackson tol...
Esther Pauls was re-elected after a hard fought raceagainst political heavyweight Scott Duvall. She was first elected in 2018. "During my first four years, I learned the inner workings of municipal government, better understanding city council and its committees, liaising with hundreds of Hamiltonians – both inside and outside of Ward 7 – and addre...
John-Paul Danko is still Ward 8 councillor, comfortably winning the raceMonday. He was first elected in 2018. "Grateful for the confidence of #Ward8Hamilton residents allowing me the honour to serve a second term," he wrote after his win. "We could not have done it without the support of our fantastic campaign team, my family and friends." Some of ...
Brad Clark, first elected in 2018, earned a second term as councillor. Clark, 62, won with an 1,160 vote lead. He was a Progressive Conservative member of provincial parliament in the Stoney Creek riding from 1999 to 2003, with stints as minister of transportation and minister of labour. Then he served as Ward 9 councillor from 2006 to 2014. He ran...
The creation of the region sparked a special municipal election that deviated from the two-year terms that Hamilton City Council had observed from 1954. Following the region's establishment, Hamilton's city council was composed of two aldermen from each of the city's eight wards and a mayor, elected in a citywide poll.
At roughly 3.30 pm on Thursday, 20 February 1930, two newly-appointed senators to Canada’s Upper House of Parliament were introduced and took their seats. They were the Hon. Robert Forke of Pipestone, Manitoba, and the Hon. Cairine Mackay Wilson of Ottawa, Ontario.
Jan 18, 2024 · Hamilton will soon be the first municipality in Ontario to enforce a renovictions bylaw designed to deter landlords from bad faith evictions and better protect tenants living in affordable units...
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Nov 17, 2022 · A new city council was sworn in Wednesday evening, and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath — the first woman to hold the title — says it's "a new era." "Tonight, we start a journey of change," she ...
