Hamilton municipal election, 2010 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2010 Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

municipal election was held on October 25, 2010 to select one Mayor, fifteen members of the Hamilton City Council

Hamilton City Council

The Hamilton City Council is the governing body of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.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 municipal election on November 13, 2006...

and members of both English and French Public and Catholic School Boards. Nominations opened January 4, 2010 and ran until September 10, 2010.

New measures

Council backed a measure to elect the boards of Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), a move that was in response to the LHIN affair, though this did not occur in time for the 2010 Election.

There was speculation that this election was to include a new 16th Council seat, that would encompass southern portions of Wards 6,7 and 8 and the northern portion of Ward 11. The new Ward would have included the area to be developed as part of the controversial "Aerotropolis" industrial development plan, though that plan was abandoned in favour of a study of all ward boundaries following the election.

As per Bill 212, municipal elections in Ontario were moved from the first Monday in November to the fourth Monday in October, shortening the campaign period by two weeks and moving close of nominations to September 10, 2010.

Mayoral Election

Mayor Eisenberger's upset victory in 2006, his perceived 'weak governing' style in dealing with council and the Pan Am Games Stadium Debate sparked vigorous debate over challengers and led to the largest number of candidates filing to run for the office of mayor in the city's post-amalgamation history.

Candidates

Michael Baldasaro
Michael Baldasaro
Michael A. James Baldasaro is a political and religious figure in Hamilton, Ontario. Together, with his friend Walter Tucker, he presides over a religious sect known as the Church of the Universe...

, Leader of the Church of the Universe
Bob Bratina
Bob Bratina
Bob Bratina is the Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to becoming mayor he represented Ward 2, which encompasses the city's downtown core.-Biography:...

, City Councillor for Ward 2 (Downtown)
Mahesh Butani, Developer
Larry DiIanni, former Mayor of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
Fred Eisenberger
Fred Eisenberger
Fred Eisenberger is a Canadian politician. He is a former mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry Di Ianni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history...

, then Mayor of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
Pasquale Filice, Photographer and Lawyer
Edward Graydon, Blogger and Businessman
Andrew Haines, Human Rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

activist
Glenn Hamilton, Businessman and Property Manager
Ken Leach
Tone Marrone, Actor and former offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
Gino Speziale, Tool and Dye maker
Victor Veri, Farmer
Steven Waxman, Businessman
Mark Wozny

Campaign

Michael Baldasaro

Michael A. James Baldasaro is a political and religious figure in Hamilton, Ontario. Together, with his friend Walter Tucker, he presides over a religious sect known as the Church of the Universe...

was the first candidate to file in early January and was later joined by self-proclaimed marijuana advocate Andrew Haines. Mahesh P. Butani filed his nomination in mid-april and Mayor Eisenberger

Fred Eisenberger

Fred Eisenberger is a Canadian politician. He is a former mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry Di Ianni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history...

, having already confirmed he would be seeking a second term in mid 2008, officially filed on May 31.

Following months of speculation, former Mayor Larry DiIanni announced he would be standing in the mayoral election in an interview with the Hamilton Spectator on July 26. Perennial joke candidate Marty Zulinak filed soon after, claiming that he would finance his campaign with money from returning used beer bottles. He would later drop out and run for Ward 13 (Dundas) City Councillor.

The month of August brought the Pan Am Games Stadium controversy, with Mayor Eisenberger taking the side of the proposed West Harbour location on Hamilton's Waterfront. The ensuing local debate became so passionately heated, Eisenberger began receiving death threats and council, after affirming their support for the West Harbour, reversed their decision and initiated a reevaluation of potential sites. Though the mayor was commended by Toronto's

Toronto

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Mayor David Miller

David Miller (Canadian politician)

David Raymond Miller is a Canadian politician. He was the 63rd Mayor of Toronto and the second since the 1998 amalgamation. He was elected to the position in 2003 for a three-year term and re-elected in 2006 for a four-year term...

and lauded as the week's boldest leader in the Globe and Mail, his handling of the situation caused former New Democratic

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

MP and MPP Ian Deans

Ian Deans

Ian Deans is a Canadian politician.Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, Deans moved to Canada as a youth and found work as a firefighter...

and Ward 2 (Downtown) Councillor Bob Bratina

Bob Bratina

Bob Bratina is the Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to becoming mayor he represented Ward 2, which encompasses the city's downtown core.-Biography:...

to announce they would be contesting the election.

Though Deans withdrew from the Mayoral race on Thursday, September 9 to run for Ward 2 Councillor, Eisenberger faced fourteen opposing candidates after the close of nominations on September 10, 2010.

On Thursday, October 7, following a debate at Sir John A MacDonald High School, Edward Graydon unofficially dropped out of the race after fellow contender Andrew Haines told him to "smoke a joint". Graydon was outraged at the comments, and decided to withdraw from the race to support Larry DiIanni, who came to his defense following Haines's comments. DiIanni then asserted marijuana advocates should not be attending debates at high schools and school board officials announced they would be reiterating the school's official anti-drug policies the following day. Graydon continued to attend the mayoralty debates, and his name remained on the ballot, as the official withdrawal date had passed by the time he 'withdrew'.

Ward One (West Hamilton-McMaster)

The race for councillor in Ward One focused heavily on the Pan Am Stadium. The West Hamilton Ward was a potential host site for the venue, a fact that incumbent Councillor Brian McHattie

Brian McHattie

Brian McHattie is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and lecturer who is a Hamilton Municipal Councillor.McHattie was born in Weston, Ontario and, in 1987, moved to Hamilton...

passionately opposed. During the election, McHattie ran on a campaign of continuing a push for Light Rail Transit

Light Rail Transit

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, expanded HSR

Hamilton Street Railway

The Hamilton Street Railway Company is the Transit Division of the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department in Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were streetcars; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact a bus operator...

bus service and improved environmental and anti-poverty projects.

Challenger Raymond Paquette campaigned on a similar platform, with the exception of supporting an increased number of liquor licenses granted to restaurants in Westdale Village

Westdale, Ontario

Westdale is a residential neighbourhood in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is centred on the Westdale Village shopping district and located near McMaster University. Westdale has been the heart of the Jewish community of Hamilton for many years...

, an area popular with McMaster University

McMaster University

McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

students.

All three candidates vocally opposed the Pam Am Stadium being placed in Ward One. Each candidate was concerned about the strain such a venue would have on the community surrounding the proposed site, a working CP Rail Yard.

Brian McHattie
Brian McHattie
Brian McHattie is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and lecturer who is a Hamilton Municipal Councillor.McHattie was born in Weston, Ontario and, in 1987, moved to Hamilton...

, councillor since 2003, ran for a third term in Ward One.

Tony Greco is a local barber and stood as a candidate for Ward One Councillor in 2006, garnering 33% in contrast to Councillor McHattie's 63%.

Raymond Paquette is the owner of Ray's Place, a Dundurn Street
Dundurn Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Dundurn Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street that starts off at Mountain Face Park, Niagara Escarpment in front of the Bruce Trail as a collector road, right behind Hillcrest Avenue and then turns into a four lane thoroughfare from Aberdeen...

restaurant.

Ward Two (Downtown)

Jason Farr was employed as a host with Cable 14
Cable 14 (Hamilton)
Cable 14 is a community channel licenced to Hamilton, Ontario, and is available to cable television subscribers of Cogeco, Shaw Communications , and Source Cable systems. The cable TV station is also available to customers in Hamilton, and the communities of Dunnville, Caledonia, and Cayuga in...

prior to the election. He was also a volunteer with the Hamilton chapter of the Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club
Kiwanis
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and Camp Maple Leaf/Committed for Kids (BANYAN Community).

Matt Jelly is a local activist and currently organizes voluteer activities in the downtown core. He ran for mayor in 2003, finishing seven out of as many candidates.

Martinus Geleynse was a local entrepreneur and the director of the Hamilton24, a large arts festival. Geleynse was also an organizer with the Our City, Our Future campaign, which promoted the proposed West Harbour stadium for the 2015 Pan-Am Games.

Erik Hess was a professional landscape architect and superintendent of park development for the city of Hamilton. He also served as an independent consultant for the waterfront trust and as a member of the King Street West Business Improvement Area.

Former Ward One Councillor Marvin Caplan, who served from 1994
Hamilton, Ontario municipal election, 1994
The Hamilton municipal election, 1994, was held on November 14, 1994, to select one Mayor, eight members of the Hamilton City Council and members of both English and French Public and Catholic School Boards.-Officially Running:...

until 2003, filed to run in Ward Two on September 8.

James Novak is formerly the Elections Canada
Elections Canada
Elections Canada is an independent, non-partisan agency reporting directly to the Parliament of Canada. Its ongoing responsibility is to ensure that Canadians can exercise their choices in federal elections and referenda through an open and impartial process...

Returning Officer
Returning Officer
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for Hamilton Centre
Hamilton Centre
Hamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....

and a long time resident of Hamilton's lower city. After the resignation of Councillor Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath , is a Canadian activist and politician. She is the Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party in Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre, and was chosen as the party's leader at its 2009 leadership convention.She is...

, he ran in the 2004 by-election to fill her Ward Two seat.

Diane Chiarelli was a partner with Chiarelli & Noble and the co-founder of United Grandparents of Canada.

HooJung Jones, a Korean-Canadian business woman and author, was most notable for her book, Canadians Our Heros, 1950-1953 Korean War. She graduated from McMaster's
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

Commerce
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program in 1999.

Ian Deans
Ian Deans
Ian Deans is a Canadian politician.Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, Deans moved to Canada as a youth and found work as a firefighter...

, former New Democratic
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

MP for Hamilton Mountain
Hamilton Mountain
Hamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....

, filed to run for Mayor on September 2, after openly speculating about a return to politics in a mid 2008 interview with the Hamilton Mountain News. He withdrew from the race to run for Ward 2 Councillor on September 7.

Shane Coleman was the son of a stall-holder at the Hamilton Farmer's Market, and had, prior to running, lobbied the city for subsidized parking for market patrons.

Matteo Gentile, a Mohawk College
Mohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...

graduate, operated a small restaurant.

Charlie Pipe was a line operator at Procter and Gamble who had graduated from the Dundas Valley School of Art.

Ned Janjic, a graduate of McMaster University's
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

program, was a property owner and developer in Hamilton since completing his studies.

Lloyd Ferguson

Somali-Canadian Liban Abdi, an employee with Settlement and Integration Services Ontario (SISO), sought election in the downtown ward.

Kevin Wright is a former Officer
Officer (armed forces)
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in the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
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and has worked with numerous non-profit groups city and province wide.

Paul Casey

Dawn Lescaudron ran in the 2006 election, placing third behind winner Bob Bratina
Bob Bratina
Bob Bratina is the Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to becoming mayor he represented Ward 2, which encompasses the city's downtown core.-Biography:...

with just over 5% of the vote.

Pat Ielasi

John Castle

Ward Three (East Hamilton-Stipley)

Bob Black works with the Hamilton Area Labour Council.

Mark DiMillo ran in Ward 7 during in the 2006 Election, capturing 1,179 votes, losing to incumbent Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall is a City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario. He represents the Seventh Ward, which emcompases the city's Central Mountain.Prior to his tenure on council, Duvall was the President of the Steelworker's Union at Mittal Steel, a division of Stelco. Also, Duvall had been active in fundraising...

.

Sean Gibson ran in the 2006 Election, gaining 27% to incumbent councillor Bernie Morelli's 73%.

Wilamina McGrimmond is a native rights activist, and sought the provincial New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...

nomination for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in the 2007 Provincial Election.

Long time incumbent councillor Bernie Morelli has filed for re-election, despite rumours that he would not stand in 2010.

Paul Tetley is a Ward 3 homeowner and a businessman, whose campaign slogan is "Get Ready for Change" and focus is on "Vision, Leadership and Change".

Ward Four (East Hamilton-Barton)

Norm Bulbrook ran in the 2006 election and placed 3rd, with 4.63% of the vote.

Giulio Cicconi is the treasurer of the United Steelworkers
United Steelworkers
The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union is the largest industrial labor union in North America, with 705,000 members. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, U.S., the United Steelworkers represents workers in the United...

Local 8782 at U.S. Steel's
U.S. Steel
The United States Steel Corporation , more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe. The company is the world's tenth largest steel producer ranked by sales...

Nanticoke Plant.

Sam Merulla is the ward's two-term incumbent councillor, with close affiliations with the New Democrats
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

. In 2006, he collected 5005 votes and won over closest challenger Dave Wilson.

Ward Five (Red Hill-Rosedale)

Jaswinder Bedi was a representative of the Ontario Taxiworkers Union.

Incumbent councillor Chad Collins, who had served on Hamilton City Council since 1994, sought re-election in his east Hamilton ward.

Frank Rukavina was the Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

candidate in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in the 2008 Federal election.

Dave Stacey filed on the last day of nominations, September 10.

Ward Six (East Mountain)

Chris Behrens, who filed on July 27, was a high school Automotive and Transportation technology teacher.

Michelle Febers was the co-chair of the Hamilton Make It Seven Day rally, an event in support of RIM
Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...

CEO Jim Balsillie's
Jim Balsillie
James Laurence "Jim" Balsillie is a Canadian businessman and co-CEO of the Canadian company Research In Motion. He is a member of the Trilateral Commission, a private political organization...

attempt to relocate the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
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to Hamilton.

22-year council veteran Tom Jackson sought another term in Ward 6. Jackson was, at the time, the longest serving member of council, having completed seven terms as Ward 6's representative.

Challenger Steven Knowles stepped up on August 18.

Ed Pecyna was the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Elementary School Council President.

Dr. Nathalie Xian Yi Yan decided to run in Ward 6 again, after receiving 2,160 votes and losing to councillor Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson (politician)
Tom Jackson is a Hamilton City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBorn and raised in Hamilton, Jackson is a past owner of two Second Cup stores in Hamilton and a past employee of Stelco Hilton Works. He attended Westmount Secondary School and graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with an...

in the 2006 Election.

Ward Seven (Central Mountain)

Keith Beck had filed to run in Ward Two earlier in the year, but dropped out of the race on August 4. Previously, he had received 507 votes in the 2006 Election, though as a candidate for Ward 10 and, prior to the close of nominations that year, he had filed papers to run for mayor, but withdrew from that race to pursue a councillor's position.

First-term Councillor Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall is a City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario. He represents the Seventh Ward, which emcompases the city's Central Mountain.Prior to his tenure on council, Duvall was the President of the Steelworker's Union at Mittal Steel, a division of Stelco. Also, Duvall had been active in fundraising...

announced that he would be seeking a second term in the Mountain News on January 1, 2010. He officially filed to run in Ward 7 again on the first day nominations opened, January 4.

John Gallagher also stood in the 2006 election for the position of Ward Seven Councillor, placing fourth with 9.21% of the vote.

Trevor Pettit
Trevor Pettit
Trevor Pettit is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature from 1995 to 1999....

, who filed on September 2, was the former Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...

MPP for Hamilton Mountain
Hamilton Mountain
Hamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....

.

Ward Eight (West Mountain)

Ward Eight's council race was marked by the unofficial withdrawal of two candidates, namely Jeff Bonner for personal reasons and Bruce Whitelaw in support of incumbent Councillor Terry Whitehead's campaign.

Whitehead's last campaigning opponent, Kim Jenkinson, wrote a post-election reflection for The Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The paper has a daily circulation of 105,000 and a daily readership of nearly 260,000.-History:...

, where she outlined her reasons for running and the process by which she campaigned. In the article, she noted, "I've had my say, I've played fair, and I have met some interesting people, and had my family and friends at my back the whole way."

Realtor and Mohawk College
Mohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...

alumnus Jeff Bonner filed to run for council on July 8. On Sept. 23, Bonner announced he would be ceasing all campaign activities thanks to issues of a "personal nature".

Kim Jenkinson, BA, CGA is currently the controller for a children's charity. Jenkinson ran what she called a 'back to basics' campaign, highlighting a platform of accountability and action.

Incumbent Councillor Terry Whitehead filed for re-election on July 21, 2010.

A pipe fitter on disability, Bruce Whitelaw focused on senior care, saying that it was an issue that, "lit my fire...We’re not maintaining their dignity." On October 15, 2010, Whitelaw announced that would step down from the campaign and throw his support behind incumbent Terry Whitehead.

Ward Nine (Upper Stoney Creek)

Brad Clark, the first-term incumbent councillor, sought a second term.

Nancy Fiorentino was a local resident who worked for the City of Oakville.

Geraldine McMullen was a representative with Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union
Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union
The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union is a Canadian labour union representing approximately 35,000 white-collar workers, in both the private and public sectors, in 44 locals across Canada....

, Local 343.

Former Olympian
Canadian Olympic Committee
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and police officer, Andrew Mowatt ran for the first time.

Ward Ten (Lower Stoney Creek)

IT entrepreneur Jose Pablo Bustamante filed papers to run in Ward 10, saying "New people need to come to city council and new ideas have to flow."

Bernard Josipovic, a former employee for local radio station Y108, as well as both of Hamilton's steel manufacturers, Stelco
Stelco
US Steel Canada is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.-History:Several existing smaller steelworks combined and were incorporated as the Steel Company of Canada in 1910. Charles S...

and Dofasco
Dofasco
Dofasco is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which is also home to longtime Canadian rival Stelco. Dofasco is currently a standalone subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer. Previously ordered by the U.S...

, filed on June 3.

Maria Pearson, two term Ward 10 councillor is seeking a third mandate.

Ward Eleven (Glanbrook-Winona)

Ken Chartrand was a first time candidate, who said in an interview with The Hamiltonian, "It is time for a new representative with a strong ear who listens and has vast knowledge of all the communities and will represent all the people."

Brenda Johnson, a Winona
Winona, Ontario
Winona is a small community in southern Ontario, that is officially a part of the city of Hamilton, Ontario.- International acclaim :Winona is home to these internationally known entities:...

resident and member of Environment Hamilton notable for her activism in persuading the city to avoid a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
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power centre development in her town, stood for the first time.

Controversial councillor Dave Mitchell sought another term on city council in the wake of his censure by his peers in 2008.

Ward Twelve (Ancaster)

Brenda Cox-Graham is an Ancaster based laywer, who has contributed to major international legal journals.

Ancaster councillor Lloyd Ferguson, despite considering a mayoral run, has decided to run for a second term.

Ward Thirteen (Dundas)

Russ Powers, the incumbent councillor and former Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

MP for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....

, has filed for re-election.

Danya Scime, a vocal opponent of the West Harbour Pan Am Games Stadium site, filed to run against Powers on September 8.

Ron Tammer, Candidate for Ward 13; active within the Community (involved with Dundas Minor Hockey Association and Dundas Minor Baseball Association) and the City (involved with Hamilton Youth Justice Committee, past member of Friends of the Red Hill Valley.)

Ward Fourteen (Jerseyville-Rockton)

First-term incumbent councillor Robert Pasuta was acclaimed to a second term when no candidates challenged him by the close of nominations on September 10, 2010.

Ward Fifteen (Flamborough)

Neil Bos is the owner of Village Fish and Chips in Waterdown.

Brian Gaspar is the chairman of the Newalta/Hamilton Landfill Liaison Committee, an organization dedicated to opening dialogue concerning the area's local landfill.

Judi Partridge, who ran in the 2006 Election, is the current chair of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Public School Board Election

Incumbent Trustee Judith Bishop sought another term in Wards One and Two.

Sitting trustee Tim Simmons sought re-election.
Steven Denault ran in Ward 9 in 2006 for the Catholic Board
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is the Roman Catholic school board for the city of Hamilton, Ontario, which includes the former Wentworth County. It operates 60 schools: 53 elementary, and 7 secondary schools.-Secondary schools:...

, gaining less than 8% of votes cast.

Julian Holland is a professor of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

.
Bob Green Innes, Professional Engineer, Former Candidate (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek) for Family Coalition Party.
Cindy Kennedy, a Delta High School alumni, works with 'People for Education', a non-profit organization that promotes public education.
Long-time trustee Ray Mulholland has filed to run for re-election.

Sitting trustee Ron English filed to run for re-election.

Todd White was Hamilton East-Stoney Creek New Democrat MPP Paul Miller's
Paul Miller (Canadian politician)
Paul Miller is a politician in Hamilton, Ontario, and Member of Provincial Parliament representing the provincial constituency of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Miller belongs to the Ontario New Democratic Party...

executive assistant.

Pervez Muhammad filed September 6.

Veteran trustee Laura Peddle is running for another term.

Contesting the Ward 6 race is Kathy Archer, who ran a very close second to Trustee Peddle in the 2006 election.

Jeannie Martel is the director of the Hamilton Injured Workers Group board.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 7 Public School Trustee
Lillian Orban (incumbent)
Marlon Picken

Current trustee Lillian Orban is seeking re-election.

Marlon Picken is a local New Democratic
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

activist and member of the Hamilton District Labour Council's Peace and Human Rights Commission.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 8 Public School Trustee
Wes Hicks (incumbent)
Al Pierce
Sylvia Thomas

Incumbent Wes Hicks will be standing for re-election after a surprise win over incumbent Al Pierce in 2006 .

Al Pierce was trustee from 2003 to 2006 when he was defeated by current trustee Wes Hicks.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 9 & 10 Public School Trustee
Robert Barlow (incumbent)
John Davidson
Bruce Percy

Sitting trustee, Robert Barlow, is seeking re-election.

John Davidson was trustee from 2003 to 2006 when he was defeated by current trustee Robert Barlow.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 11 & 12 Public School Trustee
Ying Chan
Alex Johnstone

Ying Chan is an Ancaster resident and co-founder of "Ancaster Parents for French Immersion", a group dedicated to expanding French immersion courses in area schools. Ying is endorsed by fundamental Christian organizations Campaign Life Coalition, Hamilton-Wentworth Family Action Council and Public Education Advocates for Christian Equity

Alex Johnstone is a social worker with a specialization in child welfare. She worked as a child and family support worker for the Vancouver School Board, a developmental worker to an autistic child, and volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Free The Children
Free The Children
Free The Children is an international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 by children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger. The organization is largely youth-funded, based on the concept of "children helping children." It specializes in sustainable development in countries of Kenya, Ecuador,...

. Alex was formally a New Democratic
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

candidate for the Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....

riding.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 13 Public School Trustee
Jessica Brennan (incumbent)
Klass Detmar

Jessica Brennan, Chair of the Board, is seeking re-election in her Dundas ward.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 14 & 15 Public School Trustee
Karen Turkstra (incumbent)	Acclaimed

Karen Turkstra is the incumbent trustee, and is seeking another term in office.

Catholic School Board Election

Candidate	Votes	%
Wards 1 & 2 Catholic School Trustee
Louis Agro (incumbent)
Mark Valvasori

Louis Agro is seeking re-election for Wards 1 and 2.

Mark Valvasori is a professor at Mohawk College
Mohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...

and a football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

coach at St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School
St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School
St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board and serves about 800 students in grades 9 to 12.- History :...

in Ward One.

Candidate	Votes	%
Wards 3 & 4 Catholic School Trustee
Ralph Agostino (incumbent)

Incumbent trustee Ralph Agostino is seeking re-election in Wards 3 and 4.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 5 Catholic School Trustee
Rome D'Angelo
Frank Ciotti
Linda DiBartolomeo

Rome D'Angelo is the manager of Corporate Buildings and Technical Services for the City of Hamilton.

A former teacher, union president and municipal candidate Frank Ciotti is seeking election in Ward 5.

Incumbent Trustee Linda DiBartolomeo filed for re-election on September 6.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 6 Catholic School Trustee
Kyran Kennedy (incumbent)

The 82 year-old Father Kyran Kennedy, a veteran trustee and former parish priest for St. Margaret Mary, is seeking another term.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 7 Catholic School Trustee
Patrick Daly (incumbent)	Acclaimed

Board Chair and sitting trustee, Pat Daly, is seeking re-election.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 8 Catholic School Trustee
John Freiburger
Raphael Kolenko
Sergio Manchia (incumbent)
John Valvasori

John Freiburger joined the race on September 7.

Raphael Kolenko, a business owner who lives in the ward, has filed to run in Ward 8.

Sergio Manchia, current trustee for Ward 8, has filed for re-election.

John Valvasori was the principal of St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is one of 7 Catholic High Schools in Hamilton, Ontario under the jurisdiction of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board...

in Ward 8 from 1997 to 2007, when he retired.

Candidate	Votes	%
Wards 9, 10 & 11 Catholic School Trustee
Raymond Bartolotti (incumbent)
Paul DiFrancesco
Anthony DiBrizzi
Dan Lohin
Mary Nardini (incumbent)

Raymond Bartolotti is the current trustee who seeking another term as one of two representatives for Wards 9, 10 and 11.

Paul DiFrancesco was a principal with the Catholic School Board for 31 years before retiring in July 2010.

Anthony DiBrizzi is a Stoney Creek resident who filed on July 21, 2010.

Newcomer Dan Lohin is currently in the race to represent Wards 9, 10 and 11.

The last two-tier seat left in Hamilton, is also represented by trustee Mary Nardini, who is seeking re-election.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 12, 13, 14 & 15 Catholic School Trustee
Carolyn Cornale (incumbent)

Trustee Carolyn Cornale has filed to run for re-election for the suburban Wards 12, 13, 14 and 15.

French Public School Board Election

Candidate	Votes	%
French Catholic Trustee
Micheline Wylde (incumbent)	Acclaimed

Micheline Wylde is the incumbent trustee.

French Catholic School Board Election

Candidate	Votes	%
French Catholic Trustee
Marcel Levesque (incumbent)	Acclaimed

Marcel Levesque is the incumbent trustee.

Incumbents not seeking election

The only incumbent councillor to confirm they will not be seeking re-election is Ward 15 representative Margaret McCarthy, who will not stand for re-election after serving on regional and Hamilton councils since 1994. She has cited family commitment as her reasoning for leaving politics after 16 years.

Wards 11 and 12 Public School Board Trustee Shirley Glauser announced she would not be seeking re-election following the completion of her first term in office. Glauser is currently the only Public trustee to not seek another mandate in 2010.

Withdrawn Candidates

Despite placing second in the 2006 Election and filing early in 2010 to run against Councillor Russ Powers

Russ Powers

Russ Powers is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale for the Liberal Party....

in Ward 13, Julia Kollek withdrew her candidacy on June 3, 2010, stating that she wanted to help her community in ways other than as an elected representative. During an interview with the Dundas Star, she commented that “You can’t take the activist out of me!”

Ward Three candidate and member of the Mohawk College faculty, Frank Bedek pulled out of the 5 person race on July 20, 2010.

Public School Board Trustee candidate for Ward 4, Ryan Sparrow, withdrew from that race in June. Sparrow had been a School Board candidate in Ward 3 during the 2006 Election, taking 17% of the vote, and was a candidate in the 2008 Federal Election for Hamilton Centre

Hamilton Centre

Hamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....

Timeline

November 13, 2006: 2006 Election
January 25, 2007: Shortly after the election, Councillor Morelli is accused of harassment, but council votes to stop proceedings.
April 11, 2007: After weeks of unruliness, Councillor Bratina throws a pen across the council chamber, leading Hamiltonians to believe that Mayor Eisenberger no longer has control of council
November 28, 2007: Councillors are unaware of what they are voting on, as they vote to limit the number of garbage bags that will be collected during curbside pick ups to one.
February 5, 2008: Councillor Pasuta alleges Councillor Mitchell illegally lobbies him to support a land severance ruling on Mitchell's farm in Glanbrook. Mitchell denies any wrongdoing.
February 13, 2008: Council votes to censure Councillor Mitchell for the second time in three years. This means he will no longer be able to hold a committee chair or vice chair position for the rest of his term.
February 15, 2008: The Hamilton Spectator's editorial board calls for Councillor Mitchell to resign after the land-severance scandal. As of December 2008, he remains on council.
July 11, 2008: Former MP, Ian Deans
Ian Deans
Ian Deans is a Canadian politician.Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, Deans moved to Canada as a youth and found work as a firefighter...

, announces he is considering seeking election in any of the cities wards in the 2010 election if his Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...

has not incapacitated him
April 11, 2009: Sam Merulla, in a Hamilton Spectator article about his career, announces his intentions to run for re-election in Ward 4.
November 30, 2009: Councillor Ferguson becomes the first councillor to say he is considering a run against Fred Eisenberger for Mayor.
January 1, 2010: Councillor Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson (politician)
Tom Jackson is a Hamilton City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBorn and raised in Hamilton, Jackson is a past owner of two Second Cup stores in Hamilton and a past employee of Stelco Hilton Works. He attended Westmount Secondary School and graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with an...

openly muses about running for Mayor while fellow Mountain Councillors Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall is a City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario. He represents the Seventh Ward, which emcompases the city's Central Mountain.Prior to his tenure on council, Duvall was the President of the Steelworker's Union at Mittal Steel, a division of Stelco. Also, Duvall had been active in fundraising...

and Terry Whitehead
Terry Whitehead
Terry Whitehead is the City Councillor for Ward 8 in Hamilton, Ontario, currently serving his second term.-Biography:Beginning with running his own business, Whitehead moved into the political arena in 1990 as an Assistant to then MPP and future Mayoral contender David Christopherson. From 1995 to...

announce their intent to seek re-election in Wards 7 and 8 respectively.
January 4, 2010: Jose Bustamante and Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall
Scott Duvall is a City Councillor in Hamilton, Ontario. He represents the Seventh Ward, which emcompases the city's Central Mountain.Prior to his tenure on council, Duvall was the President of the Steelworker's Union at Mittal Steel, a division of Stelco. Also, Duvall had been active in fundraising...

file their nomination papers to run for City Council
Hamilton City Council
The Hamilton City Council is the governing body of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.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 municipal election on November 13, 2006...

in Wards 10 and 7 respectively, on the first day nominations open.
January 8, 2010: Michael Baldasaro
Michael Baldasaro
Michael A. James Baldasaro is a political and religious figure in Hamilton, Ontario. Together, with his friend Walter Tucker, he presides over a religious sect known as the Church of the Universe...

becomes the first candidate to register in the Mayoral race.
May 18, 2010: Andrew Hines files to run for mayor.
May 31, 2010: Mayor Eisenberger
Fred Eisenberger
Fred Eisenberger is a Canadian politician. He is a former mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry Di Ianni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history...

files for re-election.
June 3, 2010: Julia Kollek, after filing to run in Ward 13 earlier in the year, withdraws her candidacy, leaving Councillor Russ Powers the only candidate in Dundas.
June 7, 2010: Glenn Hamilton files for the Mayoral race, bringing the number of candidates to five.
June 22, 2010: Ryan Sparrow, Public School Board Trustee candidate for Ward 4, withdraws from the race. Sparrow had been a School Board candidate in Ward 3 during the 2006 Election, taking 17% of the vote, and was a candidate in the 2008 Federal Election for Hamilton Centre
Hamilton Centre
Hamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....

.
July 20, 2010: Blogger Edward Graydon files to run for mayor, bringing the total number of candidates to six. Former Mayor Larry DiIanni is widely speculated to announce his intention later in the week.
July 26, 2010: Former Mayor Larry DiIanni announces his candidacy for the position of Mayor. In an interview with the Spectator, he said that he "has learned some political lessons, but also has seen the community, and the importance of council, from a different perspective."
July 30, 2010: Joke candidate from 2006, Marty Zulinack, files to run for Mayor. Eight candidates now vie for the seat.
August 10, 2010: Earl Basse, the city's Integrity Commissioner, clears Ward 8 councillor Terry Whitehead of all harassment allegations brought against him by a former employee. In response to the investigation, Basse provided recommendations for the hiring of administrative assistants that included "developing minimum standards of education and experience for executive assistants; that an orientation package be provided for new assistants; and that a management training program for new councillors be included in their training." Later in the day, after a marathon council session, City Council
Hamilton City Council
The Hamilton City Council is the governing body of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.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 municipal election on November 13, 2006...

votes 12 - 3 in favour of the West Harbour location for the city's Pan Am Games stadium.
August 18, 2010: Local lawyer Pasquale Filice is the ninth local resident to file for the mayor's race. With just over two weeks before the end of nominations, 6 sitting councillors, 6 sitting Public School Board trustees and 5 Catholic School Board trustees remain without challengers.
August 25, 2010: Farmer Victor Veri becomes the tenth candidate for Mayor as Councillor Bernie Morelli files for his seventh election since 1991.
September 2, 2010: Former New Democratic
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

MP and MPP Ian Deans
Ian Deans
Ian Deans is a Canadian politician.Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, Deans moved to Canada as a youth and found work as a firefighter...

files to run for mayor among a host of others, who collectively bring the total number of candidates to 13.
September 3, 2010: Downtown Councillor Bob Bratina
Bob Bratina
Bob Bratina is the Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to becoming mayor he represented Ward 2, which encompasses the city's downtown core.-Biography:...

announces his intention to stand for mayor on his morning radio show, saying that he will have officially filed and left his job at CHML by the September 10.
September 10, 2010: Nominations Close
October 25, 2010: Election Day