Mayor_of_Hamilton,_Ontario

List of mayors of Hamilton, Ontario

List of mayors of Hamilton, Ontario

List of mayors of Hamilton

The mayor of Hamilton is head of Hamilton City Council. The current mayor is Andrea Horwath.

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Indirectly-elected mayors, 1847 to 1858

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Mayors of the City of Hamilton (pre-amalgamation), 1859 to 2000

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Mayors of the City of Hamilton, 2000 - present

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Notes

  1. Mayors of Hamilton serve as independents in accordance with the Province of Ontario's prohibition on official partisan participation in municipal politics. Despite this, some mayors have actively campaigned as members of parties or electoral slates.
  2. Fisher moved to Batavia, New York in 1857 and was elected to the 41st Congress as a Republican.
  3. Ford's birth and death years are unknown.
  4. Mayors of Hamilton serve as independents in accordance with the Province of Ontario's prohibition on official partisan participation in municipal politics. Despite this, some mayors have actively campaigned as members of parties or electoral slates.
  5. A referendum was held during the January 1, 1924 election which resulted in the electors of Hamilton approving a change in the municipal election date to early December. Subsequent elections were held early December with inaugurations in early January of the following year.
  6. Following 1954, municipal terms were extended to two-years.
  7. A special election was held in 1973 upon the creation of the Region of Hamilton-Wentworth.
  8. Agro served as Acting Mayor following Copps' incapacitation due to a heart attack but lost an election-bid to serve a full term in 1976.
  9. Municipal terms were extended to three years in 1982.
  10. Mayors of Hamilton serve as independents in accordance with the Province of Ontario's prohibition on official partisan participation in municipal politics. Despite this, some mayors have actively campaigned as members of parties or electoral slates.

References

  • "Mayors of Hamilton". Hamilton Public Library. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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