Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election, 1985

Hamilton municipal election, 1985

November 12, 1985

 
Candidate Bob Morrow (Incumbent) Jim Campbell Marvin Sommer
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 51,305 31,956 3,650
Percentage 59.03% 36.77% 4.20%

Mayor before election

Robert Morrow
Independent

Elected Mayor

Robert Morrow
Independent

The 1985 Hamilton municipal election was held on November 12, 1985 to elect a Mayor, sixteen members to Hamilton City Council, fourteen members to the Hamilton Board of Education and sixteen members to the Hamilton-Wentworth Roman Catholic Separate School Board. In addition, this election was accompanied by a referendum question asking voters if they wanted to directly elect individuals to the office of Regional Chairman.[1]

Referendum

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Regional Chairman referendum

Mayoral Election

  Summary of the November 12, 1985 Hamilton, Ontario Mayoral Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Robert Morrow (incumbent) 51,305 59.03% +28.02
Jim Campbell 31,956 36.77% n/a
Marvin Sommer 3,650 4.20% n/a
Total votes 86,911 37.83%
Registered voters 229,741 100%
Note 1: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note 2: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: Estok, David. "'Nice guy' Bob Morrow jubilant", The Hamilton Spectator, November 13, 1985, News, A6.

City Council Election

Ward One (West Hamilton-McMaster)

  Summary of the November 12, 1985 Hamilton, Ontario Ward One Alderman Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Terry Cooke 5,970 55.79% Note 1 n/a
Mary Kiss (incumbent) 4,384 40.97% n/a
Paul Drage (incumbent) 3,410 31.87% Note 1 n/a
Vic Zwirewich 2,822 26.37% n/a
Joanne Gallacher 1,053 9.84% n/a
Frank Preston 587 5.80% n/a
David Gava 481 4.76% n/a
Total votes 10,701 Note 2
Registered voters 28,533 37.50% n/a
Note 1: Cooke and Drage contested a November 1984 by-election.
Note 2: Each ward elected two aldermen and percentages are specific to each candidate, not for the overall total.

Note 3: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note 4: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: Coutts, Jane. "Result in Ward 1 seen as strong call for change", The Hamilton Spectator,
November 13, 1985, News, A7.

Ward Two (Downtown)

  Summary of the November 12, 1985 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Two Alderman Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Vince Agro (incumbent) 3,998 n/a n/a
Bill McCulloch (incumbent) 3,407 n/a n/a
John Roy 2,086 n/a n/a
William Laidlaw 1,647 n/a n/a
Peter Rhodes 1,363 n/a n/a
Catherine Macinnis 1,363 n/a n/a
Joe Chiarelli 589 n/a n/a
Jim Travale 3,94 n/a n/a
John McCabe 212 n/a n/a
Total votes n/a Note 1
Registered voters 28,834 100%
Note 1: Each ward elected two aldermen and percentages are specific to each candidate, not for the overall total.
Note 2: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note 3: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: MacNeil, Mark. "Agro, McCulloch buck the trend for change", Hamilton Spectator,
November 13, 1985, News, A7.

Ward Three (East Hamilton-Stipley)

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Ward Three

Ward Four (East Hamilton-Barton)

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Ward Four

Ward Five (Red Hill-Rosedale)

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Ward Five

Ward Six (East Mountain)

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Ward Six

Ward Seven (Central Mountain)

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Ward Seven

Ward Eight (West Mountain)

Template:Hamilton Municipal Election, 1985 Ward Eight

References

  1. Jerry Rogers. "Voters vent their fury," Hamilton Spectator, Wednesday, November 13, 1985, News, A1.
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