The 1985 Hamilton municipal election was held on November 12, 1985 to elect a Mayor, sixteen members to Hamilton, Ontario 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

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question asking voters if they wanted to directly elect individuals to the office of Regional Chairman.

Campaign

The 1985 municipal election campaign came in the wake of the year's earlier provincial election that saw a

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minority government, supported by the

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, come to power after the swift defeat of Frank Miller's Progressive Conservatives in a

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in the weeks following the vote. The change in government had impacted the city's local politics, as Premier Miller had vowed to extend

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commuter rail service to the city and supported the rapid transit

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project. Following the election of the Liberals, both GO-ALRT and extended GO service to Hamilton were cancelled. Due to the fluctuating transit situation in the area, candidates ran on platforms that, in some way, addressed transit.Coutts, Jane. "Street, rail issues concern voters in city's west end," ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 5, 1985, D3. Prior to the 1985 vote, an advocacy group calling itself Concerned Citizens for Hamilton (CCH) formed to endorse candidates for office with a pro-business perspective. CCH solicited donations, eventually collecting approximated $25,000 to support candidates through third-party advertisements.Rogers, Jerry and Paul Benedetti. "CCH will disband after vote," ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 11, 1985, A8. The group's donations came under fire when the advertisements they printed in the ''

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'' were investigated by the city as potentially contravening the Hamilton's election financing bylaw. Ultimately, CCH was cleared of any wrongdoing by the city. Though CCH solicited donations and campaigned on behalf of candidates, members denied they were a political party and lamented the fact they needed to organize. The organizers noted the 1985 vote was the most important in the city since the election of 1949 and one commented to the ''Hamilton Spectator'' that the organization was necessary to protect the city, adding "I hope we never have to do this again. This time was an exceptional circumstance."

Referendum

, - style="text-align:center;background:#E9E9E9;" ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Question ! colspan="2" , Yes check

Yes ! colspan="2" , No , - style="text-align:center;background:#E9E9E9;" ! Votes !! % !! Votes !! % , - , style="text-align:left;" , Are you in favour of direct-elections for the office of Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Chairman? , , 77,991, , , , 13,013 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;", 91,005 , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;", 229,741 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Estok, David. "Voters want to elected regional leadership", ''Hamilton Spectator'', Wednesday, November 13, 1985, A6.

Mayoral election

The 1985 mayoral contest saw incumbent Mayor Bob Morrow, then 39, defend his three-year administration under the pressure of the lingering economic recession that had decimated the city's steel industry. By the election campaign, the city's unemployment rate had dropped to 5.8% and Morrow campaigned on his record of attracting new jobs to the region. Additionally, Morrow sought to expand GO Transit service to the city and bring more suburban services under the central administration of the municipality. Unlike during his first campaign, Morrow was endorsed by the ''Hamilton Spectator''. Morrow faced two challengers: former Board of Control member Jim Campbell and small business owner Marvin Sommer. Campbell, who retired from council in 1976, had sought political comebacks in 1980 and 1982, running for Ward 1 and Ward 7 councillor respectively. Campbell, then 64, was a millionaire who operated a

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manufacturing plant on Hamilton mountain who campaigned on a small-business platform. Seeking a completion to the

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and a perimeter road to create a highway ring-road around Hamilton, Campbell proposed to tackle unemployment by creating a mayor's advisory panel consisting of local business and labour leaders. He additionally proposed reinstating the abolished Board of Control and reducing council's term of office to two years. Sommer, a 49-year old James Street merchant at the time of the election, also ran on a pro-business platform, though promoted few specific policies. In an interview with a ''Spectator'' reporter, Sommer admitted he had not paid business taxes to the city in two years and his business was in danger of being shut down. The campaign generate a moderate amount of interest among members of the electorate. At a

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-sponsored call-in debate, only six local residents telephoned with questions for the candidates. On election night, Morrow topped the polls, holding a lead of over 19,000 votes on Campbell. , - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="3", Popular vote , - ! Votes ! % ! ±% , - , style="background-color:#9BDDFF;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Robert Morrow (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 51,305 , style="text-align:right;" , 59.03% , style="text-align:right;" , +28.02 , - , style="background-color:#0C371D;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Jim Campbell , style="text-align:right;" , 31,956 , style="text-align:right;" , 36.77% , style="text-align:right;" , ''n/a'' , - , style="background-color:#FADA5E;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Marvin Sommer , style="text-align:right;" , 3,650 , style="text-align:right;" , 4.20% , style="text-align:right;" , ''n/a'' , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 86,911 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 37.83% , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 229,741 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 100% , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Estok, David. "'Nice guy' Bob Morrow jubilant", ''The Hamilton Spectator'', November 13, 1985, News, A6.

City Council election

Ward 1 (Chedoke-Cootes)

The race for Ward One alderman was the third time in as many years that electors would go to the polls to select a new member of city council. In early 1985, incumbent alderman Peter Peterson was elected to the Ontario legislature as a Progressive Conservative, triggering a by-election in which former alderman Paul Drage recaptured a seat on council. This came after his loss to Peterson and Mary Kiss in 1982, after capturing the seat vacated after his wife and the area's alderman, Kay Drage, died in 1979. Drage and Kiss campaigned on their record of standing in opposition to the city's proposed GO-ALRT plan due to proposals that would have

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in the ward's north end. As sitting members of council, they instead rested their transit hopes on the promise of expanded GO Train service. Drage, 61 at the time of the election, stood on a platform called for an expansion of the area's highways, including completing the Red Hill Valley Expressway and the mid-mountain expressway, as well as advocating for more supermarkets in the area. Kiss, who refused to give her age to the ''Hamilton Spectator'', opposed GO Transit expansion and promoted investment in local industry. Terry Cooke, a candidate in the by-election that occurred earlier in the year, promoted a rapid transit link to Toronto using existing heavy rail infrastructure and advocated reinstating the Board of Control. Joanne Gallacher, a 31-year-old business owner, promoted a rapid transit solution and improvements to the city's bayfront. David Gava, a 22-year-old student, called for dismantling regional government and improving rental accommodations. Two law-enforcement officials, 54-year-old Frank Preston and Victor Zwirewich, 61 at the time of the vote, both ran on conservative platforms, with Preston calling for an end to city council 'freeloading' and Zwirewich promoting a law-and-order platform. The ''Hamilton Spectator'' endorsed Cooke and Zwirewich for the two aldermanic positions."Choice for alderman," ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 7, 1985, A10. Cooke was CCH's preferred candidate for election."Select Candidates Endorsed by Concerned Citizens for Hamilton (Ad)", ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 2, 1985, A4. , - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#E4D00A;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Terry Cooke , style="text-align:right;" , 5,970 , style="text-align:right;" , 55.79% , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#00563F;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Mary Kiss (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 4,384 , style="text-align:right;" , 40.97% , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#AB4E52;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Paul Drage (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 3,410 , style="text-align:right;" , 31.87% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#848482;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Vic Zwirewich , style="text-align:right;" , 2,822 , style="text-align:right;" , 26.37% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#74C365;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Joanne Gallacher , style="text-align:right;" , 1,053 , style="text-align:right;" , 9.84% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#1C39BB;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Frank Preston , style="text-align:right;" , 587 , style="text-align:right;" , 5.80% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#F3E5AB;" , , style="text-align:left;" , David Gava , style="text-align:right;" , 481 , style="text-align:right;" , 4.76% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , 10,701 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 28,533 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , 37.50% , style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Coutts, Jane. "Result in Ward 1 seen as strong call for change", ''Hamilton Spectator'',
November 13, 1985, A7.

Ward 2 (Downtown)

, - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Vince Agro (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 3,998 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#002E63;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bill McCulloch (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 3,407 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , John Roy , style="text-align:right;" , 2,086 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="background-color:#FFA700;" , , style="text-align:left;" , William Laidlaw , style="text-align:right;" , 1,647 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="background-color:#6495ED;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Peter Rhodes , style="text-align:right;" , 1,363 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="background-color:#01796F;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Catherine Macinnis , style="text-align:right;" , 1,363 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="background-color:#E2725B;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Joe Chiarelli , style="text-align:right;" , 589 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="background-color:#B768A2;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Jim Travale , style="text-align:right;" , 3,94 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="background-color:#FBCEB1;" , , style="text-align:left;" , John McCabe , style="text-align:right;" , 212 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 28,834 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: MacNeil, Mark. "Agro, McCulloch buck the trend for change", ''Hamilton Spectator'',
November 13, 1985, News, A7.

Ward 3 (Hamilton Centre)

, - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#1C39BB;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Pat Valeriano , style="text-align:right;" , 5,169 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Brian Hinkley (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 4,318 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Mike Davidson , style="text-align:right;" , 4,084 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#f3180d;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Don Drury , style="text-align:right;" , 2,603 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#1cb078;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Peter Boldrini , style="text-align:right;" , 1,890 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#6ccb17;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bill Dickens , style="text-align:right;" , 1,052 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#9c1196;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Frank MacDonald , style="text-align:right;" , 547 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#47aeed;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Caesar Tam , style="text-align:right;" , 317 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 30,317 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Porter, Brian. "Valeriano stages comeback", ''Hamilton Spectator'',
November 13, 1985, A7.

Ward 4 (East Hamilton)

, - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Geraldine Copps , style="text-align:right;" , 5,992 , style="text-align:right;" , 48.33% , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , David Christopherson , style="text-align:right;" , 4,958 , style="text-align:right;" , 40% , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#f6cca4;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Don Gray (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 3,069 , style="text-align:right;" , 24.75% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#a4cff6;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Vince Scott (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 2,883 , style="text-align:right;" , 23.25% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#30ad5d;" , , style="text-align:left;" , John Ellis , style="text-align:right;" , 2,373 , style="text-align:right;" , 19.14% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#3d30ad;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Gaspare Bonomo , style="text-align:right;" , 878 , style="text-align:right;" , 7.08% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#9c1e59;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Larry Wheaton , style="text-align:right;" , 535 , style="text-align:right;" , 4.32% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#c1c4b8;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bob Fanjoy , style="text-align:right;" , 289 , style="text-align:right;" , 2.33% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , 12,398 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Wilson, Paul. "That old Copps magic still works", ''Hamilton Spectator'',
November 13, 1985, A7.

Ward 5 (Red Hill)

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Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

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(incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 6,238 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#FF0000;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Reg Wheeler , style="text-align:right;" , 3,608 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#002E63;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Fred Lombardo (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 2,439 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#7ed324;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Mark Campbell , style="text-align:right;" , 1,588 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#d1d1d1;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Ralph Musitano , style="text-align:right;" , 1,421 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Tom Rusich , style="text-align:right;" , 1,377 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#d1d1d1;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Ozzie Ferguson , style="text-align:right;" , 572 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Pettapiece, Mike. "Collins won the most votes of any alderman", ''Hamilton Spectator'',
November 13, 1985, A7.

Ward 6 (East Mountain)

, - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#6495ED;" , , style="text-align:left;" , John Smith , style="text-align:right;" , 5,718 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#58d55d;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Paul Cowell (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 5,320 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#002E63;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Tom Jackson , style="text-align:right;" , 4,384 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#ec7f7f;" , , style="text-align:left;" , David Bach , style="text-align:right;" , 2,153 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#8e62a5;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bob Fasching , style="text-align:right;" , 1,754 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#A1CAF1;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Vince Formosi , style="text-align:right;" , 1,655 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#f6ca98;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Fred White , style="text-align:right;" , 437 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#98f6ec;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Gerald Marchildon , style="text-align:right;" , 289 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 27,735 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Howard, Rob. "John Smith back after 18-year absence", ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 13, 1985, A7.

Ward 7 (Central Mountain)

, - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#A1CAF1;" , , style="text-align:left;" , John Gallagher , style="text-align:right;" , 5,574 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#00008B;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Henry Merling (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 5,224 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#002E63;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Ken Edge , style="text-align:right;" , 4,755 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#FF7F00;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bruce Charlton (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 4,341 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#c2d558;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Steven Cooper , style="text-align:right;" , 1,285 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#cc58d5;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Danny Stanidis , style="text-align:right;" , 459 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#af3359;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Fred Jongeling , style="text-align:right;" , 438 , style="text-align:right;" , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Von Appen, Kevin. "Victorious barber will take polls on issues", ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 13, 1985, A7.

Ward 8 (West Mountain)

, - !rowspan="2" colspan="2", Candidate !colspan="2", Popular vote !rowspan="2", Yes check

Elected? , - ! Votes ! % , - , style="background-color:#8DB600", , style="text-align:left;" , Tom Murray(incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 4,883 , style="text-align:right;" , 41.12% , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#00008B;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Don Ross , style="text-align:right;" , 4,419 , style="text-align:right;" , 37.21% , style="text-align:center;" , Yes check

, - , style="background-color:#33afa0;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Jim Bethune (incumbent) , style="text-align:right;" , 4,291 , style="text-align:right;" , 36.14% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#0616dc;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Vince Curtis , style="text-align:right;" , 2,696 , style="text-align:right;" , 22.7% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#f3bd1f;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Bruce Aikman , style="text-align:right;" , 2,536 , style="text-align:right;" , 21.36% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="background-color:#c17eef;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Lorna Kippen , style="text-align:right;" , 1,892 , style="text-align:right;" , 15.93% , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Total votes , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1" , 11,875 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1;" , 41.88% , style="text-align:right;background-color:#fcfcfc;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" , Registered voters , style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" , 28,354 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#fcfcfc;" colspan="1" , , style="text-align:left;background-color:#fcfcfc;" colspan="1" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" , 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. , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" , Sources: Dreschel, Andrew. "Newcomer Don Ross upsets veteran Jim Bethune", ''Hamilton Spectator'', November 13, 1985, A7.

References

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Referendum

Mayoral election

City Council election

Ward 1 (Chedoke-Cootes)

Ward 2 (Downtown)

Ward 3 (Hamilton Centre)

Ward 4 (East Hamilton)

Ward 5 (Red Hill)

Ward 6 (East Mountain)

Ward 7 (Central Mountain)

Ward 8 (West Mountain)

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