Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election, 1985

Hamilton municipal election, 1985

November 12, 1985

125x125px 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.

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.