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Ward 8 is a municipal ward in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located on Hamilton Mountain. It elects one member to Hamilton City Council.

Population36,130[1]
CouncillorRob Cooper
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Ward 8
Constituency
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Location of Ward 8 in Hamilton
CityHamilton
Population36,130[1]
Current constituency
CouncillorRob Cooper
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Ward 8 is bounded on the north by the Niagara Escarpment, on the west by Garth Street, on the south by a hydroelectric corridor, and on the east by Upper Wellington Street.[1]

The ward includes the neighbourhoods of Allison, Balfour, Bonnington, Buchanan, Centremount, Greeningdon, Gourley, Jerome, Kennedy, Kerrighan, Mewburr, Mohawk, Rolston, Ryckmans, Sheldon, Southam, and Yeoville.

History

Ward 8 has existed in the western part of Hamilton Mountain since the 1950 election. Prior to that, it was based in the city's east end.

Councillors

The ward was represented by two councillors until the city's amalgamation in 2000. Since then, it has been represented by one councillor.

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Council Member
1951 Ed Crockett Ken Crockett
1952
1953 Brian Morison
1954
1955–56
1957–58
1959–60 Ray Edwards
1961–62 James MacDonald
1963–64 Jim Bethune
1965–66
1967–68
1969–70
1971–72 Ken Edge
1973
1973–76
1977–78
1978–80
1980–82
1982–85 Tom Murray Jim Bethune
1985–88 Don Ross
1988–91
1991–94 Frank D'Amico
1994–97
1997–2000 Duke O'Sullivan
2001–03 Frank D'Amico
2003–06 Terry Whitehead
2006–10
2010–14
2014–18
2018–22 John-Paul Danko
2022–25
2025 - 26 Rob Cooper
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Election results

2025 by-election

A by-election was held in the ward on September 22, 2025, following the election of John-Paul Danko as Liberal Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[2]

The race saw a record number of candidates run at 26.[2][3]

Candidates[2]
  • Lohifa Pogoson Acker: Business owner, hair artist and Hamilton Chamber board member.
  • Ralph Agostino: Former Halton Catholic District School Board trustee; Realtor.
  • Waleed Ali: Entrepreneur and real estate developer.
  • Alex Ballagh: Coordinator at the National Overdose Response Service and co-chair of ACORN Hamilton.
  • Caleb Bosveld: Business student at Redeemer University.
  • Philip Bradshaw: Community advocate.
  • Sonia Brown: Retirement home owner, and runner up in 2022 Ward 8 election.
  • Rob Cooper: Hamilton Mountain Progressive Conservative Party riding association executive
  • Joshua Czerniga: Educator and community advocate.
  • Glen Davies: Retired systems analyst.
  • Scott Duvall: Former city councillor for Ward 7 (2006–2015) and New Democratic Party MP for Hamilton Mountain (2015–2021).
  • Andrew Fedurko: Mohawk College program coordinator.
  • Anthony Frisina: Accessibility and inclusion advocate and student service representative at Mohawk College.
  • Kevin Gonci: Retired army reservist, Ford Motor employee and CANUSA Games organizer.
  • Read Hansen
  • Asuf Khokhar: Hamilton police officer and Canadian Armed Forces veteran.
  • Frank Lenarduzzi
  • Michael T. Loomans
  • Michael Marson
  • Dale Murphy: Former General Electric employee.
  • Marlon Picken: Equity activist
  • Ray Polawski
  • Sebastian Popovici
  • Barry Quinn: Former Burlington and Halton Regional councillor, justice of the peace and president of the Ontario police services board.
  • Terry Whitehead: Former Ward 8 city councillor (2013–2018)
  • Colleen Wicken: Former staffer for Whitehead. Ran in Ward 7 in 2022.

Results

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Candidate Vote %
Rob Cooper1,12919.35
Terry Whitehead1,04217.86
Barry Quinn91715.72
Lohifa Pogoson Acker80613.81
Asuf Khokhar3966.79
Sonia Brown3345.72
Scott Duvall3225.52
Caleb Bosveld2153.68
Alex D. Ballagh1151.97
Colleen Wicken1041.78
Anthony Frisina691.18
Kevin Gonci631.08
Philip Bradshaw510.87
Marlon Picken460.79
Ralph Agostino360.62
Joshua Czerniga290.50
Andrew Fedurko250.43
Frank Lenarduzzi220.38
Michael Marson220.38
Ray Polawski190.33
Waleed Ali180.31
Glenn Davies170.29
Dale Murphy150.26
Sebastian Popovici150.26
Read Hansen40.07
Michael T. Loomans40.07
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2022

Ward 8's incumbent councillor, John-Paul Danko, was first elected in 2018, and told the Hamilton Mountain News he would seek re-election in 2022.[4] Danko registered for re-election on 26 May.[5]

On 16 May, Antony Frisina, a member of the city's Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities, filed to run for Ward 8 councillor.[6] Frisina, a previous winner of the Order of Hamilton, told CBC Hamilton he is not unhappy with Danko's work, but wants to see the city do more for those living with disabilities.[7]

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Candidates for the 24 October 2022 Hamilton Ward 8 Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
John-Paul Danko (Incumbent) 5,274 62.18 +20.51%
Sonia Brown 1,936 22.82 -
Anthony Frisina 634 7.47 -
Joshua Czerniga 413 4.87 -
Daniel Veltri 225 2.65 -
Total votes 8,482
Registered voters
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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: City of Hamilton, "Nominated Candidates"
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2018

Christopher Climie, a local real estate agent, was the first candidate to register on May 8, 2018.[8] Despite Climie's early entry into the race, he made no effort to campaign, not responding to any questions from local media, maintaining any campaign website or infrastructure, or appearing at any debates.

John-Paul Danko, runner up in the 2016 Ward 7 by-election, registered to run in Ward 8 on May 11, 2018. Danko, the husband of Ward 7 Public School Trustee Dawn Danko, began to publicly campaign for an appointment to city council after the winner of the 2016 by-election, Donna Skelly, was elected Progressive Conservative MPP for Flamborough—Glanbrook.[9]

Colleen Wicken registered to seek the seat on June 28, 2018. Wicken, a staffer with Ward 8 Councillor Terry Whitehead and former chair of the Bonnington-Buchanan-Mohawk-Southam Neighbourhoods Association, had previously advocated for more police presence in student neighbourhoods and against the city's ward boundary changes.[10][11] Danko ran on a platform of supporting the city's LRT project, reducing speeds on local streets, investing in infrastructure, and planning for intensification along Upper James Street.[12]

On the final day of registrations, former Mississauga City Councillor and MP for Mississauga-Brampton South, Eve Adams, registered to seek the Ward 8 seat. Adams, who was elected as a Conservative in 2011 and crossed the floor to the Liberals prior to the 2015 election before losing a nomination battle to Marco Mendicino in the Toronto-area riding of Eglinton-Lawrence, had served on Mississauga City Council representing Ward 5 from 2003 to her election to Parliament in 2011. Adams, who has family in Hamilton, noted that she wanted to widen the Red Hill Valley Expressway and the 403, cancel the city's LRT project, and attract more businesses to Hamilton.[13]

During the campaign, Ward 8 councillor Terry Whitehead, who was seeking election in Ward 14, mass-emailed constituents, accusing Wicken of stealing a contact list meant for Christmas cards for personal political gain and encouraging residents to report Wicken to the police. Wicken denied the accusation. Whitehead, who had endorsed Ruddick, requested the Hamilton Police open an investigation into the matter.[14]

More information Candidate, Popular vote ...
Candidates for the October 22, 2018 Hamilton, Ontario Ward 8 Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
John-Paul Danko 3,752 41.67% +23% Note 1 $25,906.54
Eve Adams 2,097 23.29% - $19,800.00
Steve Ruddick 1,905 21.16% - $7,988.23
Colleen Wicken 911 10.12% - $9,872.08
Anthony Simpson 288 3.20% - -1
Christopher Climie 50 0.56% - -1
Total votes 9,003
Registered voters 21,694 41.5% +5.21%
1 These candidates did not submit official Financial Statements and are, therefore, ineligible to run in the 2022 election
Note 1: Results compared to 2016 By-Election
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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: City of Hamilton, "Nominated Candidates"
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2014

The first candidate to register in the West Mountain race was Jimmy Dean, who filed his nomination papers on March 21. Speaking with the Mountain News, Dean indicated that he opposed the city's proposed LRT, wanted to see better road maintenance, and expressed a desire to examine community snow-removal for seniors.[15]

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Candidates for the October 27, 2014 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Terry Whitehead (incumbent) 9,364 76.54% +9.17% $29,517.87
Joshua Peter Czerniga 2,870 23.46% – n/a1
Total votes 12,554 36.29%
Registered voters
1 These candidates did not submit official Financial Statements and are, therefore, ineligible to run in the
2018 Municipal election
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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: City of Hamilton, "Nominated Candidates" Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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2010

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.[16]

Whitehead's last campaigning opponent, Kim Jenkinson, wrote a post-election reflection for The Hamilton Spectator, 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."[17]

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Summary of the October 25, 2010 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Terry Whitehead (incumbent) 9,908 67.37% +11.65%
Kim Jenkinson 3,877 26.36% n/a
Bruce Whitelaw 471 3.20% n/a
Jeff Bonner 451 3.07% n/a
Total votes 15,135 100%
Registered voters 34,259 44.2% +1.19%
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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: Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, Hamilton Election Results
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  • Realtor and Mohawk College alumnus Jeff Bonner filed to run for council on July 8.[18] On Sept. 23, Bonner announced he would be ceasing all campaign activities thanks to issues of a "personal nature".[16]
  • 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.[19]
  • Incumbent Councillor Terry Whitehead filed for re-election on July 21, 2010.[20]
  • 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."[21] On October 15, 2010, Whitelaw announced that would step down from the campaign and throw his support behind incumbent Terry Whitehead.[22]

2006

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Summary of the November 13, 2006 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Terry Whitehead (Incumbent) 7,829 55.72 +28.59%
Frank D'Amico 3,614 25.72 -
Peter Martin 2,387 16.99 +2.03%
Wayne Boychuk 221 1.57 +0.52%
Total votes 14,190 100%
Registered voters 32,996 43.01%
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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: Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office
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2003

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Candidates for the November 10, 2003 Hamilton, Ontario Ward 8 Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Terry Whitehead 4,135 27.13% -
Jamie West 3,816 24.62% -
George Morasse 3,081 20.22% +5.41%
Peter Martin 2,280 14.96% -
Naseem Jamil 978 6.42% -
Roman Sarachman 789 5.18% -
Wayne Boychuk 160 1.05% -0.45%
Total votes 15,501 100%
Registered voters 34,607 44.79%
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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: [23]
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2000

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Candidates for the November 13, 2000 Hamilton, Ontario Ward 8 Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Frank D'Amico (Incumbent) 6,826 41.27%
Duke O'Sullivan (Incumbent) 5,161 31.2% -
George Morasse 2,750 14.81% -
Mike Oddi 1,555 9.45% -
Wayne Boychuk 248 1.5% -
Total votes 16,540 100%
Registered voters
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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:
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1997

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Candidates for the November 10, 1997 Hamilton, Ontario Ward 8 Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Frank D'Amico (incumbent) 8,400 -
Duke O'Sullivan 6,155 -
Tom Murray 3,463 -
Mike Oddi 2,230 -
Judith Preston 1,904 -
Tony Di Prospero 749 -
Chris Kiriakopoulos 696 -
Vish Bagal 632 -
Total votes
Registered voters
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: 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:[24]
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1994

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Summary of the November 14, 1994 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Alderman Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Don Ross (incumbent) 7,171 50.4% -5.27%
Frank D'Amico (incumbent) 5,890 41.4% +1.8%
Tom Murray 4,422 31.07% -0.8%
Ron Bowman 2,641 18.6% n/a
Mike Oddi 1,813 12.7% -3.44%
Janice Tomkins 1,269 8.9% n/a
Chris Kiriakopoulos 803 5.6% n/a
Total votes 14,233 Note 1
Registered voters 31,279 45.5% +-%
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: Oosthoek, Sharon. "Ward 8 voters wield a big stick: There'll be one new alderman for sure,
so candidates have to pay attention", The Hamilton Spectator, November
7, 1997, Local News, A6.
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1991

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Summary of the November 12, 1991 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Alderman Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Don Ross (incumbent) 8,407 55.67% +9.06%
Frank D'Amico 6,524 43.20% n/a
Tom Murray (incumbent) 4,813 31.87% -13.17%
Mike Oddi 2,438 16.14% -2.16%
John Ross 2,128 14.09% n/a
John Lewis 546 3.62% -6.08%
Total votes 15,102 Note 1
Registered voters n/a n/a n/a
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: Benedetti, Paul. "'Political bully' gets a sound thrashing", The Hamilton Spectator,
November 13, 1991, Metro, B2.
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1988

More information Candidate, Popular vote ...
Summary of the November 14, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Alderman Election
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Don Ross (incumbent) 6,541 46.61% n/a
Tom Murray (incumbent) 6,320 45.04% n/a
Lindsay Nelson 3,650 26.01% n/a
Ed Herechuk 3,254 23.19% n/a
Mike Oddi 2,569 18.30% n/a
John Lewis 1,358 9.7% n/a
Total votes 14,031 Note 1
Registered voters 30,076 46.65% n/a
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: MacPhail, Wayne. "Arena battle fails to hurt Murray", The Hamilton Spectator,
November 15, 1988, Metro, B2.
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1985

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Summary of the November 12, 1985 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight Alderman Election
Candidate Popular vote Elected?
Votes %
Tom Murray(incumbent) 4,883 41.12%
Don Ross 4,419 37.21%
Jim Bethune (incumbent) 4,291 36.14%
Vince Curtis 2,696 22.7%
Bruce Aikman 2,536 21.36%
Lorna Kippen 1,892 15.93%
Total votes 11,875 41.88%
Registered voters 28,354
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: Dreschel, Andrew. "Newcomer Don Ross upsets veteran Jim Bethune", Hamilton Spectator, November 13, 1985, A7.
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1982

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Council Candidate Vote[25] %
Jim Bethune7,02723.74
Tom Murray6,68622.58
Ken Edge6,45721.81
Tom Radigan4,47315.11
Kent Hines3,27611.07
Albert Arnold9123.08
Hans Jensen7732.61
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1980

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Council Candidate Vote[26] %
Ken Edge6,46230.71
James MacDonald5,11224.29
Tom Murray4,01019.05
Walt Galdenzi2,19210.42
Albert Arnold1,6347.76
Joe McRoberts9484.50
Robert Hickey6873.26
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1978

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Council Candidate Vote[27] %
Ken Edge7,49834.38
James MacDonald6,18128.34
Kent James Hines3,55616.31
Johnny Barron2,46611.31
John Wordock1,0674.89
Sam Hammonds1,0394.76
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1976

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Council Candidate Vote[28] %
Ken Edge7,78131.47
James MacDonald6,58426.63
Allan Calvert5,44822.03
Kent Hines2,88711.68
Johnny Barron1,1584.68
Sam Hammond8703.52
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1973

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Council Candidate Vote[29] %
Ken Edge5,42435.16
James MacDonald5,25834.08
Richard Leppert1,79911.66
Doug Francis1,5319.92
Sam Hammond8505.51
Michael Godwin5653.66
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1972

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Council Candidate Vote[30] %
James MacDonald5,21843.57
Ken Edge4,94341.27
Michael Godwin1,81515.16
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1970

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Council Candidate Vote[31] %
James MacDonald6,32935.41
Ken Edge5,78332.25
Bernard Long3,30918.51
Richard Leppert2,45313.72
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1968

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Council Candidate Vote[32] %
Jim Bethune7,26332.42
James MacDonald5,87426.22
Ken Edge3,28814.68
Michael Paul Ginglo2,44810.93
John Edward Cooper2,24010.00
Audrey Margaret Johnstone1,2895.75
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1966

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Council Candidate Vote[33] %
Jim Bethune9,32638.58
James MacDonald6,10025.24
John E. Cooper3,02012.49
Larry Alford2,74811.37
Audrey Johnstone1,8827.79
William MacDonald1,0964.53
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1964

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Council Candidate Vote[34] %
Jim Bethune4,19036.51
James MacDonald3,93829.29
Gerry Griffin2,63419.59
John Voortman1,96514.61
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1962

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Council Candidate Vote[35] %
Jim Bethune6,27430.55
James MacDonald6,15329.96
Arthur Child4,87323.73
Gordon Brown3,23715.76
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1960

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Council Candidate Vote[36] %
Brian Morison4,16123.67
James MacDonald3,76921.44
Art Child3,69221.00
Gordon Brown2,58914.73
John Charlton1,93711.02
Charles Clarke1,4318.14
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1958

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Council Candidate Vote[37] %
Brian Morison4,74224.22
Ray Edwards4,64523.73
Ken Crockett3,29616.84
Nellie Howell1,9489.95
Jack Luckman1,5898.12
Mel Coleman1,3216.75
Maurice Best8824.51
Robert Barnard6703.42
Thomas Barnard3311.69
George Harrett1520.78
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1956

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Council Candidate Vote[38] %
Brian Morison6,20833.97
Ken Crockett5,97032.67
John W. Luckman2,75515.08
John C. McCullough2,18211.94
John W. Paton1,1586.34
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1954

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Council Candidate Vote[39] %
Brian Morison4,18430.54
Ken Crockett3,62726.47
Ed Crockett2,16015.76
John Luckman1,87813.71
Grant Phinney1,85313.52
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1953

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Council Candidate Vote[40] %
Brian Morison3,75030.54
Ken Crockett2,76322.50
Ed Crockett2,02016.45
Melville H. Coleman1,74114.18
John William Luckman1,0808.79
Grant Wellesley Phinney9267.54
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1952

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Council Candidate Vote[41] %
Brian Morison3,42929.04
Ken Crockett2,88724.45
Melville H. Coleman2,86724.28
Ed Crockett2,62622.24
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1951

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Council Candidate[42] Vote[43] %
Ken Crockett2,98228.80
Ed Crockett2,58824.99
Charles D. Clarke1,41613.67
Brian Morison1,20711.66
William Neff (CCF)8908.59
Eileen Stuebing7457.19
Ozzie DeGrow5275.09
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1950

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Council Candidate[44] Vote[45] %
Ken Crockett3,47033.55
Ed Crockett2,00519.39
C. L. Harrington1,12310.86
W. G. Neff (Lab.)1,05110.16
Eileen A. Stuebing1,04510.10
Julia Dilks7016.78
W. H. Cartwright4534.38
Donald Stewart3663.54
John Pryke1291.25
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