Strong Mayor powers appeared to be a galvanizing issue in the municipal election

Strong Mayor powers appeared to be a galvanizing issue in the municipal election

The City of Hamilton Elections office has released the poll-by poll results of the October 26 election. The numbers clearly show voter anger focused on Mayor Andrea Horwath, But Horwath was far from alone. Twenty sitting mayors in Ontario’s larger cities ran for re-election. Nine lost, including Horwath, who finished third in Hamilton, and Martin Ritsma, who finished third in Stratford. Four years ago, the same cities sent a very different signa…

Ontario voters deliver a powerful democratic message - The Caribbean Camera

There were winners. There were losers. There were surprises. But the greatest winners in Ontario’s municipal elections on October 26 were the people who exercised their democratic right to vote. And for that, they deserve our thanks. Across our communities, voters made their voices heard, returning some familiar faces to office while sending others into […]

Ontario’s Municipal Elections Turned on Incumbents. What Comes Next? - Counsel Public Affairs

Ontario voters did not sweep every city hall clean, but in some of the province’s most prominent municipalities, they delivered an unmistakable warning to those already in power. On Monday night, incumbents in Mississauga, Hamilton, Oakville, Milton, Kingston, Windsor, Waterloo and Niagara Falls were among those who lost their seats. Now, as new leaders (some […]