2026 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

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The 2026 Hamilton municipal election took place on October 26, 2026, as per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996. This was the 136th municipal election in the history of Hamilton and the 8th election since Hamilton's amalgamation in 2001. Residents of Hamilton elected one mayor and members of the Hamilton City Council using a first-past-the-post electoral system in single-member constituencies, called wards. Based on their electoral registration, voters were also eligible to elect one of 11 Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees, nine Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board trustees, one Conseil scolaire Viamonde trustee, or one Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir trustee. The status of school trustee elections was uncertain until roughly three weeks before the start of the nomination period, with the provincial government threatening to reducing the number of trustees or abolishing the office of school trustee altogether. Legislation tabled on 13 April 2026...

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