2000 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election

Mayoral Election

City Council Election

Urban Wards

• Ward 1 - Marvin Caplan
• Ward 2 - Andrea Horwath
• Ward 3 - Bernie Morrelli
• Ward 4 - Sam Merulla
• Ward 5 - Chad Collins
• Ward 6 - Tom Jackson
• Ward 7 - Bill Kelly
• Ward 8 - Frank D'Amico

  Suburban Wards

• Ward 9 - Anne Bain
• Ward 10 - Larry Di Ianni
• Ward 11- Dave Mitchell
• Ward 12 - Murray Ferguson
• Ward 13 - Russ Powers
• Ward 14 - Dave Braden
• Ward 15 - Margaret McCarthy

  Ward One (West Hamilton-McMaster)

• Marvin Caplan was the winner of the Ward 1 race. It would be his third re-election.
• Al Martino utilized unique red signs, a double-decker bus, memorable radio ads and an unprecedented web site in his attempt to unseat Caplan.
• Phyllis Tresidder was the cofounder of the Ainsley Wood/Westdale Community Association of resident homeowners, a local community organization.
• Wally Zatylny was a former Hamilton Tiger-Cat receiver.
• Ray Paquette was an entrepreneur and restaurateur in the ward 47.
• Andy Straisfeld was the youngest candidate, at 29, and worked as a natural gas marketer.
• Charles McPhail ran for a seat on the Brantford City Council in 1972, 1974, and 1976 before winning election for the city's fifth ward in 1980. He was re-elected in 1982 and did not seek re-election in 1985. He attempted to return to council in 1994, but was not successful. At one time, he served as chair of the Brant County Social Services committee. McPhail was fifty-three years old in 2000, ran a home internet consulting business, and was a vocal critic of the unelected transition board for the new, amalgamated city of Hamilton.

  Ward Two (Downtown)

• Andrea Horwath would win re-election, and would represent the ward for 4 more years until her election as Hamilton Centre MPP.
• Ron Corsini was Horwath's fellow councillor prior to amalgamation, and lost his only bid for re-election. He was assisted by Liberal Party volunteers.
• Ed Fisher ran a pub on James Street North and was that ward's city councillor from 1977 to 1980.

  Ward Three (East Hamilton-Stipley)

Ward Four (East Hamilton-Barton)

• Pino G. Gallo 134
• William B. D. Godfrey 190
• Robert Lewis 480
• Sam Merulla 4,647
• Dave Wilson 4,247

  Ward Five (Red Hill-Redhill)

• Chad Collins 9,473
• Lakhwinder Multani 1,409

  Ward Six (East Mountain)

• Tom Jackson 11,492
• David Riess 1,479

  Ward Seven (Central Mountain)

Ward Eight (West Mountain)

• Wayne Boychuk 248
• Frank D'Amico 6,826
• George R. Morasse 2,750
• Mike Oddi 1,555
• Duke O'Sullivan 5,161

  Ward Nine (Upper Stoney Creek)

Ward Ten (Lower Stoney Creek)

• Larry Di Ianni 2,353
• Albert Marrone 1,839
• Maria Pearson 2,179
• Tejinder Singh 395

  Ward Eleven (Glanbrook-Winona)

• Frank Cefaloni 1,167
• Orazio Celli 172
• Frank Ciotti 455
• David L. Mitchell 5,530

  Ward Twelve (Ancaster)

Ward Thirteen (Dundas)

• Sean R. Ernst 709
• Russ Powers 5,021
• Keith Sharp 2,858

  Ward Fourteen (Jerseyville-Rockton)

Ward Fifteen (Flamborough)

• Margaret McCarthy 3,447
• Joe Van Overberghe 2,530