List of mayors of Hamilton, Ontario

The mayor of Hamilton is head of Hamilton City Council. The current mayor is Andrea Horwath.

Mayor of Hamilton
Flag of Hamilton
Incumbent
Andrea Horwath
since November 15, 2022
Style
Member ofCity Council
Reports toHamilton City Council
ResidenceHamilton, Ontario
SeatHamilton City Hall
AppointerDirectly elected by residents of Hamilton
Term lengthFour years, renewable
Inaugural holderColin Campbell Ferrie
Formation1847 (1847)
Websitewww.hamilton.ca

Indirectly-elected mayors, 1847 to 1858
List of Indirectly-elected Mayors of Hamilton, Ontario from 1847 to 1859
No. Photo Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term Party[lower-alpha 1] Other Partisan Affiliation Council Election
1 Lithograph of Colin Campbell Ferrie Colin Campbell Ferrie
(1808–1856)		 1847 Independent Unaffiliated 1847
2 George Sylvester Tiffany
(1805–1856)		 1848 Independent Unaffiliated 1848
3 William L. Distin
(1789–1879)		 1849 Independent Tory 1849
4 John Fisher John Fisher
(1806-1882)		 1850 Independent Republican[lower-alpha 2] 1850
5 John Rose Holden
(1821-1879)		 1851 Independent Unaffiliated 1851
6 Nehemiah Ford
(?)[lower-alpha 3]		 1852 Independent Unaffiliated 1852
6 William G. Kerr
(1814/1815-1861)		 1853 Independent Unaffiliated 1853
7 James Cummings
(1815-1894)		 January to March 1854 Independent Unaffiliated 1854
8 Charles Magill
(1816-1898)		 April 1854 to December 1855 Independent Liberal 1854

1855

9 James Cummings
(1815-1894)		 1856 Independent Unaffiliated 1856
10 John Francis Moore
(1816-1870)		 1857 Independent Unaffiliated 1857
11 George Hamilton Mills
(1827-1901)		 1858 Independent Unaffiliated 1858

Mayors of the City of Hamilton (pre-amalgamation), 1859 to 2000

Mayors of the City of Hamilton, 2000 - present
List of Mayors of Hamilton, Ontario from 2000 to the present
No. Photo Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term Party[lower-alpha 4] Other Partisan Affiliation Election
59 Robert E. Wade
(1933-2023)		 2000-2003 Independent Unaffiliated 2000
60 Larry Di Ianni
(1948 - )		 2003-2006 Independent Liberal 2003
61 Eisenberger in 2010 Fred Eisenberger
(1952 - )		 2006-2010 Independent Conservative 2006
62 Bratina in 2010 Bob Bratina
(1944 - )		 2010-2014 Independent Liberal 2010
63 Eisenberger in 2017 Fred Eisenberger
(1952 - )		 2014-2022 Independent Conservative 2014

2018

64 Eisenberger in 2022 Andrea Horwath
(1962 - )		 2022 - Independent New Democratic 2022

Notes
  1. Mayors of Hamilton serve as independents in accordance with the Province of Ontario's prohibition on official partisan participation in municipal politics. Despite this, some mayors have actively campaigned as members of parties or electoral slates.
  2. Fisher moved to Batavia, New York in 1857 and was elected to the 41st Congress as a Republican.
  3. Ford's birth and death years are unknown.
  4. Mayors of Hamilton serve as independents in accordance with the Province of Ontario's prohibition on official partisan participation in municipal politics. Despite this, some mayors have actively campaigned as members of parties or electoral slates.

References
  • "Mayors of Hamilton". Hamilton Public Library. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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