The Hamilton municipal election of 2000 was held on November 13, 2000 to select, for the first time, a mayor, fifteen members of the Hamilton City Council and members of both English and French public and Catholic school boards for the newly amalgamated City of Hamilton.
The 2000 election sent seven out of eight incumbents back to City Hall from the original city. The new suburban seats were all filled by individuals who were active in their respective town councils. The major upset was in the mayoral race, which was won by former Ancaster Mayor Robert Wade over incumbent Hamilton Mayor Robert Morrow.
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
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
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 (Chuck) 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.
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 4 - North-East Hamilton'
Pino G. Gallo 134
William B. D. Godfrey 190
Robert Lewis 480
Sam Merulla 4,647
Dave Wilson (Incumbent) 4,247
'Ward 5 - East Hamilton-Redhill'
Chad Collins (Incumbent) 9,473
Lakhwinder Multani 1,409
'Ward 6 - East Mountain'
Tom Jackson (Incumbent) 11,492
David Riess 1,479
Councillor - Ward 7
Bill Kelly (Incumbent) 10,482
Chris Charlton 6,011
Mark Allan Whittle 740
'Ward 8 - West Mountain'
Wayne Boychuk 248
Frank D'Amico (Incumbent) 6,826
George R. Morasse 2,750
Mike Oddi 1,555
Duke O'Sullivan (Incumbent) 5,161
'Ward 10 - Lower Stoney Creek'
Larry Di Ianni (Incumbent) 2,353
Albert Marrone (Incumbent) 1,839
Maria Pearson (Incumbent) 2,179
Tejinder Singh 395
'Ward 11 - Glanbrook-Winona'
Frank Cefaloni (Incumbent) 1,167
Orazio Celli 172
Frank Ciotti 455
David L. Mitchell (Incumbent) 5,530
'Ward 13 - Dundas'
Sean R. Ernst 709
Russ Powers (Incumbent) 5,021
Keith Sharp (Incumbent) 2,858
'Ward 15 - Flambrough'
Margaret McCarthy 3,447
Joe Van Overberghe 2,530
