Bob Bratina

Bratina was born in 1944 in Hamilton and grew up in the city's East End.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6ba9d6d4-25fc-4892-bc70-d2c289cf25b1&Language=E&Section=ALL|title=BRATINA, Bob|website=Library of Parliament|access-date=March 22, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/10/13/toronto_and_hamilton_switch_princeandpauper_roles.html|title=Toronto and Hamilton switch prince-and-pauper roles|last=Hume|first=Christopher|date=October 13, 2013|website=Toronto Star|access-date=March 23, 2017}} Bratina's father immigrated to Hamilton from Zagreb, Croatia at the age of six,{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2175727-bob-s-your-mayor/|title=Bob's your mayor|last=Wells|first=Jon|date=October 29, 2010|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 23, 2017}} and worked for Dofasco. Bratina is of Serbian and Croatian ancestry.{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4027682-serbian-hunting-club-oldest-of-its-kind-in-north-america/|title=Serbian hunting club oldest of its kind in North America|last=Fragomeni|first=Carmela|date=August 11, 2013|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 23, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/kanadski-hrvat-bob-bratina-izabran-za-gradonacelnika-hamiltona.html|title=Canadian Croat Bob Bratina was elected as a mayor of Hamilton|last=Ma|first=D.|date=October 27, 2010|work=Dnevnik|access-date=March 22, 2017|publisher=Nova TV|language=hr|quote=Kanadski Hrvat Robert Bob Bratina izabran je za gradonačelnika Hamiltona u pokrajini Ontariju, devetoga najvećeg grada u Kanadi s više od 700 tisuća stanovnika.("Canadian Croat Robert Bob Bratina was elected as a mayor of Hamilton in the province of Ontario, the ninth largest city in Canada with more than 700 000 inhabitants.")}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/tesla-boulevard-1.3672737|title=Part of Burlington Street is now Tesla Boulevard - but why Hamilton?|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=July 10, 2016|work=CBC News|access-date=March 23, 2017}} He is an alumnus of Delta High School.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2180764-high-school-gets-cpr-training/|title=High school gets CPR training|last=Fragomeni|first=Carmela|date=December 10, 2010|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 23, 2017}} After graduation, Bratina worked at Dofasco, his father's workplace.

Dissatisfied with the nature of his work at Dofasco, Bratina pursued his childhood dream of working in radio broadcasting. Always wanting to work in radio, he found his first broadcasting job at CJCS in Stratford in 1965.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2205608-mayor-bob-back-behind-the-mic/|title=Mayor Bob back behind the mic|last=Mahoney|first=Jeff|date=June 27, 2012|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 23, 2017}}

Bratina was the morning show co-host with Shiona Thompson on CHML Radio in Hamilton, until September 2010, when he decided to resign his co-host job to run for Mayor of Hamilton. {{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

At times he has achieved record high ratings (BBM 22 Share) of all morning shows in Hamilton. He also re-introduced phone-in talk radio to CFRB, and achieved highest listenership (120 thousand per quarter-hour average) in Toronto in his time period.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Bratina was also the play-by-play voice for Hamilton Tiger-Cats.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/beyond-the-stars-liberal-rank-and-file-mps-who-could-be-up-for-cabinet-1.2640136|title=Beyond the stars: Liberal rank-and-file MPs who could be up for cabinet|date=November 3, 2015|work=CTVNews|access-date=March 23, 2017|agency=The Canadian Press}} He also filled that role for Toronto Argonauts, combining for a total of 20 seasons, and never missed a broadcast for more than 500 games. He also broadcast McMaster Football and Basketball games, and was commentator on junior hockey broadcasts in Kitchener (CKKW) and Senior A hockey in Guelph (Regals).{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In 1998, Bratina was inducted as a member of the Football Reporters of Canada Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cfhof.ca/members/bob-bratina/|title=Bob Bratina|website=cfhof.ca|publisher=Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum|access-date=March 22, 2017}}

Bratina was a nominee for Hamilton Citizen of the Year, won Hamilton Mountain Citizen of the Year, member of GO Transit Board of Directors, Art Gallery of Hamilton Board of Directors, Theatre Aquarius Board of Directors, and HECFI Board of Directors.{{cite web|title=Official Web site: Bob Bratina |url=http://www.bobbratina.ca/ |access-date=2007-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051122102405/http://www.bobbratina.ca/ |archive-date=November 22, 2005 }}{{cite web|title=CHML Biography: Bob Bratina |url=http://www.900chml.com/station/chml_announcers.cfm?REM=11621 |access-date=2007-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614233816/http://900chml.com/station/chml_announcers.cfm?REM=11621 |archive-date=June 14, 2006 }}{{Better source needed|date=March 2017}}

Bratina was elected in a 2004 by-election called upon the previous councillor, Andrea Horwath's, election as MPP for Hamilton Centre.{{cite web |title=2004 By-Election Results |url=http://www2.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/CorporateServices/Clerks/2004_By-Election_Results.html |website=City of Hamilton |access-date=August 3, 2019 |date=October 5, 2004}} Bratina campaigned on a platform of citizen participation at City Hall, downtown revitalization and greater integrity at city hall.[http://www.bobbratina.ca/page.php?id=4 Bob Bratina: Issues and Priorities]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090327042218/http://www.bobbratina.ca/page.php?id=4 Archived] on Mar 27, 2009 He was reelected in the 2006 municipal election.

During his time as Ward Two councillor, Bratina sat on the GO Transit Board of Directors.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2089998-more-trains-in-go-plan/|title=More trains in GO plan|date=December 18, 2008|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 22, 2017}} Bratina advocated for transportation changes in Hamilton, such as returning rail passenger service to Hamilton GO Centre and moving idling buses from the downtown Gore Park area to a new transit terminal on MacNab Street.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Due to the age of many of the buildings in Bratina's downtown ward, he became a vocal advocate for updating Hamilton's aging lead-based infrastructure. His concerns over high lead readings in city drinking water resulted in a lead water service replacement loan program and a lead blood screening program for young children{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

A controversial public figure, Bratina was both rated as one of Hamilton's most trustworthy politicians by readers of View Magazine and publicly criticized for unprofessional conduct, including an incident in which he tossed a pen during a council meeting.Nichole MacIntyre, [http://hallmarks.thespec.com/2007/04/the_pencil_is_m.html The Pencil is mightier than ...] Hall Marks, April 13, 2007

Bratina ran for mayor again in 2022, placing third with 12.27% of the vote. The election was won by Andrea Horwath.{{Cite tweet |last=Radley |first=Scott |user=radleyatthespec |number=1508551241382694913 |date=28 March 2022 |title= BREAKING: Bob Bratina is running for mayor of Hamilton. He will join me on @AM900CHML at 5:20. Listen live at #HamOnt |language=English |access-date=28 March 2022 |link=https://twitter.com/radleyatthespec/status/1508551241382694913|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328212852/https://twitter.com/radleyatthespec/status/1508551241382694913 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |url-status=live}}

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In late summer of 2010, Bratina announced that he would not seek re-election in Ward Two, opting instead to run for mayor against incumbent Fred Eisenberger and former mayor Larry Di Ianni, citing his reasoning as what he believed to be Eisenberger's poor handling of the site-selection process for a proposed stadium to be built in preparation for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games.Dreschel, Andrew. "Bratina officially joins race for mayor," The Hamilton Spectator, September 3, 2010, Opinion. Bratina lead in opinion polls for much of the campaign and, on election night, won 37.32% of the vote and carried 12 of the city's 15 wards to become the city's 57th mayor.[http://old.hamilton.ca/clerk/election/2010-election-results/default.asp City of Hamilton, "Election Results, 2010."]

In December 2011 Bratina defended a $30,000 pay increase for his chief of staff, Peggy Chapman, by saying that the raise was the result of a standard re-evaluation of salaries by the city's human resources department.Emma Reilly, [http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2226042-mayor-s-chief-of-staff-gets-33-per-cent-pay-hike/ Mayor's chief of staff gets 33 per cent pay hike], The Hamilton Spectator, December 7, 2011. Acting on a complaint, the city's integrity commissioner presented a report to Council on in May 2012 clearing Bratina of three allegations related to bullying city staff and breaking city compensation, finding no evidence of misconduct. On the fourth allegation, the report found that Bratina had broken the Council Code of Conduct when he provided misleading information to the editorial board of The Hamilton Spectator, but said that he had not done so deliberately or out of malice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2248235-integrity-commissioner-raps-bratina-over-peggygate-/|title=Integrity commissioner raps Bratina over 'Peggygate'|first=Emma|last=Reilly|date=June 8, 2012|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321224639/https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2248235-integrity-commissioner-raps-bratina-over-peggygate-/|url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite news|url=http://www.chch.com/bratina-gets-second-spanking-over-peggygate/|title=Bratina gets second spanking over Peggygate|date=June 8, 2012|work=CHCH|access-date=March 23, 2017}}

In August 2012, Bratina was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the second Queen's Jubilee Medal that he was given for his contributions to Hamilton.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2217589-prominent-hamiltonians-get-jubilee-medal/|title=Prominent Hamiltonians get Jubilee medal|date=August 13, 2012|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 22, 2017}}

As mayor, Bratina spoke out against the city's light rail transit plan, advocating instead for improvements to the Hamilton Street Railway's bus service and increases in GO Transit frequency because he said the city's ridership levels were too low to support light rail – a position which brought him into opposition with some members of the council.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2194127-mcguinty-s-keen-to-get-going-on-all-day-service-for-city/|title=McGuinty's keen to get GOing on all-day service for city|last=Reilly|first=Emma|date=September 9, 2011|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 23, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/bratina-lrt-letter-1.3646015|title=Despite letters from other MPPs and MPs, Bob Bratina isn't ready to support LRT|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=June 21, 2016|work=CBC News|access-date=March 23, 2017}} Hamilton City Council approved the city's Rapid Ready LRT plan in February 2013,{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/lrt-environmental-assessment-1.4024063|title=Hamilton councillors about to cast a major vote on LRT's environmental impact|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=March 14, 2017|work=CBC News|access-date=March 22, 2017}} but Bratina but continued to speak out against it. After an interview with The Hamilton Spectator, the paper said that he had incorrectly claimed Premier Kathleen Wynne had told him Hamilton would have to choose between LRT and a Stoney Creek GO Train extension,[http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/919936--hamilton-s-tough-choice-lrt-or-all-day-go Mayor’s comment on LRT takes wrong turn], The Hamilton Spectator, April 18, 2013. but Bratina said that he had been misquoted by the paper.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hamilton-mayor-bullied-city-manager-councillor-claims-1.1366700|title=Hamilton mayor bullied city manager, councillor claims|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=April 24, 2013|work=CBC News|access-date=March 22, 2017}}

In April 2013, city councillors Jason Farr and Sam Merulla claimed that Bratina had attempted to intimidate Hamilton's City Manager, Chris Murray during a heated debate on light rail.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hamilton-s-integrity-commissioner-may-investigate-bratina-lrt-incident-1.1332034|title=Hamilton's integrity commissioner may investigate Bratina LRT incident|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=May 3, 2013|work=CBC News|access-date=March 22, 2017}} After the city council voted to refer it to the Integrity Commissioner, the subsequent report cleared Bratina, finding that while his actions "not appropriate," they did not violate the Council Code of Conduct because neither Murray nor other city employees present had felt threatened.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/integrity-commissioner-clears-hamilton-mayor-bob-bratina-1.2424170|title=Integrity commissioner clears Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina|date=November 12, 2013|work=CBC News|access-date=March 22, 2017}}

Bratina did not run for reelection in the city's 2014 municipal elections, opting instead to seek nomination as a Liberal candidate in the 2015 Canadian federal election.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4951272-bratina-touted-as-a-game-changer-for-federal-liberals/|title=Bratina touted as a 'game changer' for federal Liberals|last=Nolan|first=Daniel|date=October 30, 2014|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 22, 2017}} According to CBC News, despite conflicts with council, Bratina's term as mayor saw the completion of a new stadium, development in the downtown core, low tax increases, and a move to solve the impasse in the local Randle Reef project.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/why-bob-bratina-after-4-years-as-mayor-regrets-nothing-1.2778029|title=Why Bob Bratina after 4 years as mayor regrets 'nothing'|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=September 25, 2014|work=CBC News|access-date=March 23, 2017}}
- {{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/bratina-won-t-run-for-hamilton-mayor-but-says-he-could-have-won-1.2572413|title=Bratina won't run for Hamilton mayor, but says he could have won|last=Craggs|first=Samantha|date=March 14, 2014|work=CBC News|access-date=March 23, 2017}}

In October 2015, a report by the Manning Centre on the dynamics of Hamilton City Council during Bratina's tenure found that the mayor was the only member of the council to have attended every council meeting, and that despite conflict with council, Bratina had always voted with the majority on the council.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/calgary-group-examines-council-laments-lack-of-debate-1.3290857|title=Calgary group examines council, laments lack of debate|last=Carter|first=Adam|date=October 27, 2015|work=CBC News|access-date=March 23, 2017}}

File:Hamilton East - Stoney Creek Member of Parliament Bob Bratina (49365039218).jpg

After opting to not contest Hamilton's mayoralty in 2014, Bratina was rumoured to be seeking the Liberal Party's nomination to run as a candidate in Hamilton Centre. Having previously been approached by the Liberals to challenge Hamilton Centre's New Democrat incumbent David Christopherson in 2009, speculation focused on Bratina's potential candidacy in the inner-city riding.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4412621-dreschel-bratina-won-t-seek-mayoral-reelection/|title=Dreschel: Bratina won't seek mayoral reelection|first=Andrew|last=Dreschel|date=March 14, 2014|work=The Hamilton Spectator}} In August, 2014, Bratina announced he was seeking the Liberal nomination in the neighbouring riding of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, challenging New Democrat incumbent Wayne Marston.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4766769-dreschel-bratina-takes-steps-to-run-federally/|title=Dreschel: Bratina takes steps to run federally|first=Andrew|last=Dreschel|date=August 20, 2014|work=The Hamilton Spectator}} Bratina was acclaimed the Liberal candidate for the riding on October 29, 2014.

In campaigning for Parliament, Bratina emphasized a platform of serving as a strong voice on Parliament Hill and continuing his fight for increased transportation funding for the GTHA corridor.{{Cite web|url=http://bayobserver.ca/prepares-leave-office-bob-bratina-offers-final-thoughts-term-mayor/|title=As he prepares to leave office, Bob Bratina offers some final thoughts on his term as mayor|work=The Bay Observer|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208113336/http://bayobserver.ca/prepares-leave-office-bob-bratina-offers-final-thoughts-term-mayor/|url-status=dead}} Bratina was elected on October 19, 2015, with 38.8% of the vote, defeating Marston, who placed second with 32.7%.{{Cite web|url=http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e|title=Election Night Results - Electoral Districts|first=Elections|last=Canada|website=enr.elections.ca}} The Canadian Press touted Bratina as a potential member of the 29th Canadian Ministry led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, because of his experience in Hamilton's municipal government.

In February 2017, a private member's bill introduced by Bratina after the Flint water crisis to create a national strategy to manage lead contamination in drinking water reached the committee stage.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/7112908-bratina-s-bill-on-lead-in-water-goes-to-committee/|title=Bratina's bill on lead in water goes to committee|date=February 10, 2017|work=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=March 23, 2017}}

In February 2019, Bratina, while in a meeting with union representatives for local steelworkers, allegedly lost his temper when challenged by union representatives about his promise to advocate for Hamilton area steel workers. The union stated that Bratina shouted "F--k steelworkers" and "F--k those Stelco pensioners"{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/steelworkers-1.5035960|title=Hamilton MP Bratina said 'f--k' steelworkers and Stelco pensioners' at meeting: union | CBC News|first1=Samantha Craggs · CBC News · Posted|last1=Feb 27|first2=2019 3:52 PM ET | Last Updated|last2=February 28|website=CBC}} before telling them to get out of his "(expletive) office" then violently slamming the door behind them.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5006443/steelworkers-claim-hamilton-mp-swore/|title=Steelworkers claim Hamilton MP swore at union reps, demand apology - Hamilton|date=February 27, 2019|website=globalnews.ca}}

On February 28, 2019 neighbouring MP Scott Duvall claimed Bratina "verbally abused the delegation; attempted to physically intimidate them by striking various pieces of furniture and violently slamming his office door; insulted and disparaged the organization, including the retirees of Stelco Inc., and expelled them from his office".{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/house/sitting-389/hansard#Int-10518820|title=Debates (Hansard) No. 389 - February 28, 2019 (42-1) - House of Commons of Canada|website=www.ourcommons.ca}} Bratina later said he regrets the "inferences" that came out of a meeting.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9201902-bob-bratina-denies-swearing-at-steelworkers-regrets-speculation-that-came-out-of-ottawa-meeting/|title=Bob Bratina denies swearing at steelworkers, regrets speculation that came out of Ottawa meeting|first=Natalie|last=Paddon|date=March 1, 2019|work=The Hamilton Spectator}}

In May 2021, Bratina announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2021 Canadian federal election, citing his disagreement with the federal decision to contribute 1.7 billion dollars to the Hamilton LRT as a major reason. In an exit interview, Bratina criticized the project's cost and its lack of connections to the GO Transit transit and also left the door open to a future mayoral run.{{Cite news|last=Lawson|first=Andrea|date=May 17, 2021|title=Liberal MP Bob Bratina will not run in next federal election, considering mayoral run|work=CHCH|url=https://www.chch.com/liberal-mp-bob-bratina-will-not-run-in-next-federal-election-considering-mayoral-run/|access-date=May 17, 2021}}

He endorsed the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election and left the Liberal party.https://x.com/brianlilley/status/1868643022122221640?mx=2

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Bratina's wife of fifty years, Carol, sang with his former group the Balkan Strings Tamburitza Orchestra, now disbanded, in which he played the brač, clarinet, saxophone and accordion.{{Cite web|url=https://bbratina.liberal.ca/biography/|title=Meet Bob Bratina|publisher=Bob Bratina|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324175153/https://bbratina.liberal.ca/biography/|url-status=dead}}

Bratina was an avid marathon runner, finishing 18 marathons, including the Boston Marathon, ten Around the Bay Road Races in Hamilton, and numerous other distances. At 70 years of age, he challenged the 40-year-old mayor of Flint, Michigan, to a mile race at the 2013 Canusa games.

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bob Bratina|19,622|38.99|+25.41|$64,967.22}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Wayne Marston|16,465|32.71|-11.54|$69,194.30}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Diane Bubanko|12,715|25.26|-11.66|$23,736.31}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Erin Davis|1,305|2.59|-0.26|$1,551.87}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Bob Mann|170|0.34||–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Wendell Fields|55|0.11||–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|50,332|100.00| |$215,134.00}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|293|0.58| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|50,625|63.25| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|80,042}}

{{CANelec/gain |CA|Liberal |NDP|+18.48}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&PageID=20|title=Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district|first=Elections|last=Canada|website=www.elections.ca}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/error.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/content2.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045200/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e|url-status=dead|title=Error page|first=Elections|last=Canada|archive-date=March 4, 2016|website=www.elections.ca}}}}

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{{election table|title=Summary of the October 25, 2010 Hamilton, Ontario Mayoral Election}}

|-

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate

!colspan="3"|Popular vote

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! Votes

! %

! ±%

|-

| style="background-color:#3FFF00;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Bob Bratina

| style="text-align:right;" |52,684

| style="text-align:right;" |37.32%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#FF0000;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Larry Di Ianni

| style="text-align:right;" |40,091

| style="text-align:right;" |28.40%

| style="text-align:right;" |-14.44%

|-

| style="background-color:#66023C;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Fred Eisenberger (incumbent)

| style="text-align:right;" |38,719

| style="text-align:right;" |27.43%

| style="text-align:right;" |-15.78%

|-

| style="background-color:#69359C;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Michael Baldasaro

| style="text-align:right;" |2,892

| style="text-align:right;" |2.05%

| style="text-align:right;" |-1.56%

|-

| style="background-color:#9BDDFF"|

| style="text-align:left;" | Tone Marrone

| style="text-align:right;" |1,052

| style="text-align:right;" |0.75%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#00563F;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Mahesh Butani

| style="text-align:right;" |950

| style="text-align:right;" |0.67%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#00BFFF;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Glenn Hamilton

| style="text-align:right;" |949

| style="text-align:right;" |0.67%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#E4D00A;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Pasquale (Pat) Filice

| style="text-align:right;" |768

| style="text-align:right;" |0.54%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#4F7942;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Ken Leach

| style="text-align:right;" |577

| style="text-align:right;" |0.41%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#C19A6B;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Andrew Haines

| style="text-align:right;" |557

| style="text-align:right;" |0.39%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#8DB600"|

| style="text-align:left;" | Mark Wozny

| style="text-align:right;" |433

| style="text-align:right;" |0.31%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#FF9966;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Steven Waxman

| style="text-align:right;" |429

| style="text-align:right;" |0.30%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#B2BEB5;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Edward Graydon

| style="text-align:right;" |404

| style="text-align:right;" |0.29%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="background-color:#5D8AA8;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Gino Speziale

| style="text-align:right;" |356

| style="text-align:right;" |0.25%

| style="text-align:right;" |-0.77%

|-

| style="background-color:#663854;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Victor Veri

| style="text-align:right;" |313

| style="text-align:right;" |0.22%

| style="text-align:right;" |n/a

|-

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total votes

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |141,174

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |100%

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |

|-

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Registered voters

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |353,317

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |40.45%

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |+3.2%

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: [http://old.hamilton.ca/clerk/election/2010-election-results/default.asp Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office]

|}

{{election table|title=Summary of the November 13, 2006 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Two Councillor Election}}

|-

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate

!colspan="3"|Popular vote

|-

! Votes

! %

! ±%

|-

| style="background-color:#3FFF00;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Bob Bratina (incumbent)

| style="text-align:right;" | 4,001

| style="text-align:right;" | 66.78%

| style="text-align:right;" | +30.04% Note 1

|-

| style="background-color:#313D5A;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Judy MacDonald-Musitano

| style="text-align:right;" |1,424

| style="text-align:right;" |23.77%

| style="text-align:right;" | +17.75% Note 1

|-

| style="background-color:#5E0035;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Dawn Lescaudron

| style="text-align:right;" |319

| style="text-align:right;" |5.32%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#96C0B7;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Haider Shaikh

| style="text-align:right;" |247

| style="text-align:right;" |4.12%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total votes

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |5,991

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |100%

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |

|-

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Registered voters

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |19,782

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |31.25%

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Note 1: Results compared to 2004 By-Election

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: [http://old.hamilton.ca/clerk/election/2006-election-results/WardByWard/results-2.htm Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office]

|}

{{election table|title=Candidates for the October 1, 2004 Hamilton, Ontario Ward 2 Councillor By-Election}}

|-

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate

!colspan="3"|Popular vote

|-

! Votes

! %

! ±%

|-

| style="background-color:#3FFF00;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Bob Bratina

| style="text-align:right;" |1,856

| style="text-align:right;" |37.74%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#769eb0;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | James Novak

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,152

| style="text-align:right;" | 22.80%

| style="text-align:right;" | -4.84% (Note 1)

|-

| style="background-color:#f3180d;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Don Drury

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,094

| style="text-align:right;" | 21.66%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#1616c7;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Loren Lieberman

| style="text-align:right;" | 387

| style="text-align:right;" | 7.66%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#313D5A;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Judy MacDonald-Musitano

| style="text-align:right;" | 304

| style="text-align:right;" | 6.02%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#0f9950;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Robert Hugh Cameron

| style="text-align:right;" | 84

| style="text-align:right;" | 1.66%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#69359C;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Michael Baldasaro

| style="text-align:right;" | 52

| style="text-align:right;" | 1.03%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#e8b45f;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Alex Garofolo

| style="text-align:right;" | 43

| style="text-align:right;" | 0.85%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#aaf442;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Keith Beck

| style="text-align:right;" | 29

| style="text-align:right;" | 0.57%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#f714ca;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Dan Langan

| style="text-align:right;" | 29

| style="text-align:right;" | 0.57%

| style="text-align:right;" | -

|-

| style="background-color:#adfa96;" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Jerry Moore

| style="text-align:right;" | 22

| style="text-align:right;" | 0.44%

| style="text-align:right;" | -3.6% (Note 1)

|-

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total votes

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |5,052

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#c2c2c2;" colspan="2" |

|-

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Registered voters

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |25980

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |19.47%

| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |-8.53%

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Note 1: Results compared to 2003 Municipal Election

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources:{{cite news |title=Bratina, Samson elected to council |first=Jacquie |last=De Almeida |date=October 2, 2004 |work=Hamilton Spectator}}

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