Municipal Election

May 2 - 1st day candidates could file a nomination paper/ register as a Third Party Advertiser.
Aug19 @2pm - Deadline for candidates to file their nomination papers or withdrawal of nomination.
Sep 1 to 23 - Eligible Electors could request a Vote by Mail package
Sep 26 - 1st day elections signs could be placed
Oct 7 & 8 - Advance Polls
Oct 14 & 15 - Advance Polls
Oct 21 @4:30pm - Deadline for an individual, corporation, or trade union to register as a third-party advertiser.
Oct 24 - VOTING DAY 10am to 8pm
Oct 27 @11:59pm - All elections signs must be removed

Official Election Results
The City Clerk has certified the results for the 2022 Municipal Election.
Hamilton Votes 2022
Election Day was Monday, October 24, 2022. Find out key dates, certified candidates or third-party advertisers, who is running in your Ward & more.
There were 31,719 eligible voters in Hamilton who cast a ballot in person or by proxy at an advance poll (including Legacy Special Advance).
Hamilton, Ontario (October 24, 2022) - Andrea Holland, City Clerk for the City of Hamilton is responsible for the administration of the 2022 Municipal & School Board Election for the City.
It has come to the Clerk’s attention that a number of voting places experienced delays opening on voting day, October 24, 2022, and as a result did not open at 10 am as required pursuant to section 46 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
To ensure a uniform 10 hour voting window across all voting locations, the City Clerk has declared an emergency pursuant to Section 53 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. In accordance with her authority to make such arrangements as she considers advisable for the conduct of the election and in a method consistent with the principles of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, there will be an extension of the voting place hours for the affected voting places to ensure a full 10 hours of voting is available for voters at those voting locations.
Affected Voting Locations
The full list of updated closing times for affected voting places:
Ward | Location | Opened Time | Closing Time |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Dream Centre | 11 am | 9 pm |
6 | Richard Beasley Elementary School | 10:25 am | 8:25 pm |
6 | Salvation Army Mountain Citadel | 10:15 am | 8:15 pm |
6 | Huntington Park Recreation Centre | 10:05 am | 8:05 pm |
7 | Sackville Hill Senior Centre | 10:13 am | 8:13 pm |
7 | Lawfield Arena | 10:10 am | 8:10 pm |
8 | Harmony Baptist Church | 10:06 am | 8:06 pm |
9 | St. Paul's | 10:10 am | 8:10 pm |
12 | Royal Canadian Legion | 11:20 am | 9:20 pm |
13 | Sir William Osler | 10:15 am | 8:15 pm |
13 | Dundas Lions Memorial | 10:07 am | 8:07 pm |
13 | Dundas Valley Secondary School | 10:45 am | 8:45 pm |
The emergency declaration shall expire once the last voting place is closed in accordance with the updated closing times outlined above.
All results for the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election will be made available at the close of all polls. Results will be released once the last poll is closed at 9:20 pm.
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