Raymond Paquette campaigned on a similar platform, with the exception of supporting an increased number of liquor licenses granted to restaurants in Westdale Village, an area popular with McMaster University students. All three candidates vocally opposed the Pam Am Stadium being placed in Ward One. Each candidate was concerned about the strain such a venue would have on the community surrounding the proposed site, a working CP Rail Yard. |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Candidate !colspan="3" |Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#9b0000;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Brian McHattie (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;" | 5,373 | style="text-align:right;" | 64.90% | style="text-align:right;" | +2.02% |- | style="background-color:#0000FF;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Tony Greco | style="text-align:right;" |2,187 | style="text-align:right;" |26.42% | style="text-align:right;" | -8.78% |- | style="background-color:#C32148;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Raymond Paquette | style="text-align:right;" |719 | style="text-align:right;" |8.68% | style="text-align:right;" | n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |8279 | 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;" |20,767 | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |40.7% | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |+2.29% |- | 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: Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office |} Brian McHattie, councillor since 2003, ran for a third term in Ward One. Tony Greco is a local barber and stood as a candidate for Ward One Councillor in 2006, garnering 33% in contrast to Councillor McHattie's 63%. Raymond Paquette is the owner of Ray's Place, a Dundurn Street restaurant. Ward Two (Downtown) |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Candidate !colspan="3" |Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#5F9EA0;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Jason Farr | style="text-align:right;" | 1,607 | style="text-align:right;" | 20.97% | style="text-align:right;" | n/a |- | style="background-color:#ff1493;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Matt Jelly | style="text-align:right;" |1,434 | style="text-align:right;" |18.72% | style="text-align:right;" | n/a |- | style="background-color:#008B8B;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Martinus Geleynse | style="text-align:right;" |805 | style="text-align:right;" |10.51% | style="text-align:right;" | n/a |- | style="background-color:#A1CAF1;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Erik Hess | style="text-align:right;" |602 | style="text-align:right;" |7.86% | style="text-align:right;" | n/a |- | style="background-color:#177245;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Marvin Caplan | style="text-align:right;" |559 | style="text-align:right;" |7.30% | style="text-align:right;" | n/a |- | style="background-color:#FF7F00;" | | style="text-align:left;" | James Novak | style="text-align:right;" |514 | style="text-align:right;" |6.71%