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1946 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

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129: 277:, Lawrence and Clarke traded barbs over affiliation. Clarke argued that "the basic issue at stake is whether we are to have a party-free administration of one dominated by a political party", prompting Lawrence to fire back with "It is well-known to the people of this city where I stand...At least clean and above board. We prepare a program and present it to the electorate; we don't disguise ourselves," a reference to Clarke's own 26: 1411: 227:, having challenged the picketers by crossing the line in August, and subsequently becoming one of the city's strongest anti-Lawrence figures. WCC candidates campaigned on a platform of civic impartiality, despite receiving the backing of a strong political organization, and defended the actions of Henderson on the grounds of maintaining the rule of law and upholding her oath of office. 465:, who called her, "One of the best public servants this city has ever had. A woman of integrity, intelligence and great courage," and was the focus of a full-page photo spread, chronicling her average day on the campaign trail. Her campaign centred primarily on her political independence, as well as her opposition to a proposal to widen King William Street, and her support for 241:"The Mayor, himself, and his supporters, have made it clear that matters of administrative policy will be secondary issues. Backed by a powerful section of the C.C.F., Sam Lawrence has determined to seek endorsement of the electors on his record of blind partnership in office, rather than defend his inept record of municipal business administration." 236:
either Controller Donald Clarke or Alderman Herbert Hannah. Hannah withdrew a week later, lending his support to Clarke. In his withdrawal announcement, Hannah indicated that he wished to see anti-Lawrence forces unite and remove the mayor from office. Those allied against Lawrence rallied around the conservative Clarke.
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Douglas Belling Gordon was, at the time, an Alderman for Ward Five, and was viewed as a critic of the administration. Gordon campaigned on providing housing for returning veterans and installing parking meters to provide revenue for civic improvement projects. Rounding out the field was Walter Thomas
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The early campaign was marred by allegations that the Hamilton Municipal Employees' Association, Local 167, donated to Lawrence's campaign. It was quickly revealed that the Local's financial secretary, C. P. Goodes, was responsible and was removed from his position upon the circulation of a petition
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Sitting Mayor Sam Lawrence had amassed considerable support over the course of the summer's strike, and anti-Lawrence candidates began discussing potential scenarios in the month leading up to the vote. Controller Andrew Frame initially sought the office, but withdrew in early November in favour of
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Two of the prominent candidates in the race were William Alfred Weir and Herbert Reginald Hannah. Weir was a sitting member of the Board of Control, and, as the Spectator noted, "not inclined to controversy," while Hannah was one of Ward 1's Aldermen, described by the Hamilton Spectator as
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Clarke's campaign made an issue of Lawrence's political affiliations, running on the importance of an impartial and independent citizen occupying the office of Mayor. The Controller promised that his administration would "protect individual rights safeguard our economic assets."
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Carroll, who was listed as having no fixed employment and a "well-known figure in Ward 5." Carroll ran on a platform of better sewage management for the city after a personal campaign to clean up Hamilton Harbour attracted the interest of the Drew government.
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On election night, Lawrence and Clarke remained close, with the Mayor's margin over his competitor increasing steadily as returns came in from across the city. At 10:30, Clarke conceded defeat to Lawrence after capturing only Wards One, Two, and Three.
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The Lawrence campaign was centred on "constructive change" and the mayor's 21-year tenure on council. The main issues the mayor ran on were the extension of the franchise to all citizens of legal age, supporting existing social services, extending
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Controllers Nora-Frances Henderson, Hugh McDermid McIntyre, and William Alfred Weir, as well as Ward One Alderman Herbert Hannah and Ward Five Alderman Douglas Belling Gordon, against a broad spectrum of candidates on the
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nominee Helen Anderson, who was a Ward Seven Alderman, and the C.C.F. candidate, Roy Aindow. Andrew Frame, a veteran and former Controller, and Walter Thomas Carroll comprised the remainder of the nine-candidate field.
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The campaign for Board of Control was more tense than in previous years thanks to the large number of candidates who entered the race. The fight for the four seats on the Board became highly ideological, pitting the
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The Hamilton Women's Civic Club, a right-leaning organization dominated by Controller Henderson, nominated candidates for office. Henderson had received considerable public criticism for her stance on the strike at
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described Aindow as "Intelligent, likable, a conscientious partisan." Aindow ran on his record of serving in the military, and vowed to improve labour relations in the city and building more public housing.
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In light of the city's labour situation, interest in the vote increased in the months leading up to election day, with speculation about mayoral contenders and candidates for council regular news in the
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Henderson remained a favourite throughout the race. A 12-term Controller at the time of the election, the politically conservative Henderson became the de facto leader of the anti-Lawrence faction on
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of the city's employees, noting that she could not, "be a party to the union shop which would compel us to refuse work to a man or woman who did not want to join a union."
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signed by 90% of employees at City Hall. The issue was quickly resolved and the union distanced itself from the actions of Goodes following a meeting of their membership.
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Each of Hamilton's eight wards. Electors would send two Alderman per ward to City Hall in addition to four Controllers and one Mayor elected at-large.
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The issue of partisanship proved to be a major point of contention between the candidates and, during a community forum at
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nominated candidates, most notably Helen Anderson, a prominent party member and two-term Ward Seven Alderman.
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Considerable attention was paid to Helen Anderson, the sitting Ward Seven Alderman and organizer for the
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was held on December 9, 1946, to select one Mayor, four Controllers, and sixteen members of the
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Note 1: Candidate campaign colours are based on their supporting party's or group's colour.
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Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on their supporting party's or group's colour.
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Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on their supporting party's or group's colour.
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Note 2: Each Ward elected two aldermen to represent them at City Council.
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Andrew Frame was an incumbent Controller, veteran of World Wars I and
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Special election upon creation of the Region of Hamilton-Wentworth
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Their Town: The Mafia, The Media, and the Party Machine
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races, the CCF nominated Norman Draker in Ward Four.
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Alderman Herbert Hannah, Saturday, November 9, 1946.
1079:"Largest Percentage Ever Of Electors Casts Votes", 1060: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1052: 1050: 1048: 1046: 1044: 1042: 1225:"Municipal Employee Body Cancels Election Grant", 1199:"Hannah Reveals Withdrawal From Mayoralty Fight", 1160:"The Hamilton Women's Civic Club (Advertisement), 1026:, News, Tuesday, December 10, 1946, pp. 15. 512:, union organizer and candidate supported by the 140: 1281:, Lifestyle, Thursday, December 5, 1946, pp 14. 239: 1320:, Editorial, Friday, November 29, 1946, pp. 6. 1394: 8: 1229:, News, Saturday, November 23, 1946, pp 7-8. 1186:"Two Man Fight For Mayoralty Now Rumoured", 1143: 1141: 1105:"Two Man Fight For Mayoralty Now Rumoured", 505:and sitting member of the Board of Control. 18: 1066:"Monday's Vote: A Look At The Candidates", 806:, Tuesday, December 10, 1946, pp. 15. 1401: 1387: 1379: 1372:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp. 14. 1359:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp. 14. 1333:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp. 14. 1307:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp. 14. 1216:, News, Thursday, November 21, 1946, pp 7. 17: 1346:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp 14. 1294:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp 14. 1268:, News, Thursday December 5, 1946, pp 19. 1255:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp 14. 1242:, News, Friday, November 22, 1946, pp 14. 1203:, News, Saturday, November 9, 1946, pp. 7 491:and the former secretary of the Hamilton 461:. Henderson was heartily endorsed by the 1956:Municipal elections in Hamilton, Ontario 1190:, News, Friday, November 8, 1946, pp 10. 816: 533: 428:, News, December 11, 1946, pp. 15. 287: 1177:, News, Friday, November 1, 1946, pp 7. 1038: 831: 828: 549: 546: 302: 299: 7: 535:Candidates for the December 9, 1946 206:Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 165:Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 152:Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 514:Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 14: 1164:, News, December 4, 1946, pp. 13. 1147:Freeman, Bill and Marsha Hewitt, 1409: 818:Summary of the December 9, 1946 289:Summary of the December 9, 1946 127: 24: 19:1946 Hamilton municipal election 527:"aggressive, keen, competent." 260:public ownership over utilities 186:Hamilton, Ontario City Council 1: 1122:, News, Nov. 11, 1946, pp. 7. 1109:, News, Nov. 8, 1946, pp. 10. 1083:, News, Dec. 10, 1946, pp. 7. 802:"Results: Board of Control", 508:Roy Aindow was a World War I 498:Hugh McDermid McIntyre was a 1096:, News, Nov. 7, 1946, pp. 7. 1836:Reversion to two-year terms 1070:, News, Dec. 7, 1946, pp. 6 1977: 1290:"Nora Frances Henderson", 1018: 823:Ward One Alderman Election 798: 420: 1424: 1007: 1000: 990: 968: 834: 791: 774: 757: 552: 435:Board of Control election 413: 406: 396: 374: 305: 275:Westdale Secondary School 138: 125: 85:Co-operative Commonwealth 54: 33: 23: 1951:1946 elections in Canada 1316:"It Starts Right Here", 712:Herbert Reginald Hannah 482:redistribution of wealth 1414:Municipal Elections in 1303:"Mrs. Helen Anderson", 728:Douglas Belling Gordon 474:Labor-Progressive Party 451:Labor-Progressive Party 217:Labor-Progressive Party 1135:, News, Dec. 10, 1946. 744:Walter Thomas Carroll 649:Hugh McDermid McIntyre 569:Nora-Frances Henderson 519:The Hamilton Spectator 467:open-shop unionization 262:, and the widening of 243: 1368:"Walter T. Carroll", 1022:"Results: Aldermen", 622:Andrew Hamilton Frame 145:Mayor before election 1355:"Douglas B. Gordon" 813:Aldermanic elections 693:William Alfred Weir 891:Independent Liberal 825: 543: 296: 264:King William Street 20: 1370:Hamilton Spectator 1357:Hamilton Spectator 1344:Hamilton Spectator 1331:Hamilton Spectator 1329:"Andrew H. 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1772:1953 1769:1952 1766:1951 1762:1950 1758:1949 1755:1948 1752:1947 1748:1946 1744:1945 1740:1944 1736:1943 1733:1942 1730:1941 1727:1940 1724:1939 1721:1938 1718:1937 1715:1936 1711:1935 1706:1934 1701:1933 1696:1932 1692:1931 1688:1930 1684:1929 1681:1928 1677:1927 1673:1926 1670:1925 1661:1923 1658:1922 1655:1921 1652:1920 1649:1919 1646:1918 1643:1917 1640:1916 1637:1915 1634:1914 1631:1913 1628:1912 1625:1911 1622:1910 1619:1909 1616:1908 1613:1907 1610:1906 1607:1905 1604:1904 1601:1903 1598:1902 1595:1901 1592:1900 1589:1899 1586:1898 1583:1897 1580:1896 1577:1895 1574:1894 1571:1893 1568:1892 1565:1891 1562:1890 1559:1889 1556:1888 1553:1887 1550:1886 1547:1885 1544:1884 1541:1883 1538:1882 1535:1881 1532:1880 1529:1879 1526:1878 1523:1877 1520:1876 1517:1875 1514:1874 1511:1873 1508:1872 1505:1871 1502:1870 1499:1869 1496:1868 1493:1867 1490:1866 1487:1865 1484:1864 1481:1863 1478:1862 1475:1861 1472:1860 1469:1859 1466:1858 1463:1857 1460:1856 1457:1855 1454:1854 1451:1853 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Index


Samuel Lawrence
Co-operative Commonwealth
Independent

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario City Council
Hamilton Spectator
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Board of Education
Labor-Progressive Party
Stelco
public ownership over utilities
King William Street
Westdale Secondary School
Conservative
Hamilton, Ontario
Mayoral Election
CCF
right-leaning
left
Labor-Progressive Party
Council
open-shop unionization
Labor-Progressive Party
extreme Leftist
redistribution of wealth
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