Meet the 10 new faces on Hamilton's incoming city council
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After an unprecedented election of change on Oct. 24, Hamilton city council will soon be drastically different than the one elected in 2018.
There are nine new councillors and a new mayor — that's 10 new people on a city council with 16 people.
This city council also includes the first woman to be mayor, the city's first East Asian councillor, as well as someone who is tied with a previous councillor as the youngest person to ever be elected and is also the city's first non-binary councillor.
They'll all be sworn in on Nov. 15.
Here's what city council — all 16 people, new and returning — is set to look like for the next four years.
Andrea Horwath, 60, is the city's mayor-elect and will be the first woman to ever be mayor of Hamilton.
She joined the race after stepping down as Hamilton Centre's NDP MPP and won a thrilling race against Keanin Loomis.
"I think everybody knows there's a lot of work to be done, but there's also a lot of opportunities," she told Metro Morning on Tuesday, adding she plans to speak soon with the mayoral candidates she beat and newly elected councillors.
"Together we can really realize the potential of this city and I firmly believe that and that's going to be my job."
Horwath was born and raised in the city and was a Ward 2 city councillor from 1997 to 2004 before becoming Hamilton East MPP. In 2007, she became Hamilton Centre MPP and eventually leader of the Ontario NDP.
Maureen Wilson was first elected in 2018 and has been one of the city's more progressive councillors. This will be her second term after a decisive victory Monday.
She ran a campaign that focused on street safety, affordable housing and climate change.
Wilson issued a long statement on social media thanking everyone for her support.
"I have listened. I have learned. You want me to lead. I am not infallible. I know that I will makes mistakes but I promise that when I do so that I will acknowledge my errors and do my best to mitigate any negative impacts," she wrote.
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