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1847 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

Field	Value
election_name	1847 Hamilton municipal election
flag_image	Flag_of_Hamilton.svg
country	Canada
type	Presidential
next_election	1848 Hamilton municipal election
next_year	1848
election_date	January 12, 1847
image1	Colin Campbell Ferrie.jpg
nominee1	Collin Ferrie
party1	Independent politician
electoral_vote1	9
percentage1	90%
map_size	300px
title	Mayor
before_election	office created
after_election	Collin Ferrie
after_party	Independent politician

The 1847 Hamilton municipal election was the first election held to the newly incorporated Town of Hamilton. The vote was held on January 12, 1847 to select ten members to represent each of the city's five wards on the Hamilton, Ontario, City Council. Those councillors would, in turn, elect one mayor from their ranks and an additional councillor to represent the seat they vacated on Saturday, January 16, 1847.

Mayoral Election

The first council of the City of Hamilton met on Saturday, 16 January 1847, to elect a mayor from among their ranks. The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce reported that "after some discussion", St. Mary's ward councillor Colin Ferrie was proposed and a vote was held, where only one councillor voted against Ferrie's assuming the office. Following the election of Ferrie as mayor, councillors selected Alexander Carpenter as Ferrie's replacement on city council.

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Councillors

St. Andrew's Ward

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St. George's Ward

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St. Patrick's Ward

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St. Lawrence Ward

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St. Mary's Ward

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References

"First election of councillors", ''Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce'', Volume 1, No. 53, Wednesday, January 13, 1847, pg. 2
"Election of mayor", ''Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce'', Volume 1, No. 55, Wednesday, January 20, 1847, pg. 2/3
(20 January 1847). "Election of Mayor". [[The Hamilton Spectator.
(13 January 1847). "The First Election of Councillors". [[The Hamilton Spectator.
(20 January 1847). "Crrr [sp] Elections". [[The Hamilton Spectator.
Quigley, Michael. (1987). "On The Market". W. L. Griffin Publishing Limited.

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