27 Candidates Running in Hamilton’s Ward 8 By-Election [Full Candidate List]

27 candidates have registered seeking to be the next Ward 8 Hamilton city councillor.

Here’s the full list of candidates, provided in order of their registration. Website and social media links are provided and will be updated as they become available.

Not sure who to vote for? TPR has you covered. Between August 13 and 28, TPR is interviewing all candidates for a special edition of The 155 Podcast.

Rob Cooper [June 19 @ 12:06pm]

Sonia Brown [June 19 @ 12:20pm]|
Website | Facebook

Anthony Frisina [June 23 @ 10:00am]
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Waleed Ali [June 23 @ 2:08pm]
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Kevin Gonci [June 25 @ 9:05am]
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Barry Quinn [June 27 @ 1:14pm]
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Caleb Bosveld [June 30 @ 12:42pm]
Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Michael Loomans [July 2 @ 11:32am]
Website

Philip Bradshaw [July 2 @ 11:54am]
Facebook

Scott Cruickshank [July 4 @ 13:02pm]
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Robert Ballagh [July 4 @ 1:40pm]
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Scott Duvall [July 8 @ 11:02am]
Facebook | Instagram

Colleen Wicken [July 9 @ 9:13am]
Facebook

Sebastian Popovici [July 9 @ 11:48am]

Marlon Picken [July 11 @ 3:27pm]

Asuf Kohkhar [July 17 @ 9:01am]

Ray Polawski [July 21 @ 2:42pm]

Josh Czerniga [July 22 @ 2:03pm]
Facebook | Instagram

Glenn Davies [July 28 @ 2:20pm]
Website

Frank Lenarduzzi [July 31 @ 12:05pm]

Lohifa Pogoson Acker [August 5 @ 9:51am]
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Ralph Agostino [August 5 @ 1:28pm]

Michael Macson [August 7 @ 2:45pm]

Read Hansen [August 7 @ 3:17pm]

Dale Murphy [August 8 @ 9:00am]

Terry Whitehead [August 8 @ 11:37am]

Andrew Fedurko [August 8 @ 1:11pm]

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