Candidate for Mayor · Hamilton

Andrea Horwath

Mayor of Hamilton (since 2022)

Incumbent Well documented

Background

Mayor since 2022, when she beat Keanin Loomis by about 1,600 votes. Led the Ontario NDP 2009–2022 and was MPP for Hamilton Centre 2004–2022. 1

Per her website (as reported by CBC): keep building homes people can afford, create good jobs, renew infrastructure, strengthen neighbourhoods, and focus on affordability. 1

Attributed to cited sources, not our judgement.

At the Chamber debate she credited her term with advancing the LRT and completing TD Coliseum, and cited a 50% drop in downtown shootings. 2
Said many new city hires were paramedics, nurses, firefighters and long-term-care workers. 2
Would be only the second post-amalgamation mayor re-elected to consecutive terms. 1

According to The Hamilton Independent, residential tax increases were 5.85% (2023), 5.79% (2024), 5.6% (2025) and 3.87% (2026), averaging 5.3% versus 2.5% in the prior term; several councillors denounced them. 3
According to CBC, her leadership came under criticism after a delayed outdoor shelter project drew a critical auditor general report. 1
According to The Trillium, rivals argued downtown safety and City Hall staffing growth remain unresolved; Loomis called her efforts "not enough." 2

Profile last reviewed October 1, 2026. Positives and concerns are summaries of what the cited sources report, not this site's views.