FRED EISENBERGER

'Fred Eisenberger' (born 1952) is a Dutch-Canadian politician. He is the current mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having been elected to the position on November 13, 2006. The margin of victory over incumbent Larry DiIanni was a mere 452 votes in one of the closest races in Hamilton's history. He served as Chair of the Hamilton Port Authority Board prior to his election in 2006.

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Background

2006 Mayoral Election

References

Background

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he emigrated with his family to Canada when he was eight years old. He attended Sir Winston Churchill School in East Hamilton. He graduated with honours from Mohawk College as well as he had taken courses at the University of Waterloo and McMaster University.[1]
Eisenberger spent 3 terms as one of two Aldermen in Ward 5 of Hamilton (1991-2000). He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor in 2000 (placing third behind Bob Wade and Bob Morrow). He registered, but withdrew from the 2003 Mayoral election due to a ruled conflict of interest by the federal ethics councillor. The complaint stemmed from the fact that Eisenberger was serving as chair of the Hamilton Port Authority Board. Faced with the choice of resignation from the board or candidacy in the election, he chose to withrdaw from the race.^[1] In the 2004 Canadian Federal Election, Eisenberger ran for the Conservative Party in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek (finishing third behind Liberal Tony Valeri and New Democrat Tony DePaulo).

2006 Mayoral Election

The election of Fred Eisenberger as Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario was considered an upset victory. The favored candidate, the serving Mayor Larry Di Ianni would win a second term. History may prove to be more accepting of Eisenberger, depending on his accomplishments as Mayor in comparison to those of Di Ianni. ^[2]

★ During the campaign Eisenberger stated he believes elected officials should be limited from serving more than two consecutive terms of office without a one term break.^[3]

Candidate	Total Votes	% of Total votes
Fred Eisenberger	54,110 City of Hamilton Ontario Canada - 2006 Municipal Election Results	43.21%
Larry DiIanni	53,658	42.84%
Diane Elms	9,459	7.55%
Michael J. Baldasaro	4,520	3.61%
Gino Speziale	1,274	1.02%
Steve Leach	1,250	1.00%
Martin S. Zuliniak	968	0.77%
Total valid votes	'125,239'	'100.00'

References

1. Hamilton mayoral candidate drops out of race after conflict-of-interest ruling
2. HONEYMOON TIME FOR EISENBERGER

3. LIMIT COUNCIL TERMS, SAYS EISENBERGER