Going off nation-wide norms, Hamilton's council is overstocked. At minimum, amalgamation should have given us one Stoney Creek rep and one Flamborough rep. If you're superstitious, pare it back to 11 wards and we'll be doing just fine.
Toronto (2.81M) = 44 Wards
Montreal (1.71M) = 19 Boroughs
Calgary (1.24M) = 14 Wards
Edmonton (934K) = 12 Wards
Ottawa (883K) = 23 Wards
Mississauga (781K) = 11 Wards
Winnipeg (705K) = 15 Wards
Vancouver (631K) = 10 City-Wide Councillors
Brampton (594K) = 10 Wards with 5 bi-Ward Councillors
Hamilton (537K) = 15 Wards
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