Edmonton municipal election, 1919
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The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. T P Malone, Paul Janvrin, T S Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Hepburn, Samuel McCoppen, Henri Martin, John McKenzie, and Andrew McLennan were all elected to two year terms in 1918 and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Duggan, Frank Crang, and William Rea had all been elected to two year terms in 1918 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where J J Murray, Joseph Driscoll, and Joseph Gariepy were continuing.
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[edit] Voter Turnout
There were 11213 ballots cast out of 15378 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 72.9%.
[edit] Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
[edit] Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Clarke | 6,509 | 59.52% | |
| Citizens' Committee | Matthew Easdale | 4,427 | 40.48% | |
[edit] Aldermen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. A. Kinney | 5,513 | |
| Labour | James East | 4,847 | |
| Labour | Rice Sheppard | 4,644 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Percy Abbott | 4,233 | |
| Citizens' Committee | John Bowen | 4,093 | |
| Citizens' Committee | George H. Scott | 3,835 | |
| Labour | James Findlay | 3,775 | |
| Labour | J. J. Murray | 3,696 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Valentine Richards | 3,524 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Charles Grant | 3,230 | |
| Independent | Charles G. Davidson | 2,982 | |
| Independent | Joseph Adair | 2,356 | |
[edit] Public School Trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. A. McPherson | 5,682 | |
| Labour | Samuel Barnes | 5,669 | |
| Labour | J. W. H. Williams | 4,099 | |
| Labour | Frank Scott | 4,012 | |
| Independent | Mrs. Howey | 3,945 | |
| Independent | Henry Douglas | 3,944 | |
| Independent | Walter Ramsey | 3,829 | |
| Independent | E. T. Bishop | 3,278 | |
[edit] Separate (Catholic) School Trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Malone | acclaimed | |
| Independent | Paul Janvrin | acclaimed | |
| Independent | T. S. Magee | acclaimed | |
| Independent | Joseph Henri Picard | acclaimed | |
[edit] Plebiscite
| Are you in favour of paying each member of the Council the sum of $10.00 for each meeting of the Council attended by him during his term of office, and for each Committee meeting so attended $5.00. Provided that the total sum payable to any member shall not be greater than $1,000.00 during any year, nor more than $100.00 during any month. |
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| Votes | % | |
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| Yes | 4,152 | 41.84% |
| No | 5,771 | 58.16% |
[edit] References
Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton website)
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