Edmonton municipal election, 1926
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The 1926 municipal election was held December 13, 1926 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. Harry Carrigan, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed to two year terms on the separate school board.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: James East, James Findlay, Frederick Keillor, and A C Sloane were all elected to two year terms in 1925 and were still in office. James McCrie Douglas had also been elected in 1925, but had resigned; accordingly, L S C Dineen was elected to a one year term.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Ralph Bellamy, Frank Crang, F S MacPherson, and Elmer Roper had all been elected to two year terms in 1925 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where R Crossland, Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, and A J Ryan were continuing.
The election was conducted using the single transferable vote system.
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[edit] Voter Turnout
There were 12720 ballots cast out of 35726 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 35.6%.
[edit] Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
[edit] Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Bury | 4,816 | 37.94% | |
| Labour | Dan Knott | 2,944 | 23.19% | |
| Civic Government Association | Will Werner | 2,388 | 18.81% | |
| Independent | Joseph Clarke | 1,727 | 13.61% | |
| Independent | James McCrie Douglas | 571 | 4.50% | |
| Independent | Rice Sheppard | 247 | 1.95% | |
[edit] Aldermen
Owing to the single transferable vote electoral system in place and to the need for candidates from the south side of the North Saskatchewan River, the candidates who received the most votes on the first count (listed below) were not necessarily those elected.)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Gibbs | 2,107 | |
| Labour | Alfred Farmilo | 1,510 | |
| Independent | Charles Robson | 1,458 | |
| Civic Government Association | Herbert Baker | 1,287 | |
| Civic Government Association | Robert Dolphin Tighe | 1,107 | |
| Civic Government Association | George Hazlett | 1,009 | |
| Civic Government Association | Robert Muir | 980 | |
| Civic Government Association | Charles Henry Grant | 840 | |
| Civic Government Association | Norman Currie Willson | 657 | |
| Labour | Lionel Shurley Crawford Dineen | 555 | |
| Labour | Edward James Thompson | 402 | |
| Labour | Edwin Evart Owen | 379 | |
[edit] Public School Trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Samuel Barnes | 3,741 | |
| Civic Government Association | Thyrza Bishop | 2,506 | |
| Civic Government Association | D. B. Lake | 1,710 | |
| Civic Governance Association | W. W. McBain | 1,528 | |
| Labour | J A Herlihy | 1,127 | |
| Labour | G. Teviotdale | 480 | |
[edit] Separate (Catholic) School Trustees
Harry Carrigan, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed.
[edit] References
Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton website)
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