Edmonton municipal election, 1937
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The 1937 municipal election was held November 10, 1937 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five trustees to sit on the public school board (Hugh Currie, Charles Gariepy, William Wilde, and John Welihan were acclaimed to two year terms on the separate school board). Voters also decided three plebiscite questions.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Hugh MacDonald, James Ogilvie, John McCreath, and Athelstan Bissett were all elected to two year terms in 1936 and were still in office. John Wesley Fry was also elected to a two year term in 1936, but resigned to run for mayor; accordingly, Blair Paterson was elected to a one year term.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but two of the positions were already filled: Izena Ross and Armour Ford had been elected to two year terms in 1936 and were still in office. Frederick Casselman had also been elected to a two year term in 1936, but had resigned; accordingly, George Gleave was elected to a one year term. On the separate school board there were four vacancies, as A J Crowe, J O Pilon, and J O'Hara were continuing.
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[edit] Voter Turnout
There were 24279 ballots cast out of 51599 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 47.0%.
[edit] Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
[edit] Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' Committee | John Wesley Fry | 10,487 | 43.63% | |
| Edmonton First | Joseph Clarke | 7,340 | 30.53% | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Guy Patterson | 3,419 | 14.22% | |
| Independent | John Sedgewick Cowper | 2,730 | 11.36% | |
| Independent | Frederick Speed | 62 | 0.26% | |
[edit] Aldermen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' Committee | Edward Brown | 12,677 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Frederick Casselman | 12,386 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Douglas Grout | 12,252 | |
| Citizens' Committee | George Campbell | 11,709 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Dan Knott | 11,655 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Blair Paterson | 10,980 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Harry Ainlay | 10,103 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | James Findlay | 8,501 | |
| Independent | Margaret Crang | 7,608 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Charles Gould | 7,190 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Elisha East | 5,323 | |
| Independent | Walter Clevely | 4,884 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | William Miller | 4,551 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Charles Lee | 4,447 | |
| Independent | Raymond C. Ghostley | 2,308 | |
| New Deal | John James Allen | 2,036 | |
| Independent | Peter Glassman | 1,779 | |
| Independent | Ernest Holub | 1,072 | |
| Independent | Charles Keily | 734 | |
[edit] Public School Trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' Committee | Albert Ottewell | 10,297 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Walter Morrish | 8,829 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Sidney Bowcott | 8,391 | |
| Citizens' Committee | C. Bruce Smith | 7,330 | |
| Citizens' Committee | George Gleave | 7,034 | |
| Independent | Frank Crang | 6,770 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Mary Ann Gilchrist | 5,950 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Adam Bruce | 5,384 | |
| Progressive Civic Association | Thomas Housley | 3,959 | |
[edit] Separate (Catholic) School Trustees
Hugh Currie, Charles Gariepy, William Wilde, and John Welihan were acclaimed.
[edit] Plebiscites
[edit] Mayoral Election
Are you in favour of the Mayor being elected annually by the members of the City Council from their number?
- Yes - 4444
- No - 18383
[edit] Money Bylaw (Airport Hangar)
$35000 for an Airport Hangar
- Yes - 5308
- No - 1578
[edit] Money Bylaw (Police Signals)
$25000 for Police Signals
- Yes - 3075
- No - 3159
[edit] References
Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton website)
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