Edmonton municipal election, 1962

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The 1962 municipal election was held October 17, 1962 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided two plebiscite questions. No election for mayor was held because Elmer Roper was one year into a two year term.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: McKim Ross, Angus McGugan, Stanley Milner, Gordon McClary, and John Leslie Bodie were all elected to two year terms in 1961 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Eric Duggan, Vernon Johnson, Edith Rogers, and P William Jones were elected to two year terms in 1961 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Joseph Moreau, A A Gorman, Orest Demco, and Harry Carrigan were continuing.

This was the last election held under the old system where by members of council would be elected to staggered two year terms. Beginning in 1964, all members of council would be elected to two year terms in the same year. The 1963 election was a transition election, in that all positions were elected for one year terms, to allow every position to be elected anew in 1964.

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[edit] Voter Turnout

There were 42146 ballots cast out of 165940 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 25.4%.

[edit] Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

[edit] Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes
     Civic Government Association Frederick John Mitchell 25,768
     Civic Government Association George Prudham 24,542
     Civic Government Association Ethel Wilson 28,690
     Civic Government Association Morris Weinlos 28,872
     Civic Government Association Vincent Dantzer 19,970
     Independent Ed Leger 15,003
     Independent Bjarne Larson 13,133
     Civic Rights Protective Association Julia Kiniski 12,643
     Independent Joseph Tannous 8,597
     Civic Rights Protective Association Paul Stepa 4,576
     Civic Rights Protective Association Albert Hensch 3,670
     Independent Walter Mackowecki 3,033
     Civic Rights Protective Association Ivar Vanags 2,528

[edit] Public School Trustees

Party Candidate Votes
     Better Education Association Milton Lazerte 16,016
     Civic Government Association James Falconer 14,532
     Better Education Association Helen Sinclair 14,297
     Better Education Association Walter Gainer 13,772
     Civic Government Association A. K. Miller 12,199
     Civic Government Association Peter Stewart 9,640
     Independent Anna Pollock 5,432
     Independent Paul Lloyd 3,379
     Independent Laura Tuomi 3,153

[edit] Separate (Catholic) School Trustees

Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Edward Stack 5,472
     Independent Jean McDonald 5,353
     Independent Bill Diachuk 4,496
     Independent John Barbeau 4,200
     Independent Roy Watson 3,491

[edit] Plebiscites

[edit] Term of Civic Officials

Should present election procedure under the City Act be continued whereby half of the Aldermen and half the School Board representatives are elected each year for a two-year term, and the Mayor is elected for a two-year term every two years? - 13197

OR

Should the election system be changed so that a Municipal election for Mayor, Aldermen and for the School Board Representatives will only be required every two years with all members, when elected, to sit for a term of two years? - 16101

OR

Should the election system be changed so that a Municipal election for Mayor, Aldermen, and for School Board representatives will only be required every three years with all members, when elected, to sit for a term of three years? - 7821

[edit] The Early Closing of Shops Bylaw and Food Stores

Do you Favor the passing of a bylaw to amend bylaw No.1716 being the Early Closing of Shops bylaw, so that the amended bylaw will exempt all food stores in Edmonton, regardless of size, from all provisions of the Early Closing Bylaw if the principal business of the store or shop is the sale of food?

  • Yes - 13006
  • No - 27587

[edit] References

Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton webpage)