Edmonton municipal election, 1968

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The 1968 municipal election was held October 16, 1968 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions.

On May 2, 1968 the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed the Municipal Elections Act. this Act had three major effects: first, it standardized municipal terms as being three years in all Alberta municipalities. Second, it standardized the date on which municipal elections in Alberta would be held - the nomination deadline would be the third Monday of September and the election would be four weeks later. Third, it allowed for the election of aldermen by ward, rather than at large.

This election was conducted under the new Act, and included a plebiscite to move to a ward system. It was approved by the electorate, and the 1968 election was the last in which aldermen were elected at large (although a 1970 by-election also elected an alderman at large, before the ward system was introduced in the 1971 election).

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[edit] Voter Turnout

There were 93129 ballots cast out of 238828 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 39%.

[edit] Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

[edit] Mayor

  • Ivor Dent - 34722
  • Reginald Easton - 27365
  • John Leslie Bodie - 26951

[edit] Aldermen

  • Morris Weinlos - 49527
  • James Bateman - 45685
  • Una Evans - 44025
  • Ed Leger - 42636
  • Cec Purves - 40699
  • Neil Crawford - 39190
  • Kenneth Newman - 37607
  • Ches Tanner - 36191
  • Julia Kiniski - 35760
  • Terry Nugent - 34451
  • Kathleen McCallum - 34059
  • David Ward - 29770
  • Bev Booker - 29652
  • Terry Cavanagh - 28981
  • Norbert Berkowitz - 28394
  • Pat Shewchuk - 26395
  • Catherine Chichak - 24835
  • G Dale Newcombe - 24403
  • Bill McLean - 24185
  • Don Ross - 21837
  • Ron Hayter - 21511
  • G A (Pat) O'Hara - 18310
  • A Terry Laing - 16155
  • Lila Fahlman - 15485
  • John Matlock - 12543
  • John Lakusta - 11965
  • Douglas Tomlinson - 10189
  • Charles Jenkins - 9543
  • Walter Makowecki - 7962
  • Wilson Arthur Stewart - 7951
  • Bernard Mazurewicz - 6848
  • Abner Abraham Rubin - 5339

[edit] Public School Trustees

Party Candidate Votes
     Better Education Association Jackson Willis 38,496
     Better Education Association John Bracco 31,844
     Quality Education Council Edith Rogers 29,404
     Independent Vernon Johnson 28,860
     Better Education Association Milton Lazerte 27,422
     Better Education Association Warren Edward (Ted) Smith 25,922
     Better Education Association Lois Campbell 23,976
     Quality Education Council Richard Herbert Jamieson 17,981
     Better Education Association David Ellis 16,578
     Better Education Association Alan Robertson 16,419
     Independent Jean O'Hara 15,704
     Quality Education Council Robert Dunseith 14,346
     Independent Dorothy Preston 12,389
     Quality Education Council Joseph Boehm 10,388
     Independent Don McMillan 9,439
     Quality Education Council Albert Bourcier 9,378
     Quality Education Council John Poppit 6,739
     Independent William Chomyn 6,522
     Independent Laura Tuomi 5,791
     Quality Education Council John Fuga 5,744
     Independent Paul Fuog 3,943

[edit] Separate (Catholic) School Trustees

Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Georges Brosseau 11,893
     Independent Jean Forest 9,681
     Independent Robert Sabourin 9,175
     Independent Bob Neville 8,853
     Independent Bill Diachuk 8,520
     Independent Larry Messier 8,310
     Independent Jean McDonald 8,225
     Independent Paul Norris 7,864
     Independent B. J. Gagnon 7,041
     Independent Morris Bahry 7,023
     Independent D. A. McKay 6,657
     Independent Cece Primeau 6,645

[edit] Plebiscites

[edit] Ward System

Are you in favour of the City being divided into areas known as wards, of not less than three (3) and not more than ten (10) in number for the holding of elections of Alderman to City Council at future elections?

  • Yes - 45938
  • No - 28594

[edit] Convention and Sports Complex

Do you favour the construction of a Trade Convention and Sports Complex containing facilities such as a covered Football stadium and Ice Arena, and a Trade & Convention Centre, at an estimated capital cost of Twenty-three Million Dollars ($23,000,000.00) and to be operated at an estimated annual deficit of not more than two million?

  • Yes - 57568
  • No - 21458

[edit] Council Control of Store Hours

Do you want shop hours in the City of Edmonton to be controlled by City Council?

  • Yes - 24672
  • No - 55489

If shop hours are controlled, which do you favour: (a.) six days and two evenings - 58533 (b.) five days and two evenings - 8539 (c.) five and one-half days and one evening - 11776

[edit] References

Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton webpage)