Edmonton municipal election, 1958

The 1958 municipal election was held October 15, 1958 to elect six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, four trustees to sit on the separate school board, and three trustees to sit on the public school board. There was no election for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Cliffard Roy, William Connelly, Hu Harries, and Reginald Easton were all elected to two-year terms in 1957 and were still in office. James Falconer was also elected to a two-year term in 1957, but had resigned; accordingly, William Henning was elected to a one-year term to complete Falconer's term.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Ernest Hanna, Angus MacDonald, Robert Johnson, and Douglas Thomson were elected to two-year terms in 1957 and were still in office. On the separate board, there were four vacancies: Orest Demco, Catherine McGrath, and Joseph Moreau were acclaimed to two-year terms in 1957 and were still in office. Michael O'Byrne had also been acclaimed to a two-year term in 1957, but had resigned; accordingly, William Burke was elected to a one-year term to complete O'Byrne's term.

Voter turnout

There were 18650 ballots cast out of 145701 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 12.8%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeFrederick John Mitchell 13,263   Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeGeorge Prudham 12,230 SS Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeDonald Bowen 12,110 SS Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeEthel Wilson 12,103   Green tick
IndependentLaurette Douglas 10,848   Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeWilliam Henning 10,710 SS Green tick
IndependentCharles Simmonds 6,839 SS
IndependentOrval Allen 5,672 SS
Edmonton Voters AssociationJulia Kiniski 4,283
Edmonton Voters AssociationHarper McCrae 4,036
Edmonton Voters AssociationLouis Broten 3,090
Edmonton Voters AssociationWilliam Chmiliar 2,805 SS
Edmonton Voters AssociationPeter Uganecz 2,061
Edmonton Voters AssociationStephen Senio 1,861 SS

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeJ. Percy Page 13,518 Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeRobert Thorogood 12,119 Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeWilliam Orobko 9,745 Green tick
Edmonton Voters AssociationDavid Graham 7,462
Edmonton Voters AssociationJ. Franchuk 2,530

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections