Edmonton municipal election, 1963

The 1963 municipal election was held October 16, 1963 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Frederick John Mitchell, Ethel Wilson, Morris Weinlos, and Vincent Dantzer were all elected to two-year terms in 1962 and were still in office. George Prudham was also elected to a two-year term in 1961, but resigned.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: James Falconer, Milton Lazerte, and Helen Sinclair were elected to two-year terms in 1962 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Edward Stack, Jean McDonald, and Bill Diachuk were continuing.

All elected officials were elected to one-year terms in this election, in preparation for the changeover to a new system, whereby elections would be held only every two years with all officials elected to two-year terms.

In addition to choosing members for City Council, citizens were asked to vote on three plebiscites. Two of the plebiscites were related, asking if the city should borrow money to purchase a four city block parcel of land in downtown Edmonton, and if the city should borrow money to build a sports and convention complex on that land. These two plebiscites were rejected. The site under consideration, on the north side of Jasper Avenue, is now occupied by the Citadel Theatre (opened 1976), Sun Life Place (1978), and Canada Place (1988). Citizens did agree to a sports/convention centre in a 1968 plebiscite, but later rejected the specific 1970 Omniplex project plebiscite. The eventual (1983) scaled down Edmonton Convention Centre was built a few metres south of the 1963 proposal site, on the cliff side of Jasper Avenue.

Voter turnout

There were 98052 ballots cast out of 173901 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 56.4%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Party Candidate Votes %
IndependentWilliam Hawrelak 52,340 53.80%
Civic Government AssociationStanley Milner 44,950 46.20%

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Civic Government AssociationMcKim Ross 53,516 Green tickY
Civic Government AssociationJohn Leslie Bodie 43,186 Green tickY
Civic Government AssociationGordon McClary 41,248 Green tickY
United Voters AssociationIvor Dent 41,044 Green tickY
United Voters AssociationJulia Kiniski 36,861 Green tickY
Citizens CouncilEd Leger 35,927 Green tickY
Civic Government AssociationMurray Hamilton 35,725
Civic Government AssociationRobert Brower 33,408
United Voters AssociationAllan Welsh 30,611
Civic Government AssociationFred Kurylo 28,654
United Voters AssociationNorbert Berkowitz 26,246
United Voters AssociationKenneth McAuley 26,153
United Voters AssociationR. J. Dunseith 20,819
IndependentJohn Sehn 14,369

Public School Trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Better Education AssociationEarl Buxton 33,699 Green tickY
Better Education AssociationWalter Gainer 32,735 Green tickY
Quality Education CouncilEdith Rogers 32,666 Green tickY
Civic Government AssociationVernon Johnson 25,366 Green tickY
Civic Government AssociationP. William Jones 24,538
Better Education AssociationHerbert Meltzer 21,560
Better Education AssociationJohn Bracco 21,334
Civic Government AssociationBruce Mathew 19,179
Quality Education CouncilLee Fosmark 11,741
Quality Education CouncilArnold Rapske 11,015
Quality Education CouncilGeorge Edward Machon 8,357

Separate (Catholic) School Trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
IndependentOrest Demco 11,581 Green tickY
IndependentA. A. Gorman 9,441 Green tickY
IndependentG. R. Boileau 9,689 Green tickY
IndependentB. Feehan 9,147 Green tickY
IndependentJohn Barbeau 8,506
IndependentRoy Watson 6,103
IndependentHarry Carrigan 6,020
IndependentWilliam Betzler 5,586

Plebiscites

Land Exchange

Are you in favour of the disposition, by exchange, of approximately 1.23 acres of land lying East of Bellamy Hill, approximately .43 acres of which is now designated as Parkland, for approximately 215 acres of land lying in the Southwest section of the City in an area West of Whitemud Creek? The purpose of the exchange is to enable the purchaser to construct a commercial building on the Bellamy Hill site. If the exchange is accepted, the land acquired by the City will be Parkland?[1]
  • Yes
 – 63,344
  • No
 – 26,421

Convention Complex Land Acquisition

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2454 to borrow by debentures $4,000,000.00 with which to buy the land and buildings between Jasper Avenue and 102nd Avenue and between 97th Street and 99th Street so that a convention centre, an arena for sporting and cultural events and exhibitions, a theatre building, tourist centre and parking garage can be built there as part of the City Centre Development Plan?
  • Yes
 – 33,470
  • No
 – 25,300

Convention Complex

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2455 to borrow by debentures $10,250,000.00 to construct a convention centre, an arena for sporting and cultural events and exhibitions, a theatre building, tourist centre and parking garage?
  • Yes
 – 30,903
  • No
 – 25,457

Notes

  1. ↑
    1.23 acres ≈ 5,000 m²
    0.43 acres ≈ 1,700 m²
    215 acres ≈ 870,000 m²

References

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