Edmonton municipal election, 1941

The 1941 municipal election was held November 12, 1941 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James Ogilvie, Sidney Bowcott, Athelstan Bissett (SS), Sidney Parsons, and Frederick John Mitchell were all elected to two-year terms in 1940 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Izena Ross, E M Gunderson, and W G McConachie had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1940 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate board, where Adrien Crowe (SS), James Oโ€™Hara, and J O Pilon were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 17,566 ballots cast out of 56,808 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 30.9%.

Results

Mayor

Party Candidate Votes %
IndependentJohn Wesley Fry 11,632 68.78%
Citizens' CommitteeGeorge Campbell 5,281 31.22%

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
LabourHarry Ainlay 9,134 SS Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeJames McCrie Douglas 8,113 SS Green tickY
     Civic Progressive Association Gwendolen Clarke 7,369 Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeCharles Gariepy 6,718 Green tickY
     Civic Progressive Association Guy Patterson 6,378 Green tickY
     Civic Progressive Association Frank Crang 6,082 SS
IndependentDan Knott 6,070
Citizens' CommitteeJohn E. Sydie 5,251
Citizens' CommitteeMilo M. Case 4,921
Citizens' CommitteeAlbert E. Knowler 4,485
IndependentJoseph Adair 4,148
IndependentMack McColl 4,053
LabourW. H. O'Neill 3,928
IndependentRice Sheppard 3,691 SS

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeMelvin Downey 10,993 SS Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeRoy Sutherland 10,794 Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeAlbert Ottewell 10,532 SS Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeJames Hyndman 10,532 Green tickY
LabourWilliam Tree 6,604

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

William Wilde (SS), Robert Tighe, Thomas Malone, and Romeo Bouchard were acclaimed.

References

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