1944 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1944 municipal election was held November 1, 1944 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board, while three trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board. This was the first election to be held on the first Wednesday of November rather than the second Wednesday, in order to avoid future conflicts with the Armistice Day holiday, as happened in 1936 and 1942. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James McCrie Douglas (SS), Harry Ainlay (SS), Winslow Hamilton, Charles Gariepy, and Melvin Downey (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1943 and were still in office. Southside (SS) representation was guaranteed - two councillors had to come from the southside. This requirement was dropped in 1961.https://www.edmonton.ca/public-files/assets/document?path=Chapter_12_-_Results_(1892_to_1944).pdf Municipal elections in Edmonton (1892 to 1944) 92-93 edmonton.ca There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Albert Ottewell (SS), Bertram Robertson, Frank Newson, and Roy Sutherland had been elected to two-year terms in 1943 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate board, where William Wilde (SS), Joseph Gallant, Thomas Malone, and J O Pilon were continuing. Voter turnout There were 9,948 ballots cast out of 61,033 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 16.4%. Results bold or indicates elected italics indicate incumbent "SS", where data is available, indicates representative for Edmonton's South Side, with a minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, amalgamated into Edmonton on February 1, 1912. Mayor Party Candidate Votes % EDM Independent John Wesley Fry 7,017 71.12% EDM Independent Rice Sheppard 2,850 28.88% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Sidney Bowcott 6,597 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Athelstan Bissett 6,317 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Sidney Parsons 6,094 yes EDM Citizens' Committee James Ogilvie 5,916 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 5,532 yes EDM Independent Gwendolen Clarke 3,420 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationMargaret Thompson2,311 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationEdith Rogers2,298 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationAlfred Gregory2,273 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationHoward Smith2,015 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationRobert Haskins1,944 EDM Independent Jan Lakeman 1,585 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Izena Ross 5,593 yes EDM Citizens' Committee George Cormie 5,255 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Alex Gemeroy 5,143 yes EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationMary Butterworth3,371SS EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationWilliam Thornton2,994 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth FederationArchibald Richardson2,888 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Adrian Crowe (SS), Francis Killeen, and James O'Hara were acclaimed. References External links Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1944 Category:1944 elections in Canada Category:1944 in Alberta Category:November 1944 in Canada Category:1940s in Edmonton