1956 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1956 municipal election was held October 17, 1956 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided nine plebiscite questions. 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 five of the positions were already filled: Abe Miller, Cliffard Roy, Hu Harries, James Falconer, and William Connelly were all elected to two-year terms in 1955 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth, Herbert Smith, James Hanna, and William Henning were elected to two-year terms in 1955 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Amby Lenon, Andre Dechene, Orest Demco, and Catherine McGrath were continuing. Voter turnout There were 13360 ballots cast out of 133537 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 10.0%. Results (bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 9,984   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Ethel Wilson 9,284   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Laurette Douglas 9,233   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Giffard Main 8,838 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Donald Bowen 8,774 SS yes EDM Labour David Graham 6,424 EDM Labour Charles Gilbert 5,560 SS EDM Independent Tempest Aitken 4,329 SS EDM Independent Julia Kiniski 3,999 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee John Page 10,354 yes EDM Citizens' Committee John Thorogood 8,942 yes EDM Citizens' Committee William Orobko 7,220 yes EDM Independent Rebecca Stillwell 5,882 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Vincent Dantzer 2,068   yes EDM Independent John Bernard Kane 1,846   yes EDM Independent Leo Lemieux 1,813 SS yes EDM Independent James O'Hara 1,739 Plebiscites Paving Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $1,000,000.00 for the City's share of standard paving on arterial and residential streets? Yes - 8673 No - 1193 Paving and Gravelling Details of question no longer available. Yes - 8483 No - 1197 Asphalt and Gravel Details of question no longer available. Yes - 8023 No - 1494 Parks Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the improvement of City parks, and the commencement of work on undeveloped parkland, circles, buffer zones, ravine side boulevards and similar works, including, necessary new roads, sewers and drains into parkland? Yes - 8246 No - 1444 Health Clinic Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000.00 for the purpose of a health clinic to provide inoculation services, supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services? Yes - 8755 No - 1178 Royal Alexandra Hospital Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $350,000.00 to provide equipment and furnishings at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, miscellaneous improvements to the interior and exterior of the Hospital? Yes - 7213 No - 2433 Traffic Lights Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000.00 in order to purchase and install additional traffic lights at various locations within the City? Yes - 7987 No - 1607 Fire Hall Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $125,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a fire hall in the vicinity of 97th Street and 127th Avenue? Yes - 7645 No - 1741 Royal Alexandra Hospital - Nurses Residence Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $2,700,000.00 for the purpose of constructing at the Royal Alexandra Hospital nurses residence and training school? Yes - 6921 No - 2695 References City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections 1956 Category:1956 elections in Canada Category:1956 in Alberta Category:October 1956 in Canada Category:1950s in Edmonton