1941 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 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 O’Hara, and J O Pilon were continuing. The seats were contested by the powerful business-oriented Citizens' Committee, the Labour Party/CCF and the Civic Progressive Association, a United front of leftist groups that had been formed the previous year."22 Candidates launch civic vote campaign", Edmonton Bulletin, Nov. 5, 1940. p. 1 Voter turnout There were 17,566 ballots cast out of 56,808 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 30.9%. 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 11,632 68.78% EDM Citizens' Committee George Campbell 5,281 31.22% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Labour Party Harry Ainlay 9,134 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee James McCrie Douglas 8,113 SS yes EDM Civic Progressive Association rowCivic Progressive AssociationGwendolen Clarke7,369EDM Citizens' Committee Charles Gariepy 6,718 yes EDM Civic Progressive Association rowCivic Progressive AssociationGuy Patterson6,378EDM Civic Progressive Association rowCivic Progressive AssociationMargaret Crang6,082SS EDM Independent Dan Knott 6,070 EDM Citizens' Committee John E. Sydie 5,251 EDM Citizens' Committee Milo M. Case 4,921 EDM Citizens' Committee Albert E. Knowler 4,485 EDM Independent Joseph Adair 4,148 EDM Independent Mack McColl 4,053 EDM Labour Party W. H. O'Neill 3,928 EDM Independent Rice Sheppard 3,691 SS Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Melvin Downey 10,993 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Roy Sutherland 10,794 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Albert Ottewell 10,532 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee James Hyndman 10,532 yes EDM Labour William Tree 6,604 Separate (Catholic) school trustees William Wilde (SS), Robert Tighe, Thomas Malone, and Romeo Bouchard were acclaimed. References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1941 Category:1941 elections in Canada Category:1941 in Alberta Category:November 1941 in Canada Category:1940s in Edmonton