1950 Sudbury municipal election

September 2023 The 1950 Sudbury municipal election was held on December 4, 1950, as voters in Sudbury, Ontario, and its outlying communities voted to elect mayors, alderman, school trustees, the hydro commissioner and the reeve of McKim Township. In addition the voters were asked to decide on three propositions, whether to allow Sunday sport, ash collection and a two-year term for municipal elections. At this time the city was divided into three wards; Fournier, McCormick and Ryan. Three aldermen were elected for each ward. They were selected by choosing the top three contestants with the highest number of recorded ballots (i.e those contestants who place first, second and third). The municipal election of 1950 represented the start of a key shift in the demographic of city council. It was in this election that citizens of Sudbury elected two women to serve as alderman for the first time in the city’s history. They were Grace Hartman, who would later become the city's first woman mayor, and Dr. Faustina Kelly Cook. On an interesting side note, William S. Beaton, the incumbent, ran against Peter Fenton, the mayor of Sudbury from 1930 to 1932. Results The results are taken from the December 5, 1950, edition of the Sudbury Daily Star. + City of Sudbury Election Results, 1950 The Sudbury Daily Star. (December 5, 1950) p.7 Mayoral Contest Candidate Votes Adv. Polls Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Total BEATON (elected) 15 718 1579 2009 4321 Whissell 11 1705 748 1176 3640 Fenton 14 269 719 869 1871 Aldermanic Contest Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Candidate Votes Candidate Votes Candidate Votes LAMOUREUX (elected) 1944 HARTMAN (elected) 2238 THOMPSON (elected) 2568 COOK (elected) 1434 BARLOW (elected) 1867 COE (elected) 1916 GODIN (elected) 1010 MONAGHAN (elected) 1219 ANDERSON (elected) 1553 Campeau 843 Furchner 1148 McNeill 1442 Theriault 748 O’Neil 529 Germa 1264 Cler 308 Nesbit 673 Plebiscites Sunday Sport Decision Votes Adv. Polls Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Total NO (decided) 22 1578 2117 2637 6354 Yes 19 976 858 1264 3117 Two Year Term Decision Votes Adv. Polls Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Total NO (decided) 35 1742 2429 2998 7204 Yes 5 594 620 788 2007 Ash Collection Decision Votes Adv. Polls Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Total NO (decided) 29 1846 2002 2814 6691 Yes 12 637 838 1023 2510 Hydro Commission Candidate Votes Adv. Polls Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Total LANDREVILLE (elected) 21 2180 1283 1946 5439 Dash 20 442 1728 1961 4151 McKim Township for Reeve Candidate Votes Gatchel New Sudbury Minnow Lake Lockerby Total SOMERS, M.E. (elected) 187 315 866 212 1580 Miller, Geo. F. 723 156 192 368 1439 References 1950 Category:1950 elections in Canada Category:1950 Ontario municipal elections Category:December 1950 in Canada Category:1950s in Greater Sudbury