1954 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1954 municipal election was held October 13, 1954 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees each to sit on the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided seven plebiscite questions. No election was held 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: Harold Tanner (SS), Rupert Clare, Abe Miller, Charles Simmonds, and Cliffard Roy (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth (ss), William Cowley, James Falconer, and John Thorogood (SS) had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Andre Dechene, Amby Lenon (SS), Catherine McGrath, and William Sereda were continuing. Voter turnout There were 20,866 ballots cast out of 123,040 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 17.0%. 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. Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Edwin Clarke 14,258   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Ethel Wilson 10,774   yes EDM Independent Frederick John Mitchell 10,764   yes EDM Independent Giffard Main 9,607 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Laurette Douglas 9,362   yes EDM Independent Duncan Innes 7,907 SS EDM Independent L. B. Nicholson 6,354 SS EDM Independent Thomas Graham 5,724 EDM Independent Clifford Lee 5,686 SS EDM Independent Frank Cowles 4,554 SS EDM Independent Sidney Bowcott 4,409 EDM Citizens' Committee Roy Jamha 2,749 EDM Independent Tempest Aitken 2,507 SS EDM Citizens' Committee Alex Goruk 2,444 EDM Independent Herbert Turner 2,187 EDM Independent Julia Kiniski 1,758 EDM Civic Reform Committee Rose Sarman 946 SS EDM Civic Reform Committee William Tuomi 707 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee William Roberts 12,723 yes EDM Independent Donald Bowen 11,828 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Rex Stevenson 10,529 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Henry Peterson 5,122 EDM Civic Reform Committee Rebecca Stilwell 4,989 EDM Independent Delmer Dreger 3,414 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent James O'Hara 2,867 yes EDM Independent Adrian Crowe 2,575 SS yes EDM Independent John Kane 2,526 yes EDM Independent Louis Blain n/a EDM Independent Marcel Lambert 2,514 EDM Independent Napolean Forcade 1,554 Plebiscites Financial plebiscite items required a minimum two-thirds "Yes" majority to bring about action Paving Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $550,000 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets? Yes - 10,749 No - 1,670 Asphalt Surfacing I Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000 for the City share of paving means of asphalt surfacing on gravel? Yes - 9,809 No - 2,004 Asphalt Surfacing II Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000 for the City share of paving by means of asphalt surfacing on gravel? Yes - 9,345 No - 2,097 Parks Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000 for the rehabilitation and development of parks including new trees, new roads, sewers, drains, fences and general rebuilding? Yes - 9,859 No - 2,112 Neighbourhood Beautification Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $91,500 for the completion of neighborhood beautification areas in various parts of the City including the beautification of small parcels of land owned within the City? Yes - 8,808 No - 2,898 Playgrounds Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $61,000 for the improvement of playgrounds and the construction of playground shelters and wading pools and the erection of fencing at various City playgrounds? Yes - 10,623 No - 1,677 Health Clinic Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000 for the purpose of a health clinic to look after inoculations, also the supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services? Yes - 10,623 No - 1,677 References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1954 Category:1954 elections in Canada Category:1954 in Alberta Category:October 1954 in Canada Category:1950s in Edmonton