1951 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1951 municipal election was held November 7, 1951 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the separate school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the public board. The electorate also decided four plebiscite questions. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Edwin Clarke, Duncan Innes (SS), Richmond Francis Hanna, Frederick John Mitchell, and Athelstan Bissett (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1950 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Harry Fowler, Robert Rae, and Charles Cummins had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1950 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Adrian Crowe (SS), Francis Killeen, and James O'Hara were continuing. Voter turnout There were 41,515 ballots cast out of 98,882 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 41.0%. 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. Mayor Party Candidate Votes % EDM Citizens' Committee William Hawrelak 26,858 65.03% EDM Independent Sidney Parsons 8,537 20.67% EDM Independent George Gleave 5,909 14.31% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Harold Tanner 27,067 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Abe Miller 22,035 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Rupert Clare 21,565 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Violet Field 21,061 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Al Larson 16,648 SS yes EDM Independent Sidney Bowcott 12,332 EDM Independent Thomas Andrew Graham 10,389 EDM Independent Charles Simmonds 9,147 EDM Independent Mack Lyle 8,827 SS EDM Labour Ethel Wilson 8,516 EDM Labour rowIndependent LabourTom Steele7,126 EDM Labour Daniel Smith 6,705 EDM Independent Julia Kiniski 5,045 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee William Webber Acclaimed yes EDM Citizens' Committee Mary Butterworth Acclaimed SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee J. W. K. Shortreed Acclaimed yes EDM Citizens' Committee John Thorogood Acclaimed SS yes Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Andre Dechene 3,832 yes EDM Independent William Sereda 3,744 yes EDM Independent Catherine McGrath 3,343 yes EDM Independent Amby Lenon 3,008 SS yes EDM Independent Joseph Pilon 2,995 EDM Independent Robert Garneau 2,705 EDM Independent Terence Hughes 2,100 Plebiscites Financial plebiscite items required a minimum two-thirds "Yes" majority to bring about action Paving Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a sinking fund debenture debt in the sum of $1,060,000 for the City share of paving of residential and arterial streets? Yes - 16,027 No - 3,039 Incinerator Upgrades Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $300,000 for the purpose of modernization and enlarging the capacity of the present city incinerator? Yes - 13,827 No - 4,217 Equipment for the City Engineers' Department Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $200,000 to purchase construction and scavenging equipment and traffic light equipment for the City Engineers’ Department? Yes - 15,072 No - 3,248 Building Extensions Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $65,000 for extensions to Engineers’ yard and shop buildings? Yes - 10,794 No - 6,553 References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1951 Category:1951 elections in Canada Category:1951 in Alberta Category:November 1951 in Canada Category:1950s in Edmonton