1910 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1910 municipal election was held December 12, 1910 for the purpose of electing a mayor and five aldermen to sit on the Edmonton City Council, as well as three public school trustees and five separate school trustees. There were also four proposed bylaws put to a vote of the electorate concurrently with the election. Positions to be elected There were eight aldermen on city council, but three of the positions were already filled: James Hyndman, John H. Millar, and James Mould had been elected to two-year terms in 1909 and were still in office. George S. Armstrong had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned to run for mayor. Accordingly, the fifth-place finisher in the 1910 election - James McKinley - was elected to a one-year term to complete Armstrong's aldermanic term. McKinley resigned in 1911, occasioning a by-election. There were six trustees on the public board of trustees, but three of the positions were already occupied: A Butchart, Arthur Cushing, and William Ferris had been elected to two-year terms in 1909 and were still in office. Voter turnout There were 2149 ballots cast. Information about the number of eligible voters is no longer available. Results (bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Mayor George S. Armstrong was acclaimed as mayor. Aldermen Each voter could cast five votes (plurality block voting) so a total of about 5600 votes were cast by the 2100 voters who voted. John Lundy - 854 Thomas Grindley - 670 Herman McInnes - 616 Charles Gowan - 601 James McKinley - 570 Alex Stuart - 530 J C MacDonald - 525 A E Potter - 429 Charles Gibbs - 369 Gustave May - 251 F C Humberstone - 122 Public school trustees Walter Ramsey - 813 William Clark - 658 Samuel Barnes - 563 Harry Smith - 498 E T Bishop - 355 J St. Clair-Blackett - 263 Separate (Catholic) school trustees John Cashman, James Collisson. Wilfrid Gariépy, Milton Martin, and Joseph Henri Picard were elected. Detailed results are no longer available. Bylaws The following bylaws were voted on concurrently with the 1910 election: Bylaw 279 A bylaw to grant Pinisch Compressing Co., a special franchise for the supply of artificial gas for the lighting of railway coaches. For: 1,239 Against: 245 Bylaw 280 A bylaw to provide for the sum of $75,000 to supplement the sum of $75,000 granted by bylaw 248 for improving East End Park and Exhibition Grounds. For: 1,557 Against: 184 Bylaw 281 A bylaw to provide for the raising of the further sum of $175,000 to be paid to the City Hospital by way of a bonus. For: 1,610 Against: 196 Bylaw 282 A bylaw to provide $2,300 for the purchase of machinery and an addition to the City Warehouse. For: 1,188 Against: 459 References City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections 1910 Category:1910 elections in Canada Category:1910 in Alberta Category:December 1910 in Canada Category:1910s in Edmonton