1925 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1925 municipal election was held December 14, 1925 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. In the election's only plebiscite, the voters also rejected a proposal to increase the mayor's term from one year to two. There were ten aldermen on city council, but three of the positions were already filled: Will Werner, Charles Gibbs, and Daniel Knott were all elected to two-year terms in 1924 and were still in office. James Collisson and Joseph Clarke had also been elected in 1924, but both resigned to run for mayor. Accordingly, Charles Robson and Alfred Farmilo were elected to one-year terms. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Adair, Thyrza Bishop, and T J Johnston had all been elected to two-year terms in 1924 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where C E Barry, E A Carrigan, and P M Dunne were continuing. Voters in this election cast ranked votes. In the mayoral contest where one member was elected, the contest was conducted according to Instant-runoff voting; in contests where multiple members were elected, such as for city council and school boards, the contest was conducted according to the single transferable vote system. The mayor was elected to a one year term, the term being finished in December 1926; all others were elected to two year terms, their terms being finished in December 1927. Voter turnout There were 15,304 ballots cast out of 35,343 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 43.3%. 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 This election was conducted using Instant-runoff voting but no vote transfers were conducted in this case because Blatchford received a majority of votes on the first count. Party Candidate Votes % Elected EDM Independent Kenneth Alexander Blatchford 8,463 55.36% yes EDM Independent James Collisson 2,301 15.05% EDM Independent Joseph Clarke 2,098 13.72% EDM Independent Rice Sheppard 1,445 9.45% EDM Independent Joseph Adair 948 6.20% EDM Independent Gertrude McBain 31 0.20% Aldermen This election was conducted using Single transferable voting. Quota approximately 1825. This was the number of votes that guaranteed election. Party Candidate Initial Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association James McCrie Douglas 3,587 SS yes EDM Labour James East 2,839 yes EDM Civic Government Association A C Sloane 1,541 yes EDM Civic Government Association Frederick Keillor 1,273 SS yes EDM Labour James Findlay 1,071 yes EDM Civic Government Association Robert Dolphin Tighe 1,028 EDM Civic Government Association Charles Robson 988 yes EDM Labour Alfred Farmilo 855 yes EDM Civic Government Association C. W. Gimby 728 EDM Labour James Herlihy 552 EDM Labour Edward James Thompson 380 Because of the single transferable vote system, Tighe received more initial votes, but Farmilo won (and Robson held) based on votes subsequently transferred from other candidates. Douglas resigned less than a year later to run for mayor in the 1926 Edmonton municipal election. Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association Ralph Bellamy 3,478 yes EDM Labour Frank Crang 2,832 SS yes EDM Civic Government Association F. S. McPherson 2,825 yes EDM Labour Elmer Roper 2,658 yes EDM Labour Sophie N. Bell 1,503 EDM Civic Government Association W. W. McBain 1,147 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Thomas Magee 371 yes EDM Independent Charles Gariepy 365 yes EDM Independent A J Ryan 336 yes EDM Independent Paul Jenvrin 141 EDM Independent Robert Crossland 133 SS yes Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Crossland was elected over Jenvrin. Mayoral Term Plebiscite Are you in favour of the Mayor holding office for the term of two years? Yes - 7251 No - 8945 References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1925 Category:1925 elections in Canada Category:1925 in Alberta Category:1920s in Edmonton