1953 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1953 municipal election was held October 14, 1953, to elect six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the separate school board, while the mayor and four trustees for the public school board were acclaimed. The electorate also decided five plebiscite questions. There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Edwin Clarke, James MacDonald, Frederick John Mitchell, and Ethel Wilson were all elected to two-year terms in 1952 and were still in office. Richmond Francis Hanna (SS) had also been elected to a two-year term in 1952, but had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada and had resigned; consequently, Hu Harries (SS) was elected alderman for a one-year term to complete his term. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Charles Cummins, Robert Rae, and Harry Fowler had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1952 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Francis Killeen, James O'Hara, and Adrian Crowe (SS) were continuing. Voter turnout There were 12,146 ballots cast out of 107,687 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 11.2%. 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 Acclaimed Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Harold Tanner 11,267 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Rupert Clare 10,936   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Abe Miller 9,845   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Charles Simmonds 8,362   yes EDM Citizens' Committee Cliffard Roy 8,334 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Hu Harries 7,889 SS yes EDM Independent Sidney Bowcott 7,395 EDM Independent Phoebe McCullough 5,377 EDM Independent Julia Kiniski 3,471 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Mary Butterworth Acclaimed SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee William Cowley Acclaimed yes EDM Citizens' Committee James Falconer Acclaimed yes EDM Citizens' Committee John Thorogood Acclaimed SS yes Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Andre Dechene 2,305   yes EDM Independent William Sereda 1,869   yes EDM Independent Amby Lenon 1,680 SS yes EDM Independent Catherine McGrath 1,662   yes EDM Independent John Kane 1,401 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 $1,250,000 for the City share of paving arterial and residential streets? Yes - 8,271 No - 757 Engineering Equipment Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $200,000 for the purpose of buying Engineers Department Equipment, consisting of scavenging equipment, oil distributor, front end loaders, oil and gas tenders, sweepers and other construction equipment? Yes - 7,720 No - 1,090 Swimming Pool Renovations Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $75,000 for providing new filtration system and reconstructing dressing rooms and sun deck area in Borden Park Swimming Pool? Yes - 6,413 No - 2,067 Playgrounds Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $50,000 to develop public playgrounds, playground shelters, wading pools and to provide other public recreation facilities? Yes - 7,410 No - 1,270 New Building at the Royal Alexandra Hospital Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $355,000 being part of the cost of construction of a building to contain kitchen and dining room, storage and other facilities, at the Royal Alexandra Hospital? Yes - 7,299 No - 1,439 References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1953 Category:1953 elections in Canada Category:1953 in Alberta Category:October 1953 in Canada Category:1950s in Edmonton