1966 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1966 municipal election was held October 19, 1966, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions. The electoral system used was First past the post for the mayoral election and Plurality block voting for the election of councillors and trustees. Voters could cast as many as votes as the members to be elected. Voter turnout In this election, 125,084 voters voted, out of 208,716 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 59.9%. Results (bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Mayor Party Candidate Votes % EDM Independent Vincent Dantzer 64,233 51.85% EDM Independent William Hawrelak 54,544 44.03% EDM Independent Alex Latta 5,105 4.12% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Better Civic Government Committee Morris Weinlos 60,731 yes EDM Independent Ivor Dent 54,380 yes EDM Civil Rights Association Julia Kiniski 53,969 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee John Leslie Bodie 52,805 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee James Bateman 47,229 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee Frank Edwards 42,979 yes EDM Independent Ed Leger 40,750 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee Una Evans 39,469 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee Cec Purves 37,607 yes EDM Independent Angus McGugan 36,115 yes EDM Independent Neil Crawford 35,846 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee Reginald Easton 35,353 yes EDM Better Civic Government Committee Kathleen McCallum 35,294 EDM Independent Norbert Berkowitz 34,628 EDM Independent James Falconer 34,151 EDM Better Civic Government Committee Don Gray 31,279 EDM Better Civic Government Committee Conrad Kosowan 28,939 EDM Independent Allan Welsh 28,864 EDM Better Civic Government Committee Bob Evans 27,962 EDM Independent Catherine Chichak 25,458 EDM Independent Ron Hayter 24,981 EDM Independent Laurette Douglas 24,060 EDM Independent G. A. (Pat) O'Hara 23,968 EDM Independent A. Terry Laing 23,348 EDM Independent Patrick Ryan 23,108 EDM Independent Ken McAuley 20,384 EDM Independent Paul Bassett 20,129 EDM Better Civic Government Committee Jack Holmes 17,970 EDM Independent L. M. Campbell 17,606 EDM Independent Joyce Kurie 16,612 EDM Independent Albert Bourcier 16,001 EDM Independent Lila Fahlman 13,867 EDM Independent Patrick Murphy 13,048 EDM Independent John Lakusta 12,258 EDM Independent Assad Farrah 12,209 EDM Independent Douglas Tomlinson 12,174 EDM Independent Harold Oppelt 12,127 EDM Civil Rights Association Ernest Betteridge 11,245 EDM Independent Walter (Wally) Brox 11,201 EDM Independent Michael English 10,860 EDM Independent Joe Tannous 9,966 EDM Independent Walter Makowecki 9,375 EDM Independent John Peets 6,677 EDM Civil Rights Association Ivar Vanags 5,720 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Better Education Association Earl Buxton 52,500 yes EDM Better Education Association Jackson Willis 51,938 yes EDM Better Education Association Milton Lazerte 50,066 yes EDM Quality Education Council Edith Rogers 45,595 yes EDM Better Education Association John Bracco 44,228 yes EDM Better Education Association Warren Edward (Ted) Smith 42,747 yes EDM Independent Vernon Johnson 34,874 yes EDM Better Education Association Lois Campbell 31,903 EDM Better Education Association Mary Johnson 28,587 EDM Independent Dorothy Preston 18,943 EDM Quality Education Council Joseph Boehm 16,844 EDM Quality Education Council Joan Ennion 16,476 EDM Quality Education Council John Poppitt 16,162 EDM Quality Education Council Anna Pollock 15,544 EDM Independent William Chomyn 14,244 EDM Quality Education Council John Fuga 11,260 EDM Independent Laura Tuomi 8,867 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent George Brosseau 17,518 yes EDM Independent G. Rene Boileau 16,891 yes EDM Independent Jean McDonald 16,136 yes EDM Independent Bernard Feehan 15,217 yes EDM Independent Bill Diachuk 15,057 yes EDM Independent Orest Demco 14,580 yes EDM Independent Edward Stack 14,561 yes EDM Independent Bob Neville 14,356 EDM Independent Elmar Abele 12,615 EDM Independent Harry Carrigan 12,434 Plebiscites Bridge Should Council pass bylaw No. 2789 to borrow by debentures $5,750,000.00 as the City share of a cross-river bridge and approaches at 72nd Street to arterial standards from 98th Avenue to 101st Avenue, to freeway standards from 101st Avenue to 112th Avenue and to arterial standards from 112th Avenue to 118th Avenue? Yes - 53750 No - 24062 Fluoridation of Water Should Council pass bylaw No. 2889 allowing fluoride for the prevention of tooth decay to be added to the City water supply sufficient to bring the fluoride content of City water up to the level of one part fluoride to one million parts of water? Yes - 71618 No - 46255 Allowing Events on Sundays Should Council pass bylaw No. 2886 as authorized by The Alberta Lord's Day Act allowing certain public games, contests or sports at which a fee is charged on Sunday afternoons between the hours of half past one and six o’clock? Yes - 93310 No - 25258 References City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections 1966 Category:1966 elections in Canada Category:1966 in Alberta Category:October 1966 in Canada Category:1960s in Edmonton