1960 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1960 Edmonton municipal election was held October 19, 1960, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided eight plebiscite questions. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: William Henning, Angus McGugan, Ed Leger, Gordon McClary, and McKim Ross were all elected to two-year terms in 1959 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Angus MacDonald, Edith Rogers, Vernon Johnson, and Douglas Thomson were elected to two-year terms in 1959 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Joseph Moreau, Orest Demco, Catherine McGrath, and Henry Carrigan were continuing. Voter turnout There were 26,009 ballots cast out of 158,771 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 16.4%. Results (bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Aldermen Each voter could cast up to five votes. Voting was at-large so each voter could vote for any candidate in the running. The most popular candidates of two different parties were elected; the least popular were not. The elected council represented a variety of interests. Candidates belonging two different parties - Civic Government Association and Civic Reform Association - were elected. But smaller voting blocks were denied representation. Ivor Dent of the CCF (soon to be the NDP) was denied a seat although getting a vote from more than a third of the voters. Three of the five successful candidates got a vote from a majority of voters across the city.Joseph Rek, Municipal elections in Edmonton, p. 44 Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association Frederick John Mitchell 13,836 yes EDM Civic Reform Association George Prudham 13,258 yes EDM Civic Government Association Morris Weinlos 13,105 yes EDM Civic Government Association Ethel Wilson 10,969 yes EDM Civic Reform Association Milton Lazerte 10,847 yes EDM Independent Laurette Douglas 10,763 EDM Civic Reform Association C. H. Clarke 9,454 EDM Independent Ivor Dent 9,265 EDM Civic Government Association Stanley Milner 8,659 EDM Civic Reform Association Ian MacDonald Nicoll 8,553 EDM Civic Government Association Sidney Wrigglesworth 5,756 EDM Independent Edgar Gerhart 5,581 EDM Civic Reform Association Rex Martin 5,540 EDM Independent E. J. (Slim) Powell 2,876 EDM Independent Paul Stepa 2,059 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Better Education Association & Civic Reform Association Warren Edward (Ted) Smith 11,833 yes EDM Better Education Association John Andrews 11,729 yes EDM Better Education Association Shirley Forbes 9,832 yes EDM Civic Government Association James Falconer 6,680 EDM Civic Government Association John Thorogood 6,619 EDM Civic Reform Association John McIntosh Hope 6,074 EDM Civic Government Association Murray Cooke 5,427 EDM Civic Reform Association William Hackett 4,140 EDM Independent David Graham 2,790 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Leo Lemieux 3,845 yes EDM Independent Edward Stack 3,211 yes EDM Independent John Barbeau 3,195 yes EDM Independent Vincent Dantzer 3,133 Plebiscites At-Large Elections Are you in favour of changing the Election System for Alderman and Public School Board Members so that all such elected representatives are elected from the City at large without regard to whether they live North or South of the North Saskatchewan River or own fifty percent of their property North or South of this river? Yes - 17204 No - 9668 Paving Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000.00 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets? Yes - 14728 No - 4489 Asphalt on Existing Gravel Streets Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $250,000.00 for the City share of asphalt paving on existing gravel arterial and residential streets? Yes - 14501 No - 4471 Asphalt on New Gravel Streets Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the City share of asphalt paving on new gravel arterial and residential streets? Yes - 13241 No - 5338 Traffic Lights Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $180,000.00 in order to purchase and locate traffic lights on certain highway intersections within the City? Yes - 15812 No - 3554 Parks Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $600,000.00 for the purpose of constructing and improving parks and playgrounds? Yes - 14455 No - 4829 Bridge Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a district bridge as part of the City's overall arterial road system? Yes - 15043 No - 4454 Library Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $165,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a district library? Yes - 12173 No - 6756 References External links City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections 1960 Category:1960 elections in Canada Category:1960 in Alberta Category:October 1960 in Canada Category:1960s in Edmonton