1932 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1932 municipal election was held November 9, 1932 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board, while three trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Rice Sheppard (SS), Harry Ainlay (SS), James Findlay, Herbert Baker, and Arthur Gainer were all elected to two-year terms in 1931 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Albert Ottewell (SS), Frank Crang (SS), L. Y. Cairns, and Arthur Cushing had all been elected to two-year terms in 1931 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where Charles Gariepy, T Malone, Thomas Magee, and J Tansey (SS) were continuing. Voter turnout There were 22,538 ballots cast out of 43,523 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 51.7%. 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 Labour Daniel Kennedy Knott 13,682 60.71% EDM Independent Joseph Clarke 6,434 28.55% EDM Independent Kenneth Alexander Blatchford 2,422 10.75% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Labour Charles Gibbs 11,161 yes EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonJohn Wesley Fry10,287EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonJames Ogilvie10,052EDM Labour James East 9,529 yes EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonJohn McCreath9,119EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonJohn Savage8,318 EDM Independent Raymond C. Ghostley 7,975 EDM Labour Alfred Farmilo 7,837 EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonI. W. I. McEchern7,799 EDM Communist Mrs. I. G. Ringwood 6,604 EDM Labour Sidney Parsons 6,229 EDM Communist Jan Lakeman 2,978 EDM Independent Peter Glassman 2,091 EDM Independent F. S. Wright 1,852 EDM Communist George H. Salter 1,376 Public school trustees Three were elected. Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonMrs. E G Ferris11,941EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonFrederick Casselman10,329EDM Labour Samuel Barnes 9,782 yes EDM Civic Government Association rowUnited Citizens of EdmontonW. G. Walford7,719 EDM Labour Daniel Powers 7,680 EDM Labour L. E. Price 4,980 EDM Independent Mrs. J. G. Stewart 2,376 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Adrien Crowe (SS), J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed. References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1932 Category:1932 elections in Canada Category:1932 in Alberta Category:November 1932 in Canada Category:1930s in Edmonton