1919 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. T P Malone, Paul Janvrin, T S Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Hepburn, Samuel McCoppen, Henri Martin, John McKenzie, and Andrew McLennan were all elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office. This election was held just a few months after the general strike so feelings were high. With the election of Labour candidates Clarke, Kinney, East and Sheppard plus the continuing alderman McCoppen, Labour held five of the 11 seats on council following this election. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Duggan, Frank Crang, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where J J Murray, Joseph Driscoll, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing. Voter turnout 11213 voters cast ballots. There were 15378 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 72.9%. 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 rowLabourJoseph Clarke6,50959.52% EDM Citizens' Committee Matthew Easdale 4,427 40.48% Aldermen Each voter could cast up to five votes. Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Labour James Kinney 5,513 yes EDM Labour James East 4,847 yes EDM Labour Rice Sheppard 4,644 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Percy Abbott 4,233 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee John Bowen 4,093 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee George H. Scott 3,835 EDM Labour rowLabourJames Findlay3,775 EDM Labour rowLabourJ. J. Murray3,696 EDM Citizens' Committee Valentine Richards 3,524 EDM Citizens' Committee Charles Grant 3,230 EDM Independent rowIndependentCharles G. Davidson2,982 EDM Independent rowIndependentJoseph Adair2,356 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes EDM Labour rowLabourJ. A. McPherson5,682 EDM Labour rowLabourSamuel Barnes5,669 EDM Labour rowLabourJ. W. H. Williams4,099 EDM Labour rowLabourFrank Scott4,012 EDM Independent rowIndependentMrs. Howey3,945 EDM Independent rowIndependentHenry Douglas3,944 EDM Independent rowIndependentWalter Ramsey3,829 EDM Independent rowIndependentE. T. Bishop3,278 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes EDM Independent rowIndependentThomas Maloneacclaimed EDM Independent rowIndependentPaul Janvrinacclaimed EDM Independent rowIndependentT. S. Mageeacclaimed EDM Independent rowIndependentJoseph Henri Picardacclaimed Plebiscite Are you in favour of paying each member of the Council the sum of $10.00 for each meeting of the Council attended by him during his term of office, and for each Committee meeting so attended $5.00. Provided that the total sum payable to any member shall not be greater than $1,000.00 during any year, nor more than $100.00 during any month. Votes %Yes4,15241.84%No5,77158.16% References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1919 Category:1919 elections in Canada Category:1919 in Alberta Category:1910s in Edmonton