1942 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1942 municipal election was held November 12, 1942 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board and five trustees to sit on the separate school board. Voters also approved an eight-hour day for firefighters. The election would normally have been held on November 11 (the rule at the time being that the municipal election would be held on the second Wednesday of November), but was delayed by a day owing to the Armistice Day holiday. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harry Ainlay (SS), James McCrie Douglas (SS), Gwendolen Clarke, Charles Gariepy, Guy Patterson were all elected to two-year terms in 1941 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Melvin Downey (SS), Roy Sutherland, Albert Ottewell (SS), and James Hyndman had been elected to two-year terms in 1941 and were still in office. On the separate board, two of the seven seats were occupied: Thomas Malone and William Wilde (SS) had been elected in 1941 and were still in office. Robert Tighe and Romeo Bouchard had also been elected in 1941, but Tighe had died and Bouchard had resigned. Accordingly, Joseph Gallant and J O Pilon were elected to one-year terms. Voter turnout There were 8,208 ballots cast out of 57,889 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 14.2%. 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 John Wesley Fry was acclaimed to a sixth term as mayor. Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Sidney Bowcott 4,698 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Athelstan Bissett 4,645 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Sidney Parsons 4,458 yes EDM Citizens' Committee James Ogilvie 4,306 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 3,721 yes EDM CPA rowCivic Progressive AssociationCharles Willis2,876 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth Federation / Farmer / LabourWilliam H. Miller2,783 EDM CPA rowCivic Progressive AssociationAdam McKay2,750 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth Federation / Farmer / LabourJoseph Dowler2,601 EDM CPA rowCivic Progressive AssociationIsabel Ringwood2,597 EDM Independent Anthony Shute 2,107 EDM Independent Peter Glassman 788 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Izena Ross 4,150 yes EDM Citizens' Committee William McConachie 4,010 yes EDM Citizens' Committee G. Alex Gemeroy 3,390 yes EDM CPA rowCivic Progressive AssociationAlfred Marks2,965 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth Federation / Farmer / LabourEdith Rogers2,869 EDM CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth Federation / Farmer / LabourWilliam Tree2,606 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Candidate Votes Elected Francis Killeen 733 James O'Hara 716 Adrien Crowe 698 SS Joseph Gallant 698 J O Pilon 679 John McLean 616 Firefighter Work Hours Plebiscite Do you approve of Bylaw No. 1019, establishing an eight-hour day for the members of the Edmonton Fire Department, to commence within one year next following the cessation of hostilities in the present war? Yes - 5,818 No - 2,262 References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1942 Category:1942 elections in Canada Category:1942 in Alberta Category:November 1942 in Canada Category:1940s in Edmonton