1961 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 In Alberta, Canada, the 1961 municipal election was held October 18, 1961 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided six plebiscite questions. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Frederick John Mitchell, George Prudham, Morris Weinlos, Ethel Wilson, and Milton Lazerte were all elected to two-year terms in 1960 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Warren Edward (Ted) Smith, John Andrews, and Shirley Forbes were elected to two-year terms in 1960 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Leo Lemieux, Edward Stack, and John Barbeau were continuing. Voter turnout There were 59343 ballots cast out of 169940 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 37.2%. Results (bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Mayor Party Candidate Votes % EDM Civic Government Association Elmer Roper 37,600 63.90% EDM Civic Reform Association Ed Leger 13,106 22.27%EDM Independent Ronald Simmons 8,134 13.82% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association McKim Ross 33,853 SS yes EDM Civic Government Association Angus McGugan 31,123 SS yes EDM Civic Government Association Stanley Milner 27,126 SS yes EDM Civic Government Association Gordon McClary 27,208   yes EDM Civic Government Association John Leslie Bodie 23,222   yes EDM Civic Reform Association Bjarne Larson 15,006 SS EDM Civic Reform Association Charles Simmonds 13,584 SS EDM Independent Julia Kiniski 12,451 EDM League of Edmonton Electors Donald Scott 11,337 SS EDM Independent David Graham 11,253 EDM Civic Reform Association Harper McCrae 10,588 EDM Civic Reform Association Alfred Forsythe 8,809 SS EDM Civic Reform Association Robert Boutillier 7,540 EDM League of Edmonton Electors Norbert Berkowitz 6,624 EDM League of Edmonton Electors Ernest Stokes 6,343 EDM Independent John Lakusta 4,852 EDM League of Edmonton Electors James Willford 4,134 EDM Independent Paul Stepa 3,630 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association Eric Duggan 22,419 SS yes EDM Civic Government Association Vernon Johnson 18,061 SS yes EDM Civic Reform Association Edith Rogers 17,219   yes EDM Civic Government Association P. William Jones 16,118 SS yes EDM Better Education Association Helen Sinclair 15,802 EDM Civic Government Association A. E. Shelmerdine 15,072 EDM Better Education Association D. Rae Sutherland 13,377 SS EDM Better Education Association William Harper 13,088 SS EDM Better Education Association Floyd Albin Johnson 11,678 SS EDM Civic Reform Association Paul Lloyd 6,775 SS EDM Civic Reform Association Anna Pollock 6,670 SS EDM Civic Reform Association Walter Kuhn 5,179 SS Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Joseph Moreau 6,878   yes EDM Separate Schools Voters Association A. A. Gorman 6,446 SS yes EDM Independent Orest Demco 6,518   yes EDM Independent Catherine McGrath 6,098 EDM Separate Schools Voters Association J. J. Fitzgerald 5,734 EDM Independent Harry Carrigan 5,251 SS yes EDM Separate Schools Voters Association J. W. Ensch 4,292 SS EDM Independent George Lynch-Staunton 4,022 SS Plebiscites Fluoridation of Water Shall fluorides, for the prevention of tooth decay, be added to the City water supply sufficient to bring the fluorine content of City water up to a level of one part fluorine to one million parts of water? Yes - 35508 No - 22107 Paving Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2216 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the estimated City share of standard paving of main arterial roads in the City? Yes - 25317 No - 9476 Asphalt on Gravel Streets Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2217 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the estimated City share of the cost of constructing asphalt surface roads on a gravel base on residential and arterial streets within the City? Yes - 25219 No - 9130 Traffic Lights and Fire Alarm Equipment Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2218 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $217,000.00 in order to purchase and locate additional traffic lights, and school and crosswalk lights, and additional fire alarm equipment? Yes - 26752 No - 7988 Library Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2219 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $125,000.00 to construct and equip a branch library in Edmonton capable of serving 30,000 people and 15 schools? Yes - 21434 No - 12983 Fire Station Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2224 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $72,000.00 in order to purchase fire equipment for a District Fire Station? Yes - 23761 No - 9947 References City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections 1961 Category:1961 elections in Canada Category:1961 in Alberta Category:October 1961 in Canada Category:1960s in Edmonton