1931 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1931 municipal election was held November 11, 1931 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board. There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James Collisson, Charles Gibbs, Frederick Keillor (SS), Donald Lake, and Charles Gerald O'Connor were all elected to two-year terms in 1930 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Frederick Casselman, and Mrs. W D Ferris had all been elected to two-year terms in 1930 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where A J Crowe (SS), J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing. Voter turnout There were 22,583 ballots cast out of 42,753 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 52.8%. 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 13,014 57.63% EDM Civic Government Association James McCrie Douglas 9,569 42.37% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Labour Rice Sheppard 11,519 SS yes EDM Labour Harry Ainlay 10,316 SS yes EDM Labour James Findlay 10,186 yes EDM Civic Government Association Herbert Baker 9,839 yes EDM Civic Government Association Arthur Gainer 9,741 yes EDM Civic Government Association Ralph Bellamy 8,780 EDM Labour Sidney Parsons 7,994 EDM Civic Government Association Thornton Graham 7,802 EDM Independent Dick Foote 7,514 EDM Independent Joseph Clarke 4,944 EDM Independent William Ross 3,888 EDM Independent Lin S. Bell 3,222 EDM Independent Frank R. Lovette 2,540 EDM Communist Jan Lakeman 1,702 EDM Independent Peter Glassman 1,197 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Civic Government Association Albert Ottewell 11,035 SS yes EDM Labour Frank Crang 10,919 SS yes EDM Civic Government Association L. Y. Cairns 9,222 yes EDM Civic Government Association Arthur Cushing 9,009 EDM Labour Sidney Bowcott 9,005 yes EDM Labour Daniel Powers 8,970 EDM Civic Government Association S. A. Dickson 8,327 (The figures above were those from the initial count. Upon completion of a recount, Bowcott was found to have received more votes than Cushing and was therefore elected.) Separate (Catholic) school trustees Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, T Malone, and J Tansey (SS) were acclaimed. References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1931 Category:1931 elections in Canada Category:1931 in Alberta Category:November 1931 in Canada Category:1930s in Edmonton