1916 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1916 municipal election was held December 11, 1916 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board. There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Orlando Bush, Robert Douglas, William Campbell McArthur, and Charles Wilson were all elected to two-year terms in 1915 and were still in office. James Macfie MacDonald was also elected to a two-year term in 1915, but resigned to run for mayor but then stood aside for Henry. He was elected to a two-year term and a less popular northside candidate, J. A. Kinney, was elected to a one year term to fill out his term. Kinney ran as a candidate for the Labour Party; all other candidates ran without any stated connection to a slate or party.Edmonton Bulletin, December 12, 1916 There were seven trustees on the public school board, while four of the positions were already filled: Walter Ramsey, Samuel Barnes, Henry Douglas, and J. A. McPherson had all been elected to two-year terms in 1915. There were also seven positions on the separate board, with three of them filled. Because one was vacant by reason of a resignation, O Derome was elected to a one-year term. Electoral System The election of mayor was conducted by First past the post. The election of aldermen was conducted through Plurality block voting, with each voter having ability to cast as many as six votes, no more than one per candidate. Voter turnout There were 7745 ballots cast out of 11717 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 66.1%. 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 Independent rowIndependentWilliam Thomas Henry6,18679.88% EDM Independent rowIndependentJoseph Clarke1,55820.12% Aldermen One Southsider had to be elected to a two year term. The least popular candidate, otherwise, was elected to a one-year term. Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Independent Thomas Bellamy 4,219 yes EDM Independent George Pheasey 4,126 yes EDM Independent William Martin 3,837 yes EDM Independent James Macfie MacDonald 3,730 yes EDM Labour J. A. Kinney 3,666 yes EDM Independent Joseph Henri Picard 3,617 EDM Independent Charles Grant 3,345 SS yes EDM Independent James Collisson 2,686 EDM Independent Andrew McLennan 2,535 EDM Independent R. L. Carter 2,018 EDM Independent P. D. McGrath 1,040 Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Grant was elected instead of more popular Picard. Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes EDM Independent rowIndependentWilliam Rea4,075 EDM Independent rowIndependentJoseph Duggan2,665 EDM Independent rowIndependentCharles Frost2,634 EDM Independent rowIndependentL. T. Barclay2,258 EDM Independent rowIndependentD. H. MacKinnon1,912 EDM Independent rowIndependentSamuel McCoppen1,837 EDM Independent rowIndependentJames Findlay1,091 EDM Independent rowIndependentCharles Sandles971 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Party Candidate Votes EDM Independent rowIndependentJoseph Gariépy407 EDM Independent rowIndependentM. J. O'Farrell400 EDM Independent rowIndependentG. W. Curtis299 EDM Independent rowIndependentO. Derome264 EDM Independent rowIndependentJ. A. Trudeau229 EDM Independent rowIndependentRichard Crossland183 References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1916 Category:1916 elections in Canada Category:1916 in Alberta Category:1910s in Edmonton Category:December 1916 in Canada