1945 Edmonton municipal election

Canadian municipal election September 2023 The 1945 municipal election was held November 7, 1945 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five 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: Sidney Bowcott, Athelstan Bissett (SS), Sidney Parsons, James Ogilvie, Frederick John Mitchell were all elected to two-year terms in 1944 and were still in office. There were seven trustees on the public school board, but two of the positions were already filled: George Cormie and Alex Gemeroy had been elected to two-year terms in 1944 and were still in office. Izena Ross had also been elected to a two-year term in 1944, but had resigned; accordingly, James MacDonald was elected to a one-year term. On the separate board, there were four vacancies out of seven seats, as Adrian Crowe (SS), Francis Killeen, and James O'Hara were continuing. Voter turnout There were 19,600 ballots cast out of 69,730 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 28.0%. 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 %Civic Democratic AllianceHarry Ainlay10,69054.74% EDM Citizens' Committee Winslow Hamilton 8,840 45.26% Aldermen Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee James McCrie Douglas 9,343 SS yesCivic Democratic AllianceEthel Browne9,074SSEDM Citizens' Committee John Munro 8,570 yesCivic Democratic AllianceJohn Gillies8,553EDM Citizens' Committee Charles Gariepy 8,532 yesCivic Democratic AllianceJoseph Dowler8,384 EDM Citizens' Committee E. B. Wilson 8,282 EDM Citizens' Committee Percy Gwynne 7,942Civic Democratic AlliancePeter Collins7,814Civic Democratic AllianceJ. H. King7,370 EDM Independent Lawrie 2,996 EDM Independent Rice Sheppard 2,062 SS EDM Independent rowIndependent LabourW. H. O'Neill1,646 EDM Independent Julia Kiniski 1,305 Public school trustees Party Candidate Votes Elected EDM Citizens' Committee Albert Ottewell 9,262 SS yes EDM Citizens' Committee Armour Ford 9,100 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Mary Butterworth 9,090 SS yesCivic Democratic AllianceE. S. Haynes8,491EDM Citizens' Committee James MacDonald 8,265 yes EDM Citizens' Committee Frank J. Newson 8,174Civic Democratic AllianceR. L. M. Hart7,864Civic Democratic AllianceD. Milner7,567Civic Democratic AllianceR. J. Boutilier6,389Civic Democratic AllianceJ. W. Badowski6,361 Separate (Catholic) school trustees Joseph Gallant, Thomas Malone, J O Pilon, and William Wilde (SS) were acclaimed. References Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office 1945 Category:1945 elections in Canada Category:1945 in Alberta Category:November 1945 in Canada Category:1940s in Edmonton