Edmonton municipal election, 1918

The 1918 municipal election was held December 9, 1918 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. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Matthew Esdale, J. A. Kinney, Walter Prevey, and Orlando Bush were all elected to two year terms in 1917 and were still in office. James A Kinney was a politician in Alberta, Canada and the first Labour member of the Edmonton City Council. Orlando Bush ( December 25 1849 &ndash 1927 was a farmer businessman and political figure in Ontario and Alberta. The 1917 municipal election was held December 10, 1917 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the Charles Wilson was also elected to a two year term in 1917, but resigned to run for mayor; accordingly, Charles Grant was elected to a one year term.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Henry Douglas, J A McPherson, Arthur Cushing, and E T Bishop had all been elected to two year terms in 1917. Henry Ward Beecher Douglas (February 2 1873 – April 6 1944 was a businessman and politician in Alberta, Canada. Arthur Thompson Cushing (February 10 1869 – March 26 1944 was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. On the eight member separate board, four of the positions were filled: M Kelly, F A French, Joseph Henri Picard, and H J Roche had been elected to two year terms in 1917. Joseph Henri Picard (born February 18, 1857; died May 23, 1934) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal To keep the terms properly staggered, one trustee - Paul Jenvrin - was elected to a one year term.

1 Voter Turnout
2 Results
3 References

Voter Turnout

There were 9046 ballots cast out of 10825 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 83. 5%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joseph Clarke	4,762	52. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s Joseph Andrew Clarke (born September 20, 1869; died July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. 71%
	Independent	Charles Wilson	4,273	47. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 29%

Aldermen

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Charles Hepburn	4,861
Independent	Samuel McCoppen	4,090
Independent	Henri Martin	4,029
Independent	John McKenzie	3,825
Independent	Andrew McLennan	3,599
Independent	Charles Grant	3,530
Independent	Abraham Cristall	3,324
Independent	William Martin	3,277
Labour	Alfred Farmilo	3,119
Labour	William Spencer Fielde	2,615
Labour	James Findlay	2,591
Labour	J. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s E. White	2,466

Public School Trustees

	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Joseph Duggan	5,153
Independent	William Rea	4,588
Independent	Frank Crang	3,286
Labour	Frank Scott	2,217
Independent	C. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Frost	2,029

Separate (Catholic) School Trustees

	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Joseph Driscoll	563
Independent	Joseph Gariepy	464
Independent	Paul Jenvrin	423
Independent	G. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Daniel Joseph Driscoll ( June 11, 1876 – January 2, 1942) was a Canadian politician and a municipal councillor in In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Joseph Hormidas Gariépy (born December 3, 1852; died July 6, 1927) was a politician in Alberta, Canada In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. W. Curtis	302
Independent	J. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. J. Murray	203

(Murray was elected over Curtis despite winning fewer votes because of the need for a representative from the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. The North Saskatchewan River is a Glacier -fed River flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. )

References

Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton website)

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