1920 Edmonton municipal election explained

The 1920 municipal election was held December 13, 1920, to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. J Cormack, Joseph Gariépy and J J Murray were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen for the second consecutive election.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Percy Abbott, John Bowen, James East and Rice Sheppard were all elected to two-year terms in 1919 and were still in office. J. A. Kinney had also been elected to a two-year term in 1919, but had resigned. Accordingly, Samuel McCoppen, being the fifth most popular candidate, was elected to a one-year term.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, J. W. H. Williams, J A McPherson, and Frank Scott had all been elected to two-year terms in 1919 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Joseph Henri Picard, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Thomas Malone were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 14,710 ballots cast out of 26,903 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 54.6%.

Results

Mayor

PartyCandidateVotes%Citizens' Progressive LeagueDavid Duggan7,53751.78%LabourJoseph Clarke6,97447.90%IndependentAlbert Stimmel470.32%

Aldermen

PartyCandidateVotesCitizens' Progressive LeagueJoseph Adair7,023Citizens' Progressive LeagueAndrew McLennan6,996Citizens' Progressive LeagueValentine Richards
(South Side)		6,385Citizens' Progressive LeagueJames Collisson6,280Citizens' Progressive LeagueWilliam Campbell McArthur5,679Dominion LabourSamuel McCoppen5,478Dominion LabourA. Boileau5,133Citizens' Progressive LeagueW. H. Speer5,111Dominion LabourAlfred Farmilo4,638Dominion LabourDaniel Kennedy Knott4,625Dominion LabourJ. J. Murray4,574Dominion LabourG. Latham4,312IndependentJohn McKenzie3,040Independent Labor PartyGeorge L. Ritchie1,610Independent Labor PartyJoseph White[1] 957IndependentHyman King[2] 760

Public school trustees

Multiple non-transferable voting was used - each voter cast up to three votes.

PartyCandidateVotesCitizens' Progressive LeagueMrs. E. T. (Thryza) Bishop6,988Citizens' Progressive LeagueWilliam Hardy Alexander6,711Citizens' Progressive LeagueWilliam Rea6,667LabourJ. W. B. Williams5,599LabourFrank Crang5,444LabourJ. Heron4,137

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesIndependentJ. CormackacclaimedIndependentJoseph GariépyacclaimedIndependentJ. J. Murray
(South Side)		acclaimed

Plebiscite

Should Aldermen be paid?
Votes%
Yes4,23432.46%
No8,81167.54%

References

Notes and References

  1. Edmonton Bulletin, Dec. 7, 1921, p.1
  2. Edmonton Bulletin, Dec. 7, 1921, p.1

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