1966 Edmonton municipal election explained

The 1966 municipal election was held October 19, 1966, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions.

The electoral system used was First past the post for the mayoral election and Plurality block voting for the election of councillors and trustees. Voters could cast as many as votes as the members to be elected.

Voter turnout

In this election, 125,084 voters voted, out of 208,716 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 59.9%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

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Aldermen

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Public school trustees

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Separate (Catholic) school trustees

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Plebiscites

Bridge

Should Council pass bylaw No. 2789 to borrow by debentures $5,750,000.00 as the City share of a cross-river bridge and approaches at 72nd Street to arterial standards from 98th Avenue to 101st Avenue, to freeway standards from 101st Avenue to 112th Avenue and to arterial standards from 112th Avenue to 118th Avenue?

Fluoridation of Water

Should Council pass bylaw No. 2889 allowing fluoride for the prevention of tooth decay to be added to the City water supply sufficient to bring the fluoride content of City water up to the level of one part fluoride to one million parts of water?

Allowing Events on Sundays

Should Council pass bylaw No. 2886 as authorized by The Alberta Lord's Day Act allowing certain public games, contests or sports at which a fee is charged on Sunday afternoons between the hours of half past one and six o’clock?

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections