The 1910 municipal election was held December 12, 1910 for the purpose of electing a mayor and five aldermen to sit on the Edmonton City Council

Edmonton City Council

The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...

, as well as three public school trustees and five separate school trustees. There were also four proposed bylaws put to a vote of the electorate concurrently with the election.

Positions to be elected

There were eight aldermen on city council, but three of the positions were already filled: James Hyndman

James Hyndman

James Duncan Hyndman was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, and was the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta.-Early life:...

, John H. Millar, and James Mould

James Mould

James William Mould was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Early life:...

 had been elected to two year terms in 1909

Edmonton municipal election, 1909

The 1909 municipal election was held December 13, 1909 for the purpose of electing a mayor and four aldermen to sit on the Edmonton City Council, as well as three public school trustees and five separate school trustees...

 and were still in office. George S. Armstrong

George S. Armstrong

George Seale Armstrong was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:Armstrong was born in Hopeville, Grey County, Ontario. He came to Edmonton in 1905 or 1906, and ran for Edmonton City Council as an alderman in the 1907 election. He finished second of twelve...

 had also been elected to a two year term, but had resigned to run for mayor. Accordingly, the fifth place finisher in the 1910 election - James McKinley

James McKinley

James Henry McKinley was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...

 - was elected to a one year term to complete Armstrong's aldermanic term.

There were six trustees on the public board of trustees, but three of the positions were already occupied: A Butchart, Arthur Cushing

Arthur Cushing

Arthur Thompson Cushing was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. His brother, William Henry Cushing, was a mayor of Calgary, while another brother, Alfred Cushing, served as alderman in that city.-Biography:Cushing was born in Kenilworth, Ontario February 10, 1869...

, and William Ferris had been elected to two year terms in 1909

Edmonton municipal election, 1909

The 1909 municipal election was held December 13, 1909 for the purpose of electing a mayor and four aldermen to sit on the Edmonton City Council, as well as three public school trustees and five separate school trustees...

 and were still in office.

Voter turnout

There were 2149 ballots cast. Information about the number of eligible voters is no longer available.

Aldermen

• John Lundy
  John Lundy
  John Egbert Lundy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
  
  - 854
• Thomas Grindley
  Thomas Grindley
  Thomas Maltby Grindley was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
  
  - 670
• Herman McInnes
  Herman McInnes
  Herman Lewis McInnes was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
  
  - 616
• Charles Gowan
  Charles Gowan
  Charles Gowan was an American and Canadian pioneer and politician. He served as mayor of Antigo, Wisconsin and as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Biography:...
  
  - 601
• James McKinley
  James McKinley
  James Henry McKinley was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
  
  - 570
• Alex Stuart - 530
• J C MacDonald - 525
• A E Potter - 429
• Charles Gibbs
  Charles Gibbs (Alberta politician)
  Charles Lionel Gibbs was a politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton from 1924 until his death and, concurrently, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 until his death.-Early life:Gibbs was born November 11, 1877, in Newport, Monmouthshire,...
  
   - 369
• Gustave May
  Gustave May
  Gustave Henry May was a photographer and politician in Alberta, Canada. He co-operated the first photo-engraving business in western Canada and served on the Edmonton City Council from 1912 until 1914.-Biography:...
  
   - 251
• F C Humberstone - 122

Public school trustees

• Walter Ramsey - 813
• William Clark - 658
• Samuel Barnes - 563
• Harry Smith
  Harry Smith (Alberta politician)
  Henry Richard Smith was a politician and physician in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council from 1912 until 1914 and as president of the Edmonton Conservative Association and the Alberta Medical Association.-Early life:Harry Smith was born September 11, 1873 in New Hamburg, Ontario...
  
   - 498
• E T Bishop - 355
• J St. Clair-Blackett - 263

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

John Cashman, James Collisson

James Collisson

James Thomas Joseph Collisson was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a long-time municipal councillor in Edmonton, and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:...

. Wilfrid Gariépy

Wilfrid Gariépy

Wilfrid Gariepy was a Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and provincial cabinet minister, member of the Canadian House of Commons, and municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Early life:...

, Milton Martin, and Joseph Henri Picard

Joseph Henri Picard

Joseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...

were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.

Bylaw 279

A bylaw to grant Pinisch Compressing Co., a special franchise for the supply of artificial gas for the lighting of railway coaches.

• For: 1,239
• Against: 245

Bylaw 280

A bylaw to provide for the sum of $75,000 to supplement the sum of $75,000 granted by bylaw 248 for improving East End Park and Exhibition Grounds.

• For: 1,557
• Against: 184

Bylaw 281

A bylaw to provide for the raising of the further sum of $175,000 to be paid to the City Hospital by way of a bonus.

• For: 1,610
• Against: 196

Bylaw 282

A bylaw to provide $2,300 for the purchase of machinery and an addition to the City Warehouse.

• For: 1,188
• Against: 459