Edmonton municipal election, 1913
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The 1913 municipal election was held December 8, 1913 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council
, trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Hugh Calder
, Joseph Driscoll
, James East
, Gustave May
, and Harry Smith
had all been elected to two year terms in 1912
and were still in office.
There were eight trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Alex Butchart, K W MacKenzie, and J J McKenzie had been elected to two year terms in 1912. The election of five trustees in 1913 would bring the board's size to eight, an increase from seven. To keep an equal number of trustees elected each year, L D Parney was acclaimed to a one year term.
There were seven positions on the separate board, but three of them were already filled: Wilfrid Gariépy
, M J O'Farrell, and Milton Martin had been acclaimed to two year terms in 1912, and were still in office. The election of four trustees in 1913 would bring the board's size to seven, an increase from six.
The 1913 election was the first election in Edmonton's history to see an incumbent mayor defeated. It is also the closest mayoral race in the city's history as measured by percentage of the vote, although the absolute difference
in votes between candidates in the 1903 election
was smaller.
The names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.
The names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.
The names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.
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...
, trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Hugh Calder
Hugh Calder
Hugh Alfred Calder was a real estate developer and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council between 1912 and 1916 and was a principle founder of Calder.-Early life:...
, Joseph Driscoll
Joseph Driscoll (Canadian politician)
Daniel Joseph Driscoll was a Canadian politician and a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Early life:...
, James East
James East
James East was a politician and labour activist in Alberta, Canada. He was for a time and the longest-serving alderman in Edmonton's history, and was a defeated candidate at the provincial and federal levels. He was also an ardent monetary reformer.-Early life:East was born in Bolton, Ontario on...
, 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:...
, and 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...
had all been elected to two year terms in 1912
Edmonton municipal election, December 1912
The second of two 1912 municipal elections was held December 9, 1912 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards....
and were still in office.
There were eight trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Alex Butchart, K W MacKenzie, and J J McKenzie had been elected to two year terms in 1912. The election of five trustees in 1913 would bring the board's size to eight, an increase from seven. To keep an equal number of trustees elected each year, L D Parney was acclaimed to a one year term.
There were seven positions on the separate board, but three of them were already filled: 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:...
, M J O'Farrell, and Milton Martin had been acclaimed to two year terms in 1912, and were still in office. The election of four trustees in 1913 would bring the board's size to seven, an increase from six.
The 1913 election was the first election in Edmonton's history to see an incumbent mayor defeated. It is also the closest mayoral race in the city's history as measured by percentage of the vote, although the absolute difference
Absolute difference
The absolute difference of two real numbers x, y is given by |x − y|, the absolute value of their difference. It describes the distance on the real line between the points corresponding to x and y...
in votes between candidates in the 1903 election
Edmonton municipal election, 1903
The 1903 municipal election was held December 14, 1903 for the purpose of electing a mayor and three aldermen to sit on the Edmonton Town Council, as well as five public school trustees and five separate school trustees...
was smaller.
Voter turnout
There were 8916 ballots cast out of 27672 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 32.2%.Mayor
- William J. McNamara - 4376
- William ShortWilliam Short (Alberta politician)William Short was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a two time mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:Short was born July 11, 1866 near Elora, Ontario and studied law at the University of Toronto before coming to Alberta in 1889. He articled to James Alexander Lougheed from 1891 until 1894, when he was...
- 4340
Aldermen
- Joseph ClarkeJoseph ClarkeJoseph Andrew Clarke was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council .-Early life:Clarke was born in...
- 3617 - Alexander Campbell - 3559
- Rice SheppardRice SheppardRice Sheppard was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years, ran for mayoral, provincial, and federal office, and was an executive member of the United Farmers of Alberta.-Early life:Sheppard was born April 2, 1861 in Lambourn,...
- 3525 - J. A. KinneyJames KinneyJames Andrew Kinney was a politician in Alberta, Canada and the first Labour member of the Edmonton City Council.Kinney was born in Ontario in 1869...
- 3319 (South Side) - Robert Douglas - 3288
The names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.
Public school trustees
- Walter Ramsey - 4111
- A E May - 3343
- J Hill - 3287
- Samuel Barnes - 3173
- L D Parney - acclaimed
The names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
- D J Gilmurray - 310
- E P O'Donnell - 262
- J O'Neill - 221
- Joseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
- 118
The names and vote totals of defeated candidates are no longer available.