The 1922 municipal election was held December 11, 1922 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on 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...

 and three trustees to sit on the public school board. R Crossland, P M Dunne, Joseph Gariépy

Joseph Gariépy

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

, and J J Murray were acclaimed to two year terms on the separate school board.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Ambrose Bury

Ambrose Upton Gledstanes Bury

Ambrose Upton Gledstanes Bury was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons.-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...

, Thomas Malone, and Charles Weaver

Charles Yardley Weaver

Charles Yardley Weaver was a politician, barrister, justice of the peace and soldier from Alberta, Canada. He held office on both municipal and provincial levels of government...

 were all elected to two year terms in 1921

Edmonton municipal election, 1921

The 1921 municipal election was held December 12, 1921 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board...

 and were still in office. Bickerton Pratt had also been elected to a two year term in 1921, but had resigned in order to run for mayor. Accordingly, Valentine Richards 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, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Scott, and Frank Crang had all been elected to two year terms in 1921 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where F A French, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard

Joseph Henri Picard

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

 were continuing.

The six candidates for mayor were a record high to date.

The 1922 election saw the defeat of the first woman ever elected to city council. Izena Ross had been elected to a one year term the previous year, but finished eighth in her re-election bid. It would be 1933

Edmonton municipal election, 1933

The 1933 Edmonton municipal election was held November 8, 1933 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards....

 before voters would elect another woman.

Voter turnout

There were 10923 ballots cast out of 20403 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 53.5%.

Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	David Duggan	4,937	45.49%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Joseph Clarke Joseph Clarke Joseph 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...	3,583	33.02%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Alexander Livingstone Alexander Livingstone (Alberta politician) Alexander Livingstone was a Canadian politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Early life:...	1,482	13.66%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Bickerton Pratt	498	4.59%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Samuel McCoppen	330	3.04%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Albert Stimmel	22	0.20%

Aldermen

Party		Candidate	Votes	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	Joseph Adair Joseph Adair Joseph Woods Adair was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a municipal councillor in Edmonton, and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Biography:...	5,347	Labour Labour candidates and parties in Canada 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 until the 1960s...	Rice Sheppard Rice Sheppard Rice 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,...	5,172	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	Kenneth Alexander Blatchford	5,147	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	Valentine Richards	4,882	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	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:...	4,801	Labour Labour candidates and parties in Canada 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 until the 1960s...	Daniel Knott Daniel Kennedy Knott Daniel Kennedy Knott was a labour activist and politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.-Early life:Dan Knott was born in Collingwood, Ontario on July 1, 1879 to Hugh Knott and Margaret Wright...	4,170	Labour Labour candidates and parties in Canada 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 until the 1960s...	James Findlay	3,881	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	Izena Ross	3,845	Labour Labour candidates and parties in Canada 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 until the 1960s...	E. E. Hyde	3,529	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Archie Randall	3,525	Labour Labour candidates and parties in Canada 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 until the 1960s...	H. Pallot	2,406	Citizens' League Civic Government Association The Civic Government Association was a political party active in Edmonton's municipal politics from after the First World War until the 1960s....	S. W. Walker	1,735	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	L. T. Murray	1,419	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	E. G. Sutherland	1,198	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Mrs. D. Lockman	1,077	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	M. F. Groat	915

Public school trustees

• W H Alexander - 6146
• E T Bishop - 5350
• L T Barclay - 4794
• C W Leonard - 3955

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

R Crossland, P M Dunne, Joseph Gariépy

Joseph Gariépy

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

, and J J Murray were acclaimed.

Single Transferable Vote Plebiscite

Shall the Council pass Bylaw No. 42 (1922), being a bylaw for providing for the taking of the votes of the Electors at all future Elections of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Edmonton by the “Proportional Representation System” known as the “Single Transferable Vote”?

• Yes - 5664
• No - 3075