The 1929 municipal election was held December 9, 1929 to elect a mayor and five 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 four trustees to sit on the public school board (Charles Gariepy

Charles Gariepy

Charles Edward Gariepy was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the separate Catholic school board from 1929-1937...

, Thomas Magee, A J Ryan, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board). In the election's only plebiscite, voters didn't endorse the extension of the half day Wednesday shopping holiday by the required two thirds majority.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: 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:...

, Alfred Farmilo, James Findlay, 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,...

, and Frederick Keillor were all elected to two year terms in 1928

Edmonton municipal election, 1928

The 1928 municipal election was held December 10, 1928 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board...

 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Thyrza Bishop, and Frederick Casselman

Frederick Clayton Casselman

Lieutenant Frederick Clayton Casselman was a soldier, barrister, teacher, as well as a Canadian municipal and federal level politician.-Military service:...

 had all been elected to two year terms in 1928 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Robert Adrien Crowe, J O Pilon, and W B Trainor were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 18549 ballots cast out of 40993 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 45.2%.

Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Civic Governance Association	James McCrie Douglas James McCrie Douglas James McCrie Douglas was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...	9,754	53.06%	Labour	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...	6,898	37.52%	Independent	Gerald Pelton	1,602	8.71%	Independent	William Gunn	130	0.71%

Aldermen

Party		Candidate	Votes	Civic Governance Association	Ralph Bellamy	8,542	Civic Governance Association	Arthur Gainer	7,979	Civic Governance Association	Herbert Baker Herbert Baker (Alberta politician) Herbert Baker was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Early life:...	7,681	Labour	Dan 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...	7,419	Labour	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,...	7,032	Civic Governance Association	Thomas Shaftoe Thompson	6,643	Labour	Edward James Thompson	5,612	Labour	George Latham	5,482	Independent	Hugh MacDonald	5,287	Labour	James Herlihy	4,834	Independent	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...	4,139	Independent	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:...	3,670	Communist	Jan Lakeman Jan Lakeman John "Jan" Lakeman was a mid 20th century Labour rights activist, perennial election candidate and former leader of the provincial Communist Party in Alberta, Canada.-Political career:...	1,283	Communist	Herbert John Pallot	590	Independent	Wilfred Rose	418

Public school trustees

Party		Candidate	Votes	Civic Governance Association	Albert Ottewell	9,779	Civic Governance Association	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...	8,742	Labour	Frank Crang	8,321	Civic Governance Association	Shurburne Tupper Bigelow	7,900	Civic Governance Association	Robert Muir	7,860	Labour	Thomas John Johnston	7,124	Labour	Sophie N. Bell	6,788	Labour	Sidney Bowcott Sidney Bowcott Sidney Bowcott Bowcott immigrated to Canada in 1905, and then moved to Edmonton in 1907. He spent 9 years on the Edmonton Public School Board, and then spent 10 years on the Edmonton council. He was president of the Montgomery Legion of the Royal Canadian Legion for a time as well...	4,744

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Charles Gariepy

Charles Gariepy

Charles Edward Gariepy was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the separate Catholic school board from 1929-1937...

, Thomas Magee, A J Ryan, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board.

Wednesday Holiday Plebiscite

In favour of having Wednesday half-holiday extended to cover all the year except the month of December?

• Yes - 1097
• No - 654