Edmonton municipal election, 1931
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The 1931 municipal election was held November 11, 1931 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council
and four trustees to sit on the public school board (Charles Gariepy
, Thomas Magee, T Malone, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board).
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James Collisson
, Charles Gibbs
, Frederick Keillor, Donald Lake, and Charles Gerald O'Connor were all elected to two year terms in 1930
and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Frederick Casselman
, and Mrs. W D Ferris had all been elected to two year terms in 1930 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where A J Crowe, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing.
(The figures above were those from the initial count. Upon completion of a recount, Bowcott was found to have received more votes than Cushing and was therefore elected.)
, Thomas Magee, T Malone, and J Tansey were acclaimed.
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, T Malone, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board).
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:...
, 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,...
, Frederick Keillor, Donald Lake, and Charles Gerald O'Connor were all elected to two year terms in 1930
Edmonton municipal election, 1930
The 1930 municipal election was held November 12, 1930 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board ....
and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, 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:...
, and Mrs. W D Ferris had all been elected to two year terms in 1930 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where A J Crowe, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 22583 ballots cast out of 42753 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 52.8%.Mayor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Labour | Daniel Kennedy 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... |
13,014 | 57.63% |
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:... |
9,569 | 42.37% |
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Aldermen
Party | Candidate | Votes |
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,... |
11,519 |
Labour | Harry Ainlay Harry Dean Ainlay Harry Dean Ainlay was a Canadian educator, politician, mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and the Canadian House of Commons.... |
10,316 |
Labour | James Findlay | 10,186 |
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:... |
9,839 |
Civic Governance Association | Arthur Gainer | 9,741 |
Civic Governance Association | Ralph Bellamy | 8,780 |
Labour | Sidney Parsons Sidney Parsons Sidney Parsons was a Canadian politician, mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
7,994 |
Civic Governance Association | Thornton Graham | 7,802 |
Independent | Dick Foote | 7,514 |
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... |
4,944 |
Independent | William Ross | 3,888 |
Independent | Lin S. Bell | 3,222 |
Independent | Frank R. Lovette | 2,540 |
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:... |
1,702 |
Independent | Peter Glassman | 1,197 |
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Public school trustees
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Civic Governance Association | Albert Ottewell | 11,035 |
Labour | Frank Crang | 10,919 |
Civic Governance Association | L. Y. Cairns | 9,222 |
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... |
9,009 |
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... |
9,005 |
Labour | Daniel Powers | 8,970 |
Civic Governance Association | S. A. Dickson | 8,327 |
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(The figures above were those from the initial count. Upon completion of a recount, Bowcott was found to have received more votes than Cushing and was therefore elected.)
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Charles GariepyCharles Gariepy
Charles Edward Gariepy was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the separate Catholic school board from 1929-1937...
, Thomas Magee, T Malone, and J Tansey were acclaimed.