Edmonton municipal election, 1946
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The 1946 municipal election was held November 6, 1946 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council
, four trustees to sit on the public school board, and three trustees to sit on the separate school board.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: James McCrie Douglas
, John Munro, John Gillies, and Charles Gariepy
were all elected to two year terms in 1945
and were still in office. Ethel Browne had also been elected to a two year term in 1945, but had resigned due to ill health; accordingly, Harold Tanner
was elected to a one year term.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth, E S Haynes, and Armour Ford had been elected to two year terms in 1945 and were still in office. Albert Ottewell had also been elected to a two year term in 1945, but had died; accordingly, Andrew Stewart was elected to a one year term.
On the separate board, there were four vacancies out of seven seats, as Joseph Gallant, Thomas Malone, and Joseph Pilon were continuing. William Wilde had been elected to a two year term in 1945, but had resigned; accordingly, Weldon Bateman was elected to a one year term.
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...
, four trustees to sit on the public school board, and three trustees to sit on the separate school board.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: 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:...
, John Munro, John Gillies, and Charles Gariepy
Charles Gariepy
Charles Edward Gariepy was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the separate Catholic school board from 1929-1937...
were all elected to two year terms in 1945
Edmonton municipal election, 1945
The 1945 municipal election was held November 7, 1945 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five trustees to sit on the public school board .There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Sidney...
and were still in office. Ethel Browne had also been elected to a two year term in 1945, but had resigned due to ill health; accordingly, Harold Tanner
Harold E. Tanner
Harold E. Tanner was a service man, teacher and Canadian politician. He served as an elected representative on both the civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1946 to 1955...
was elected to a one year term.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth, E S Haynes, and Armour Ford had been elected to two year terms in 1945 and were still in office. Albert Ottewell had also been elected to a two year term in 1945, but had died; accordingly, Andrew Stewart was elected to a one year term.
On the separate board, there were four vacancies out of seven seats, as Joseph Gallant, Thomas Malone, and Joseph Pilon were continuing. William Wilde had been elected to a two year term in 1945, but had resigned; accordingly, Weldon Bateman was elected to a one year term.
Voter turnout
There were 24919 ballots cast out of 73852 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 33.7%.Mayor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Civic Democratic Alliance | 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.... |
22,839 | 92.44% |
Independent | Thomas Cairns | 1,868 | 7.56% |
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Aldermen
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Citizens' Committee | 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... |
14,161 |
Citizens' Committee | Athelstan Bissett | 13,867 |
Citizens' Committee | Harold Tanner Harold E. Tanner Harold E. Tanner was a service man, teacher and Canadian politician. He served as an elected representative on both the civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1946 to 1955... |
13,799 |
Citizens' Committee | 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:... |
13,065 |
Citizens' Committee | James Ogilvie | 12,067 |
Citizens' Committee | Frederick John Mitchell Frederick John Mitchell Frederick John Mitchell was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
12,287 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Percy Gwynne | 10,682 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Charles Willis | 9,586 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Edith Rogers Edith Rogers (Alberta politician) Edith Blanche Rogers was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 until 1940. Born in Nova Scotia, she came west to Alberta to accept a job as a teacher... |
9,439 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Norman Finnemore | 8,829 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Williston Haszard | 8,412 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Charles Gilbert | 8,192 |
Independent | Julia Kiniski Julia Kiniski Julia Kiniski , was an aldermen on the Edmonton City Council from 1963 until her death in 1969... |
2,635 |
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Public school trustees
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Citizens' Committee | Andrew Stewart | 13,830 |
Citizens' Committee | James MacDonald | 12,779 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | John Morrison | 11,739 |
Citizens' Committee | Robert Rae | 11,106 |
Citizens' Committee | Carl W. Clement | 10,590 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | William W. R. Boyes | 9,636 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | John Moon | 8,650 |
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