1942 Edmonton municipal election

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The 1942 municipal election was held November 12, 1942 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board and five trustees to sit on the separate school board. Voters also approved an eight-hour day for firefighters. The election would normally have been held on November 11 (the rule at the time being that the municipal election would be held on the second Wednesday of November), but was delayed by a day owing to the Armistice Day holiday.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harry Ainlay (SS), James McCrie Douglas (SS), Gwendolen Clarke, Charles Gariepy, Guy Patterson were all elected to two-year terms in 1941 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Melvin Downey (SS), Roy Sutherland, Albert Ottewell (SS), and James Hyndman had been elected to two-year terms in 1941 and were still in office. On the separate board, two of the seven seats were occupied: Thomas Malone and William Wilde (SS) had been elected in 1941 and were still in office. Robert Tighe and Romeo Bouchard had also been elected in 1941, but Tighe had died and Bouchard had resigned. Accordingly, Joseph Gallant and J O Pilon were elected to one-year terms.

Voter turnout

There were 8,208 ballots cast out of 57,889 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 14.2%.

Results

Mayor

John Wesley Fry was acclaimed to a sixth term as mayor.

Aldermen

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Citizens' Committee Sidney Bowcott4,698Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Athelstan Bissett4,645SSGreen check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Sidney Parsons 4,458Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee James Ogilvie4,306Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 3,721Green check.svgY
 Civic Progressive AssociationCharles Willis2,876
 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation /
Farmer / Labour
William H. Miller2,783
 Civic Progressive AssociationAdam McKay2,750
 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation /
Farmer / Labour
Joseph Dowler2,601
 Civic Progressive AssociationIsabel Ringwood2,597
Independent Anthony Shute2,107
Independent Peter Glassman788

Public school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Citizens' Committee Izena Ross4,150Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee William McConachie4,010Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee G. Alex Gemeroy3,390Green check.svgY
 Civic Progressive AssociationAlfred Marks2,965
 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation /
Farmer / Labour
Edith Rogers2,869
 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation /
Farmer / Labour
William Tree2,606

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

CandidateVotesElected
Francis Killeen733Green check.svg
James O'Hara716Green check.svg
Adrien Crowe698SSGreen check.svg
Joseph Gallant698Green check.svg
J O Pilon679Green check.svg
John McLean616

Firefighter Work Hours Plebiscite

Do you approve of Bylaw No. 1019, establishing an eight-hour day for the members of the Edmonton Fire Department, to commence within one year next following the cessation of hostilities in the present war?

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