1954 Edmonton municipal election

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The 1954 municipal election was held October 13, 1954 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees each to sit on the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided seven plebiscite questions. No election was held for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harold Tanner (SS), Rupert Clare, Abe Miller, Charles Simmonds, and Cliffard Roy (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth (ss), William Cowley, James Falconer, and John Thorogood (SS) had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Andre Dechene, Amby Lenon (SS), Catherine McGrath, and William Sereda were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 20,866 ballots cast out of 123,040 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 17.0%.

Results

Aldermen

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Citizens' Committee Edwin Clarke14,258 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Ethel Wilson 10,774 Green check.svgY
Independent Frederick John Mitchell 10,764 Green check.svgY
Independent Giffard Main9,607SSGreen check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Laurette Douglas9,362 Green check.svgY
Independent Duncan Innes7,907SS
Independent L. B. Nicholson6,354SS
Independent Thomas Graham5,724
Independent Clifford Lee5,686SS
Independent Frank Cowles4,554SS
Independent Sidney Bowcott4,409
Citizens' Committee Roy Jamha2,749
Independent Tempest Aitken2,507SS
Citizens' Committee Alex Goruk2,444
Independent Herbert Turner2,187
Independent Julia Kiniski 1,758
Civic Reform CommitteeRose Sarman946SS
Civic Reform CommitteeWilliam Tuomi707

Public school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Citizens' Committee William Roberts12,723Green check.svgY
Independent Donald Bowen11,828Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Rex Stevenson10,529Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Henry Peterson5,122
Civic Reform CommitteeRebecca Stilwell4,989
Independent Delmer Dreger3,414

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Independent James O'Hara2,867Green check.svgY
Independent Adrian Crowe2,575SSGreen check.svgY
Independent John Kane2,526Green check.svgY
Independent Louis Blainn/a
Independent Marcel Lambert2,514
Independent Napolean Forcade1,554

Plebiscites

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $550,000 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets?

  • Yes - 10,749
  • No - 1,670

Asphalt Surfacing I

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000 for the City share of paving means of asphalt surfacing on gravel?

  • Yes - 9,809
  • No - 2,004

Asphalt Surfacing II

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000 for the City share of paving by means of asphalt surfacing on gravel?

  • Yes - 9,345
  • No - 2,097

Parks

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000 for the rehabilitation and development of parks including new trees, new roads, sewers, drains, fences and general rebuilding?

  • Yes - 9,859
  • No - 2,112

Neighbourhood Beautification

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $91,500 for the completion of neighborhood beautification areas in various parts of the City including the beautification of small parcels of land owned within the City?

  • Yes - 8,808
  • No - 2,898

Playgrounds

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $61,000 for the improvement of playgrounds and the construction of playground shelters and wading pools and the erection of fencing at various City playgrounds?

  • Yes - 10,623
  • No - 1,677

Health Clinic

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000 for the purpose of a health clinic to look after inoculations, also the supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services?

  • Yes - 10,623
  • No - 1,677

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