1961 Edmonton municipal election

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In Alberta, Canada, the 1961 municipal election was held October 18, 1961 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided six plebiscite questions.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Frederick John Mitchell, George Prudham, Morris Weinlos, Ethel Wilson, and Milton Lazerte were all elected to two-year terms in 1960 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Warren Edward (Ted) Smith, John Andrews, and Shirley Forbes were elected to two-year terms in 1960 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Leo Lemieux, Edward Stack, and John Barbeau were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 59343 ballots cast out of 169940 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 37.2%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

PartyCandidateVotes %
Civic Government Association Elmer Roper 37,60063.90%
Civic Reform AssociationEd Leger13,10622.27%
Independent Ronald Simmons8,13413.82%

Aldermen

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Civic Government Association McKim Ross33,853SSGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Angus McGugan31,123SSGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Stanley Milner 27,126SSGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Gordon McClary27,208 Green check.svgY
Civic Government Association John Leslie Bodie23,222 Green check.svgY
Civic Reform AssociationBjarne Larson15,006SS
Civic Reform AssociationCharles Simmonds13,584SS
Independent Julia Kiniski 12,451
League of Edmonton ElectorsDonald Scott11,337SS
Independent David Graham11,253
Civic Reform AssociationHarper McCrae10,588
Civic Reform AssociationAlfred Forsythe8,809SS
Civic Reform AssociationRobert Boutillier7,540
League of Edmonton ElectorsNorbert Berkowitz6,624
League of Edmonton ElectorsErnest Stokes6,343
Independent John Lakusta4,852
League of Edmonton ElectorsJames Willford4,134
Independent Paul Stepa3,630

Public school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Civic Government Association Eric Duggan22,419SSGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Vernon Johnson18,061SSGreen check.svgY
Civic Reform Association Edith Rogers 17,219 Green check.svgY
Civic Government Association P. William Jones16,118SSGreen check.svgY
Better Education AssociationHelen Sinclair15,802
Civic Government Association A. E. Shelmerdine15,072
Better Education AssociationD. Rae Sutherland13,377SS
Better Education AssociationWilliam Harper13,088SS
Better Education Association Floyd Albin Johnson 11,678SS
Civic Reform AssociationPaul Lloyd6,775SS
Civic Reform AssociationAnna Pollock6,670SS
Civic Reform AssociationWalter Kuhn5,179SS

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Independent Joseph Moreau6,878 Green check.svgY
Separate Schools Voters AssociationA. A. Gorman6,446SSGreen check.svgY
Independent Orest Demco6,518 Green check.svgY
Independent Catherine McGrath6,098
Separate Schools Voters AssociationJ. J. Fitzgerald5,734
Independent Harry Carrigan5,251SSGreen check.svgY
Separate Schools Voters AssociationJ. W. Ensch4,292SS
Independent George Lynch-Staunton4,022SS

Plebiscites

Fluoridation of Water

Shall fluorides, for the prevention of tooth decay, be added to the City water supply sufficient to bring the fluorine content of City water up to a level of one part fluorine to one million parts of water?

  • Yes - 35508
  • No - 22107

Paving

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2216 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the estimated City share of standard paving of main arterial roads in the City?

  • Yes - 25317
  • No - 9476

Asphalt on Gravel Streets

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2217 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the estimated City share of the cost of constructing asphalt surface roads on a gravel base on residential and arterial streets within the City?

  • Yes - 25219
  • No - 9130

Traffic Lights and Fire Alarm Equipment

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2218 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $217,000.00 in order to purchase and locate additional traffic lights, and school and crosswalk lights, and additional fire alarm equipment?

  • Yes - 26752
  • No - 7988

Library

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2219 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $125,000.00 to construct and equip a branch library in Edmonton capable of serving 30,000 people and 15 schools?

  • Yes - 21434
  • No - 12983

Fire Station

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2224 creating a debenture debt in the sum of $72,000.00 in order to purchase fire equipment for a District Fire Station?

  • Yes - 23761
  • No - 9947

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References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections

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