Edmonton municipal election, 1921

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The 1921 municipal election was held December 12, 1921 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. F A French, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Adair, James Collisson, and Valentine Richards were all elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office. William Campbell McArthur had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned in order to run for mayor. Andrew McLennan had also been elected to a two-year term only to resign. In order to fill these vacancies, Izena Ross and Kenneth Alexander Blatchford were elected to one-year terms.

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There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: W H Alexander, E T Bishop, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where J Cormack, J J Murray, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing.

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The 1921 election was the first in which a woman - Izena Ross - was elected to city council.

Voter turnout

There were 10943 ballots cast out of 33256 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 32.8%.

Results

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Mayor

Party Candidate Votes %
     Citizens' League David Duggan 7,01166.87%
Independent William Campbell McArthur 3,227 30.78%
Independent Albert Stimmel 246 2.35%

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes
     Citizens' League Charles Weaver 5,814
    Dominion Labour Party James East 4,968
     Citizens' League Thomas Malone
(South Side)
4,685
     Citizens' League Ambrose Bury 4,673
     Citizens' League Kenneth Alexander Blatchford 4,277
     Citizens' League Izena Ross3,341
     Citizens' League Bickerton Pratt
(South Side)
3,256
Independent Lyman Theophilus Barclay 3,119
    Dominion Labour PartyJames Findlay3,112
    Dominion Labour PartyE. E. Hyde2,991
Independent Archie Rendell 2,562
Independent A. Boileau 2,322
Independent S. D. Walker 1,585
    Independent Labour PartyGeorge L. Ritchie1,501
     Citizens' League L. T. Murray1,486
Independent Mrs. A. S. Taylor 1,324
    Independent Labour PartyMary Cantin1,095
    Independent Labour PartyJ. E. White982
Independent Hyman King 936

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes
    Dominion Labour Party Samuel Barnes 4,652
     Citizens' League Ralph Bellamy4,512
    Dominion Labour PartyFrank Scott4,381
     Citizens' League Alex C. Grant4,172
    Dominion Labour PartyFrank Crang
(South Side)
3,951
     Citizens' League Oscar F. Strong3,810
     Citizens' League W. H. Speer3,523
    Dominion Labour PartyRaymond C. Ghostley3,215

Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Crang was elected over Grant.

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

F A French (South Side), Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed.

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