Edmonton municipal election, 1937

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The 1937 municipal election was held November 10, 1937 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five trustees to sit on the public school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board. Voters also decided three plebiscite questions.

Edmonton City Council governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Hugh MacDonald, James Ogilvie, John McCreath, and Athelstan Bissett (SS) had been elected to two-year terms in 1936 and were still in office. John Wesley Fry had also been elected to a two-year term in 1936, but he resigned to run for mayor; accordingly, Blair Paterson (SS), who polled sixth in this election, was elected to a one-year term to finish off his term.

John Wesley Fry Canadian politician

John Wesley Fry was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but two of the positions were already filled: Izena Ross and Armour Ford had been elected to two-year terms in 1936 and were still in office. Frederick Casselman had also been elected to a two-year term in 1936, but had resigned; accordingly, George Gleave was elected to a one-year term. On the separate school board there were four vacancies, as A J Crowe (SS), J O Pilon, and J O'Hara were continuing.

Lieutenant Frederick Clayton Casselman was a soldier, barrister, teacher, as well as a Canadian municipal and federal level politician.

Voter turnout

There were 24,279 ballots cast out of 51,599 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 47%.

Results

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Mayor

PartyCandidateVotes%
    Citizens' Committee John Wesley Fry 10,48743.63%
    Edmonton First Joseph Clarke 7,34030.53%
    Progressive Civic AssociationGuy Patterson3,41914.22%
Independent John Sedgewick Cowper2,73011.36%
Independent Frederick Speed620.26%

Aldermen

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Citizens' Committee Edward Brown12,677Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Frederick Casselman 12,386Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Douglas Grout12,252SSGreen check.svgY
Citizens' Committee George Campbell11,709Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Dan Knott 11,655Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Blair Paterson10,980SSGreen check.svgY
    Progressive Civic Association Harry Ainlay 10,103SS
    Progressive Civic AssociationJames Findlay8,501
Independent Margaret Crang7,608SS
    Progressive Civic AssociationCharles Gould7,190SS
    Progressive Civic AssociationElisha East5,323
Independent Walter Clevely4,884
    Progressive Civic AssociationWilliam Miller4,551
    Progressive Civic AssociationCharles Lee4,447
Independent Raymond C. Ghostley2,308
 New DealJohn James Allen2,036
Independent Peter Glassman1,779
Independent Ernest Holub1,072
Independent Charles Keily734

Public school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Citizens' Committee Albert Ottewell10,297SSGreen check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Walter Morrish8,829Green check.svgY
    Progressive Civic Association Sidney Bowcott 8,391Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee C. Bruce Smith7,330Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee George Gleave7,034Green check.svgY
Independent Frank Crang6,770SS
    Progressive Civic AssociationMary Ann Gilchrist5,950
    Progressive Civic AssociationAdam Bruce5,384
    Progressive Civic AssociationThomas Housley3,959

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Hugh Currie, Charles Gariepy , John Whelihan and William Wilde (SS) were acclaimed.

Charles Edward Gariepy was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the separate Catholic school board from 1929-1937. Gariepy was elected to be North side alderman, Edmonton City Council, Alberta, Canada 1940-1948.

Plebiscites

Mayoral Elections

Are you in favour of the Mayor being elected annually by the members of the City Council from their number?

  • Yes - 4,444
  • No - 18,383

Airport Hangar

$35,000 for an Airport Hangar

  • Yes - 5,308
  • No - 1,578

Police Signals

$25,000 for Police Signals

  • Yes - 3,075
  • No - 3,159

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