Edmonton municipal election, 1952

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The 1952 municipal election was held October 15, 1952 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the separate school board, while three trustees were acclaimed to the public board. There was no election for mayor, as William Hawrelak was halfway through his two-year term. The electorate also decided four 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.

William Hawrelak Canadian politician

William Hawrelak was a politician in Alberta, Canada, the longest-serving mayor in Edmonton's history, and a candidate for election to the House of Commons of Canada.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harold Tanner (SS), Abe Miller, Rupert Clare, Violet Field, and Al Larson (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1951 and were still in office.

Harold Eaid Tanner was a service man, teacher and Canadian politician. He served as an elected representative on both the civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1946 to 1955. He later served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.

Abe William Miller was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served in office on both civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman for the city of Edmonton from 1951 to 1957 and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting as a member of the Liberal caucus in opposition.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: William Webber, Mary Butterworth (SS), J W K Shortreed, and John Thorogood (SS) had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1951ṣ and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Andre Dechene, William Sereda, Catherine McGrath, and Amby Lenon (SS) were continuing.

This was the first election to be held the third Wednesday in October instead of the first Wednesday in November, as had previously been the rule. It was also the first election in which there were more than one hundred thousand eligible voters.

Voter turnout

There were 12,800 ballots cast out of 101,521 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 12.6%.

Results

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Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Edwin Clarke10,617 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Richmond Francis Hanna 10,532 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 9,502 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee James C MacDonald 9,200 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Ethel Wilson 7,039 Green check.svgY
Independent Thomas Andrew Graham 6,153
Independent Mack Lyle 5,567 SS
    Independent labourCarl Berg4,563

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Charles CumminsAcclaimed Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Robert RaeAcclaimed Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Harry FowlerAcclaimed Green check.svgY

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
    IndependentFrancis Killeen1,339Green check.svgY
Independent James O'Hara1,310 Green check.svgY
Independent Joseph Pilon 1,306
Independent Adrian Crowe1,170 SS Green check.svgY
Independent William Ditto 855 SS

Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Crowe was elected over Pilon.

Plebiscites

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $1,250,000 for the City’s share of paving residential and arterial streets?

  • Yes - 7,645
  • No - 1,185

Engineering Equipment

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $175,000 to purchase Engineers Department equipment consisting of road graders, street flushers, street sweepers and earthmovers??

  • Yes - 7,446
  • No - 1,288

Incinerator

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $550,000 in order to undertake the construction of a new Incinerator Building and the necessary furnaces for garbage and refuse disposal?

  • Yes - 7,363
  • No - 1,363

Royal Alexandra Hospital Maternity Wing

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $825,000 in order to finish building and to equip and furnish the maternity wing of the Royal Alexandra Hospital?

  • Yes - 7,363
  • No - 1,363

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