Edmonton municipal election, 1917

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The 1917 municipal election was held December 10, 1917, to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. There were also two plebiscite questions asked.

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 three of the positions were already filled: George Pheasey, William Martin, and Charles Grant were all elected to two-year terms in 1916 and were still in office. Thomas Bellamy and James Macfie MacDonald were also elected to two-year terms in 1916, but both resigned to run for mayor; accordingly, Samuel McCoppen and Henri Martin 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: Joseph Duggan, C. Frost, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1915. The same was true of the separate board, where Joseph Gariépy, M. J. O'Farrell, and G. W. Curtis were all continuing.

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Joseph Hormidas Gariépy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.

The five mayoral candidates were the most in Edmonton's history up to that point.

Voter turnout

There were 7895 ballots cast out of 11271 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 70.0%.

Results

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Mayor

PartyCandidateVotes%
     Independent Harry Marshall Erskine Evans 3,79950.10%
     Independent Joseph Clarke 1,79123.62%
     Independent Samuel Barnes 78810.39%
     Independent Thomas Bellamy 7579.98%
     Independent James Macfie MacDonald4485.91%

Aldermen

PartyCandidateVotes
     Independent Matthew Esdale4,199
     Labour James Kinney 4,190
     Independent Charles Wilson4,000
     Labour Samuel McCoppen3,578
     Independent Henri Martin3,327
     Independent Warren Prevey 3,022
     Independent Orlando Bush
(South Side)
2,921
     Labour T. Scott2,258
     Labour S. W. Field2,068
     Labour J. E. White1,791
     Independent S. Freeman990

Public school trustees

PartyCandidateVotes
     Independent Henry Douglas 4,854
     Independent J. A. McPherson3,815
     Independent Arthur Cushing 3,121
     Independent E. T. Bishop2,894
     Labour Alfred Farmilo2,147
     Independent A. L. Marks1,916
     Independent Joseph Clarke 1,502

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

PartyCandidateVotes
     Independent M. Kelly497
     Independent F. A. French490
     Independent Joseph Henri Picard 417
     Independent H. J. Roche387
     Independent Richard Crossland178

Plebiscites

Votes%
Are you in favour of the assessment of
buildings and improvements at a percentage
value not exceeding 25 percent?
For1,55246.12%
Against1,81353.88%
Are you in favour of a business assessment
equal to the full amount of rental value
of the premises wherein business is carried?
For3,55561.36%
Against2,23938.64%

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