Edmonton municipal election, 1946

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The 1946 municipal election was held November 6, 1946 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, four trustees to sit on the public school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board.

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: James McCrie Douglas, John Munro, John Gillies, and Charles Gariepy were all elected to two year terms in 1945 and were still in office. Ethel Browne (SS) had also been elected to a two-year term in 1945, but had resigned due to ill health; accordingly, Harold Tanner (SS) was elected to a one-year term.

James McCrie Douglas Canadian politician

James McCrie Douglas was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a member of the House of Commons of Canada.

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.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth (SS), E S Haynes, and Armour Ford had been elected to two year terms in 1945 and were still in office. Albert Ottewell (SS) had also been elected to a two-year term in 1945, but had died; accordingly, Andrew Stewart was elected to a one-year term.

On the separate board, there were four vacancies out of seven seats, as Joseph Gallant, Thomas Malone, and Joseph Pilon were continuing. William Wilde (SS) had been elected to a two-year term in 1945, but had resigned; accordingly, newcomer Weldon Bateman (SS) was acclaimed to a one-year term.

Voter turnout

There were 24,919 ballots cast out of 73,852 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 33.7%.

Results

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Mayor

Party Candidate Votes %
Civic Democratic Alliance Harry Ainlay 22,83992.44%
Independent Thomas Cairns 1,868 7.56%

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Sidney Bowcott 14,161 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Athelstan Bissett13,867 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Harold Tanner 13,799 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Sidney Parsons 13,065 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee James Ogilvie12,067 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 12,287 Green check.svgY
Civic Democratic AlliancePercy Gwynne10,682
Civic Democratic AllianceCharles Willis9,586
Civic Democratic Alliance Edith Rogers 9,439
Civic Democratic AllianceNorman Finnemore8,829
Civic Democratic AllianceWilliston Haszard8,412
Civic Democratic AllianceCharles Gilbert8,192
Independent Julia Kiniski 2,635

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Andrew Stewart 13,830 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee James MacDonald12,779 Green check.svgY
Civic Democratic AllianceJohn Morrison11,739Green check.svg
Citizens' Committee Robert Rae 11,106 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Carl W. Clement 10,590
Civic Democratic AllianceWilliam W. R. Boyes9,636
Civic Democratic AllianceJohn Moon8,650

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Adrian Crowe (SS), Francis Killeen, James O'Hara, and Weldon Bateman (SS) were acclaimed.


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