Edmonton municipal election, 1956

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The 1956 municipal election was held October 17, 1956 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided nine plebiscite questions. There was no election for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

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: Abe Miller, Cliffard Roy, Hu Harries, James Falconer, and William Connelly were all elected to two-year terms in 1955 and were still in office.

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.

Hu Harries was a Canadian economist and politician.

James Falconer British politician

James Falconer was a Scottish solicitor and Liberal Party politician.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth, Herbert Smith, James Hanna, and William Henning were elected to two-year terms in 1955 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Amby Lenon, Andre Dechene, Orest Demco, and Catherine McGrath were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 13360 ballots cast out of 133537 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 10.0%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Frederick John Mitchell 9,984  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Ethel Wilson 9,284  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Laurette Douglas 9,233  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Giffard Main 8,838 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Donald Bowen 8,774 SS Green check.svgY
Labour David Graham 6,424
Labour Charles Gilbert 5,560 SS
Independent Tempest Aitken 4,329 SS
Independent Julia Kiniski 3,999

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee John Page 10,354 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee John Thorogood 8,942 Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee William Orobko 7,220 Green check.svgY
Independent Rebecca Stillwell 5,882

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Independent Vincent Dantzer 2,068  Green check.svgY
Independent John Bernard Kane 1,846  Green check.svgY
Independent Leo Lemieux 1,813 SS Green check.svgY
Independent James O'Hara 1,739

Plebiscites

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $1,000,000.00 for the City’s share of standard paving on arterial and residential streets?

  • Yes - 8673
  • No - 1193

Paving and Gravelling

Details of question no longer available.

  • Yes - 8483
  • No - 1197

Asphalt and Gravel

Details of question no longer available.

  • Yes - 8023
  • No - 1494

Parks

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the improvement of City parks, and the commencement of work on undeveloped parkland, circles, buffer zones, ravine side boulevards and similar works, including, necessary new roads, sewers and drains into parkland?

  • Yes - 8246
  • No - 1444

Health Clinic

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000.00 for the purpose of a health clinic to provide inoculation services, supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services?

  • Yes - 8755
  • No - 1178

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $350,000.00 to provide equipment and furnishings at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, miscellaneous improvements to the interior and exterior of the Hospital?

  • Yes - 7213
  • No - 2433

Traffic Lights

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000.00 in order to purchase and install additional traffic lights at various locations within the City?

  • Yes - 7987
  • No - 1607

Fire Hall

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $125,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a fire hall in the vicinity of 97th Street and 127th Avenue?

  • Yes - 7645
  • No - 1741

Royal Alexandra Hospital - Nurses Residence

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $2,700,000.00 for the purpose of constructing at the Royal Alexandra Hospital nurses residence and training school?

  • Yes - 6921
  • No - 2695

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References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections