Edmonton municipal election, 1957

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The 1957 municipal election was held November 3, 1957 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board (Michael O'Byrne, Orest Demco, Catherine McGrath, and Joseph Moreau were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board). The electorate also decided seven 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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The election would normally have fallen on October 16 (the third Wednesday in October), but was delayed because of the provincial plebiscite on October 30.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Frederick John Mitchell, Ethel Wilson, Laurette Douglas, Giffard Main, and Donald Bowen were all elected to two-year terms in 1956 and were still in office.

Frederick John Mitchell Canadian politician

Frederick John Mitchell was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Ethel Sylvia Wilson was a labour activist and a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served on Edmonton City Council from 1952 to 1966 and as Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) from 1959 to 1971. She served as a cabinet minister in the Social Credit governments of Ernest Manning and Harry Strom from 1962 to 1971.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: J. Percy Page, John Thorogood, and William Orobko were elected to two-year terms in 1956 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Vincent Dantzer, John Bernard Kane, and Leo Lemieux were continuing.

Vincent Dantzer Canadian politician

Vincent Martin Dantzer was a Canadian lawyer, economist, and politician, a member of the House of Commons of Canada, and a mayor of Edmonton, Alberta.

Voter turnout

There were 49955 ballots cast out of 141532 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 35.3%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Party Candidate Votes %
Citizens' Committee William Hawrelak 32,312 65.15%
Independent Edwin Clarke 13,003 26.22%
Edmonton Voters AssociationCharles Simmonds 4,282 8.63%

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Cliffard Roy 25,459 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee William Connelly 25,100  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Hu Harries 24,833 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Reginald Easton 24,545  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee James Falconer 23,101  Green check.svgY
Edmonton Voters AssociationCharles Thompson 13,001
Independent Ivor Dent 12,503 SS
Edmonton Property Owners Association Edith Rogers 8,794
Edmonton Voters AssociationDavid Graham 8,240
Independent Julia Kiniski 7,444
Edmonton Voters AssociationOrval Allen 7,072 SS
Independent Tempest Aitken 6,744
Independent Thomas Graham 6,333
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationVincent McMahon 5,391 SS
Edmonton Voters AssociationGeorge Rankel 4,215
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationJames Bamber 3,785
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationGustave Querengesser 3,560
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationAlfred Kynnersley 2,991 SS
Independent Stan Rogalski 2,483

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' Committee Ernest Hanna 20,477  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Angus MacDonald 20,690  Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Robert Johnson 17,527 SS Green check.svgY
Citizens' Committee Douglas Thomson 16,861 SS Green check.svgY
Edmonton Voters AssociationOscar Krueger 14,200
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationElizabeth Scott 9,913 SS
Edmonton Voters AssociationFrances Shore 8,751
Edmonton Voters AssociationJack Hennig 8,607 SS
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationClifford Hackett 6,341
Edmonton Voters AssociationJohn Lyon 6,123
Edmonton Property Owners AssociationHerbert Nichols 5,528

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Independent Michael O'Byrne Acclaimed Green check.svgY
Independent Orest Demco Acclaimed Green check.svgY
Independent Catherine McGrath Acclaimed Green check.svgY
Independent Joseph Moreau Acclaimed Green check.svgY

Plebiscites

Fluoridation of Water

Shall fluorides, for the prevention of tooth decay, be added to the City water supply sufficient to bring the fluoride content of City water up to the level of one part fluoride to one million parts of water?

  • Yes - 30420
  • No - 16626

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $965,000.00 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets?

  • Yes - 22182
  • No - 5022

Parks

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $200,000.00 for the improvement of City parks and the commencement of work on unsubdivided park land, circles, buffer zones, ravine side boulevards and similar works?

  • Yes - 20202
  • No - 6479

Traffic Lights

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000.00 in order to purchase and install additional traffic lights at various locations within the City?

  • Yes - 21048
  • No - 5692

Library

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000.00 in order to construct and equip a branch of the Edmonton Public Library in a location within the City?

  • Yes - 15287
  • No - 10521

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $250,000.00 to provide necessary renovations to the existing portion of the Royal Alexandra Hospital and equipment for the Hospital?

  • Yes - 21258
  • No - 5657

Fire Hall

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $245,000.00 in order to build and provide equipment for a Fire Hall at 98th Street and 101A Avenue?

  • Yes - 18418
  • No - 7696

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References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections