The 1968 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 16, 1968, to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions.
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
On May 2, 1968, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed the Municipal Elections Act. this Act had three major effects: first, it standardized municipal terms as being three years in all Alberta municipalities. Second, it standardized the date on which municipal elections in Alberta would be held – the nomination deadline would be the third Monday of September and the election would be four weeks later. Third, it allowed for the election of aldermen by ward, rather than at large.
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly consists of 87 members, elected first past the post from single-member electoral districts.
This election was conducted under the new Act, and included a plebiscite to move to a ward system. It was approved by the electorate, and the 1968 election was the last in which aldermen were elected at large (although a 1970 by-election also elected an alderman at large, before the ward system was introduced in the 1971 election).
In addition to choosing members for City Council, citizens were asked to vote on three plebiscites. One plebiscite was related to a question rejected by voters in 1963, asking if the city should purchase land and build a combined sports and convention complex. The 1968 plebiscite saw voters agree to "construction of a Trade Convention and Sports Complex" in downtown Edmonton. Two years later, voters later rejected the specific, 50% more costly, Omniplex project plebiscite. [1] The single-site sports and convention concept was later served by the distributed Northlands Coliseum (opened 1974), Commonwealth Stadium (1978), and Edmonton Convention Centre (1983, a few metres south of the 1963 site).
Northlands Coliseum, or simply the Coliseum, is an indoor arena located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, situated on the north side of Northlands. It was home to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The arena opened in 1974, and was later known as Edmonton Coliseum, Skyreach Centre, and Rexall Place, before returning to the Northlands Coliseum name in summer 2016.
Commonwealth Stadium, also known as The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium during Eskimos events, is an open-air, all-seater multipurpose stadium located in the McCauley neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It has a seating capacity of 55,819, making it the largest open-air stadium in Canada. It has been used for Canadian football, athletics, soccer, and rugby union, as well as concerts.
There were 93129 ballots cast out of 238828 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 39%.
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Ivor Graham Dent, was a politician from Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a former candidate for the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Cecil John Harry "Cec" Purves is a politician in Alberta, Canada, who served as mayor of Edmonton.
Julia Kiniski, was a four-term aldermen on the Edmonton City Council from 1963 until her death in 1969. Kiniski had previously been an unsuccessful candidate in 14 of the city's annual elections, between 1945 and 1962, running as an independent or as a candidate for far-left parties.
Terence James "Terry" Nugent was a barrister, lawyer and World War II era soldier. He was also a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1968 and an alderman in the city of Edmonton, Alberta from 1968 to 1971.
Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |
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Better Education Association | Jackson Willis | 38,496 | ![]() | |
Better Education Association | John Bracco | 31,844 | ![]() | |
Quality Education Council | Edith Rogers | 29,404 | ![]() | |
Independent | Vernon Johnson | 28,860 | ![]() | |
Better Education Association | Milton Lazerte | 27,422 | ![]() | |
Better Education Association | Warren Edward (Ted) Smith | 25,922 | ![]() | |
Better Education Association | Lois Campbell | 23,976 | ![]() | |
Quality Education Council | Richard Jamieson | 17,981 | ||
Better Education Association | David Ellis | 16,578 | ||
Better Education Association | Alan Robertson | 16,419 | ||
Independent | Jean O'Hara | 15,704 | ||
Quality Education Council | Robert Dunseith | 14,346 | ||
Independent | Dorothy Preston | 12,389 | ||
Quality Education Council | Joseph Boehm | 10,388 | ||
Independent | Don McMillan | 9,439 | ||
Quality Education Council | Albert Bourcier | 9,378 | ||
Quality Education Council | John Poppit | 6,739 | ||
Independent | William Chomyn | 6,522 | ||
Independent | Laura Tuomi | 5,791 | ||
Quality Education Council | John Fuga | 5,744 | ||
Independent | Paul Fuog | 3,943 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |
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Independent | Georges Brosseau | 11,893 | ![]() | |
Independent | Jean Forest | 9,681 | ![]() | |
Independent | Robert Sabourin | 9,175 | ![]() | |
Independent | Bob Neville | 8,853 | ![]() | |
Independent | Bill Diachuk | 8,520 | ![]() | |
Independent | Larry Messier | 8,310 | ![]() | |
Independent | Jean McDonald | 8,225 | ![]() | |
Independent | Paul Norris | 7,864 | ||
Independent | B. J. Gagnon | 7,041 | ||
Independent | Morris Bahry | 7,023 | ||
Independent | D. A. McKay | 6,657 | ||
Independent | Cece Primeau | 6,645 |
Are you in favour of the City being divided into areas known as wards, of not less than three (3) and not more than ten (10) in number for the holding of elections of Alderman to City Council at future elections?
Do you favour the construction of a Trade Convention and Sports Complex containing facilities such as a covered Football stadium and Ice Arena, and a Trade & Convention Centre, at an estimated capital cost of Twenty-three Million Dollars ($23,000,000.00) and to be operated at an estimated annual deficit of not more than two million?
Do you want shop hours in the City of Edmonton to be controlled by City Council?
If shop hours are controlled, which do you favour: (a.) six days and two evenings – 58533 (b.) five days and two evenings – 8539 (c.) five and one-half days and one evening – 11776
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