Sudbury municipal election, 1928

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The 1928 municipal election was held on December 3, 1928. Charles Bibby was acclaimed the Mayor of the City of Sudbury. [1] [2]

Greater Sudbury City in Ontario, Canada

Greater Sudbury, commonly referred to as Sudbury, is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 161,531 at the Canada 2016 Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the fifth largest in Canada. It is administratively a single-tier municipality, and thus not part of any district, county, or regional municipality.

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The candidates elected to Sudbury City Council were:

Peter Fenton was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1930 to 1932. He was the 17th mayor of Sudbury since its incorporation in 1893, and the first mayor of Sudbury after it was granted city status in 1930. On November 27, 1929 he was acclaimed mayor of the city due to the lack of candidates running for office in the 1929 election. In 1930 he stood again for mayor. During the election campaign he promised to build a new town hall and a subway under the Elm Street rail line, along with improving the local utilities in conjunction with municipal services. His campaign slogan was "Sudbury is a progressive city; we should be optimists and boasters, not pessimists and knockers".

Dan W. Jessup was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario. He was first elected to the mayor's office on December 3, 1951 and served for three terms as mayor in 1952, 1953 and 1954. In 1955 he was succeeded by Leo Landreville, a local lawyer who was later appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario as a judge.

At the time of this election, the candidates were elected to serve the City of Sudbury and were not elected to represent each of the wards individually.

Election moments

The election results were not fully tabulated until 12 o’clock the day after the election. During the election, there was a minor mix-up in the returns. Councillor Drybrough’s total was given at 751 when in reality it was 731. The town clerk, W. J. Ross, who was responsible of for returns, was questioned by the Sudbury Star regarding this discrepancy.

The reporter requested that Mr. Ross to look at his list. Mr. Ross tersely said that he wouldn’t.

“But how do you account for the difference of twenty?” enquired the reporter.

“Seven men checked those figures” replied the town clerk with all the dignity of his command. “and they’re official. I won’t change them.” [2]

Initially Ross wouldn’t change the figures; however, after the reporter removed the results card from the wall, he continued to press Ross for answer. [2] Ross then quickly reviewed the figures and subsequently Frank C. Muirhead was elected to council, defeating the incumbent Drybourogh by 20 votes.

The reporter continued to investigate the election results, and also discovered that Council;or Newburn also had 20 votes misallocated. Newburn's tally in the "L – Z" poll was 139 when it should have read 159. [2] Concerned that Newburn would not have the necessary clout in the Fournier ward after the election, the reporter brought this to the attention of the officials. The reporter subsequently stopped investigating, after an unnamed candidate elect cautioned him against further investigation. He was quoted as saying "First thing you know, if you keep checking these figures I'll find out I haven't been elected at all." [2]

Results

The results of the mayoral and Aldermanic contests as reported by the Sudbury Star on December 5, 1928 are as follows:

City of Sudbury Election Results, 1928 [1]
Mayoral contest
CandidateVotes
Adv. PollsFournier WardTown HallFournier WardNotre Dame StMcCormick WardRyan WardTotal
BIBBY(acclaimed) --- --- --- --- ------
Aldermanic Contest
CandidateVotes
Adv. PollsFournier WardTown HallFournier WardNotre Dame StMcCormick WardRyan WardTotal
FENTON (elected) 15 328 130 305 4651243
ROBERT(elected) 14 442 228 218 3351237
LANTHIER(elected) 7 426 207 179 2401059
NEWBURN(elected) 12 304 141 242 3311030
JESSUP (elected) 6 83 14 412 420935
MUIRHEAD(elected) 3 61 10 360 303 737
Drybrough 6 43 12 345 325 731
Miller 3 68 12 354 275712
Keegan 11 155 33 173 225 597
Brownlee 8 75 18 274 197572
Cowcill 4 39 7 187 128365

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References

  1. 1 2 The Sudbury Daily Star. (December 5, 1928) p.1
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 “Fournier Ward Shapes Slate For Next Year.” (December 5, 1928). The Sudbury Star p. 1.
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