The 1917 municipal election was held December 10, 1917, to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. There were also two plebiscite questions asked.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but three of the positions were already filled: George Pheasey, William Martin, and Charles Grant were all elected to two-year terms in 1916 and were still in office. Thomas Bellamy and James Macfie MacDonald were also elected to two-year terms in 1916, but both resigned to run for mayor; accordingly, the sixth most polular and seventh most popular candidates were elected to one year terms to finish off their terms --Samuel McCoppen and Henri Martin were elected to one-year terms. Kinney and McCoppen belonged to the Labour slate put forward by the Labour Representation League and were elected. [1] [2] The Labour slate was filled out by White, Field and Scott, all unsuccessful. [3]
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Duggan, C. Frost, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1915. The same was true of the separate board, where Joseph Gariépy, M. J. O'Farrell, and G. W. Curtis were all continuing.
The five mayoral candidates were the most in Edmonton's history up to that point.
The Southside was guaranteed to elect two members and as only two southsiders - Orlando Bush and W.W. Prevey - were running, they were secured of victory. Their names were kept on the ballot anyway. [4] [5]
Hyman King announced that he would be running for an aldermanic seat but he withdrew his nomination before election day. [6]
There was no Business slate but at least two candidates had a relationship. Esdale published a list of women and men who endorsed his candidacy. The list included fellow candidate W.W. Prevey. As each voter could cast multiple votes, there was no direct competition between Esdale and Prevey. [7]
Mayor was elected through First-past-the-post voting.
Councillors were elected through Plurality block voting, with each voter allowed to cast as many as seven votes.
There were 7895 ballots cast out of 11,271 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 70.0%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harry Marshall Erskine Evans | 3,799 | 50.10% | |
| Independent | Joseph Clarke | 1,791 | 23.62% | |
| Independent | Samuel Barnes | 788 | 10.39% | |
| Independent | Thomas Bellamy | 757 | 9.98% | |
| Independent | James Macfie MacDonald | 448 | 5.91% | |
| Total | 7583 | |||
Labour = Labour Representation League [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Matthew Esdale | 4,199 | |
| Labour | James Kinney | 4,190 | |
| Independent | Charles Wilson | 4,000 | |
| Labour | Samuel McCoppen | 3,578 | |
| Independent | Henri Martin | 3,327 | |
| Independent | Warren Prevey (South Side) | 3,022 | |
| Independent | Orlando Bush (South Side) | 2,921 | |
| Labour | T. Scott | 2,258 | |
| Labour | S. W. Field | 2,068 | |
| Labour | J. E. White | 1,791 | |
| Independent | S. Freeman | 990 | |
| Total | 32,344 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Henry Douglas | 4,854 | |
| Independent | J. A. McPherson | 3,815 | |
| Independent | Arthur Cushing | 3,121 | |
| Independent | E. T. Bishop | 2,894 | |
| Labour | Alfred Farmilo | 2,147 | |
| Independent | A. L. Marks | 1,916 | |
| Independent | Joseph Clarke | 1,502 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Kelly | 497 | |
| Independent | F. A. French | 490 | |
| Independent | Joseph Henri Picard | 417 | |
| Independent | H. J. Roche | 387 | |
| Independent | Richard Crossland | 178 | |
| Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Are you in favour of the assessment of buildings and improvements at a percentage value not exceeding 25 percent? | ||
| For | 1,552 | 46.12% |
| Against | 1,813 | 53.88% |
| Are you in favour of a business assessment equal to the full amount of rental value of the premises wherein business is carried? | ||
| For | 3,555 | 61.36% |
| Against | 2,239 | 38.64% |
The Edmonton provincial electoral district also known as Edmonton City from 1905 to 1909, was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1917 and again from 1921 to 1959.
The 1905 municipal election was held December 11, 1905 for the purpose of electing a mayor and four aldermen to sit on the Edmonton City Council, as well as five public school trustees and five separate school trustees. This was the second election to be held since Edmonton became a city.
The 1913 municipal election was held December 8, 1913 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board.
The 1916 municipal election was held December 11, 1916 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board.
The 1918 municipal election was held December 9, 1918 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board.
The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. T P Malone, Paul Janvrin, T S Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen.
The 1920 municipal election was held December 13, 1920, to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. J Cormack, Joseph Gariépy and J J Murray were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen for the second consecutive election.
The 1921 municipal election was held December 12, 1921 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. F A French, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.
The 1922 municipal election was held December 11, 1922 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. R Crossland, P M Dunne, Joseph Gariépy, and J J Murray were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.
The 1923 municipal election was held December 10, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. Robert Crossland, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.
The 1924 municipal election was held December 8, 1924, to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.
The 1925 municipal election was held December 14, 1925 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. In the election's only plebiscite, the voters also rejected a proposal to increase the mayor's term from one year to two.
The 1926 municipal election was held December 13, 1926, to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. Harry Carrigan, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.
The 1928 municipal election was held December 10, 1928 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to join Edmonton City Council and three trustees to join the public school board during the year of 1929 and 1930. Three trustees were elected by acclamation to join the separate school board for 1929 and 1930.
The 1929 municipal election was held December 9, 1929 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board). In the election's only plebiscite, voters didn't endorse the extension of the half day Wednesday shopping holiday by the required two-thirds majority.
The 1930 municipal election was held November 12, 1930 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board, while three trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board. This was the first election to be held in November; where elections had previously been held on the second Monday of December, beginning in 1930 they were held on the second Wednesday of November to encourage voter turnout.
The 1933 Edmonton municipal election was held November 8, 1933 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on City Council and four trustees each to sit on the public and separate school boards.
The 1934 municipal election was held November 14, 1934 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.
The 1936 municipal election was held November 12, 1936 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board, while three trustees were acclaimed to the separate school board. Voters also rejected a proposal to extend the mayor's term to two years. The election would normally have been held on November 11, but was delayed by a day owing to the Armistice Day holiday.
The 1940 municipal election was held November 13, 1940 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council. Elections for school trustees were not held, as candidates for both the public and separate boards were acclaimed.