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.
There were ten aldermen seats on city council, but three of the positions were still filled from the previous election: Joseph Adair, James Collisson, and Valentine Richards were all elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office. William Campbell McArthur had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned in order to run for mayor. Andrew McLennan had also been elected to a two-year term only to resign. In order to fill these vacancies, Izena Ross and Kenneth Alexander Blatchford, the least popular of the top seven candidates, were elected to one-year terms.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but only four posts were open - three of the positions were already filled: W H Alexander, E T Bishop, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office.
The same was true on the separate board. Only four posts were open - J Cormack, J J Murray, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing.
The 1921 election was the first in which a woman - Izena Ross - was elected to city council.
Out of 33256 eligible voters, 10,943 cast ballots, for a voter turnout of 32.8%. (The vote count is much higher than that because each voter could cast up to seven votes in the aldermanic election.)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' League | David Duggan | 7,011 | 66.87% | |
| Independent | William Campbell McArthur | 3,227 | 30.78% | |
| Independent | Albert Stimmel | 246 | 2.35% | |
Each voter could cast up to seven votes. About 63,000 votes were cast in this election by about 10,000 voters. The Civic Government Association ran seven candidates and received the largest block of votes. But only its most popular candidate received support from a majority of voters. His supporters did not mark all their other six votes for CGA candidates and only six but not seven on the slate were elected.
Izena Ross, elected in 1921, was the first woman to run for a seat on the Edmonton city council. Her vote tally, showing support from about a third of the voters, was enough to win a seat.
Due to the guaranteed southside representation, southsider Pratt was given a two-year term, although he was the least popular successful candidate. Blatchford and Ross each were elected just to one-yer terms. Pratt lived at 11132 87th Avenue [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' League | Charles Weaver | 5,814 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | James East | 4,968 | |
| Citizens' League | Thomas Malone (South Side) | 4,685 | |
| Citizens' League | Ambrose Bury | 4,673 | |
| Citizens' League | Kenneth Alexander Blatchford | 4,277 | |
| Citizens' League | Izena Ross | 3,341 | |
| Citizens' League | Bickerton Pratt (South Side) | 3,256 | |
| Independent | Lyman Theophilus Barclay | 3,119 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | James Findlay | 3,112 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | E. E. Hyde | 2,991 | |
| Independent | Archie Rendell | 2,562 | |
| Independent | A. Boileau | 2,322 | |
| Independent | S. D. Walker | 1,585 | |
| Independent Labour Party | George L. Ritchie | 1,501 | |
| Citizens' League | L. T. Murray | 1,486 | |
| Independent | Mrs. A. S. Taylor | 1,324 | |
| Independent Labour Party | Mary Cantin | 1,095 | |
| Independent Labour Party | J. E. White | 982 | |
| Independent | Hyman King | 936 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Labour Party | Samuel Barnes | 4,652 | |
| Citizens' League | Ralph Bellamy | 4,512 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | Frank Scott | 4,381 | |
| Citizens' League | Alex C. Grant | 4,172 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | Frank Crang (South Side) | 3,951 | |
| Citizens' League | Oscar F. Strong | 3,810 | |
| Citizens' League | W. H. Speer | 3,523 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | Raymond C. Ghostley | 3,215 | |
Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Crang was elected over Grant.
F A French (South Side), Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed.
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