Edmonton municipal election, 1914
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The 1914 municipal election was held December 14, 1914 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.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Joseph Clarke
, Rice Sheppard
, J. A. Kinney
, and Robert Douglas were all elected to two year terms in 1913
and were still in office. Alexander Campbell had also been elected to a two year term, but had resigned. Accordingly, the fifth place finisher from the north side of the North Saskatchewan River
- W C Mcarthur - was elected to a one year term to replace Campbell.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Walter Ramsey, Samuel Barnes, A E May, and J S Hill had been elected to two year terms in 1913. The same was true of the separate board, where D J Gilmurray, J O'Neill, Joseph Henri Picard
, and E P O'Donnell were continuing.
, J J McKenzie, and William Rea were elected. Detailed information is no longer available.
, and M J O'Farrell were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...
and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Joseph Clarke
Joseph Clarke
Joseph Andrew Clarke was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council .-Early life:Clarke was born in...
, Rice Sheppard
Rice Sheppard
Rice Sheppard was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years, ran for mayoral, provincial, and federal office, and was an executive member of the United Farmers of Alberta.-Early life:Sheppard was born April 2, 1861 in Lambourn,...
, J. A. Kinney
James Kinney
James Andrew Kinney was a politician in Alberta, Canada and the first Labour member of the Edmonton City Council.Kinney was born in Ontario in 1869...
, and Robert Douglas were all elected to two year terms in 1913
Edmonton municipal election, 1913
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....
and were still in office. Alexander Campbell had also been elected to a two year term, but had resigned. Accordingly, the fifth place finisher from the north side of the North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
- W C Mcarthur - was elected to a one year term to replace Campbell.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Walter Ramsey, Samuel Barnes, A E May, and J S Hill had been elected to two year terms in 1913. The same was true of the separate board, where D J Gilmurray, J O'Neill, Joseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
, and E P O'Donnell were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 10220 ballots cast out of 32246 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 31.4%.Aldermen
- James Ramsey - 7286
- Samuel Wallace Williamson - 5,905
- Robert Neville Frith - 5836
- Joseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
- 5814 - William Campbell McArthur - 5506
- Hugh Alfred CalderHugh CalderHugh Alfred Calder was a real estate developer and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council between 1912 and 1916 and was a principle founder of Calder.-Early life:...
- 4871 (South Side) - Archibald Menzies McDonald - 3,166
- Joseph DriscollJoseph Driscoll (Canadian politician)Daniel Joseph Driscoll was a Canadian politician and a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Early life:...
- 2,546 - Alexander Clubb - 2,049
- James EastJames EastJames East was a politician and labour activist in Alberta, Canada. He was for a time and the longest-serving alderman in Edmonton's history, and was a defeated candidate at the provincial and federal levels. He was also an ardent monetary reformer.-Early life:East was born in Bolton, Ontario on...
- 1,908 - Charles GowanCharles GowanCharles Gowan was an American and Canadian pioneer and politician. He served as mayor of Antigo, Wisconsin and as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Biography:...
- 1,700 - Isidore Tremblay - 1,114
- John Hilton Treble - 844
- Tom Fraser Mayson - 470
Public school trustees
Charles GibbsCharles Gibbs (Alberta politician)
Charles Lionel Gibbs was a politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton from 1924 until his death and, concurrently, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 until his death.-Early life:Gibbs was born November 11, 1877, in Newport, Monmouthshire,...
, J J McKenzie, and William Rea were elected. Detailed information is no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
A H Esch, Joseph GariépyJoseph Gariépy
Joseph Hormidas Gariépy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
, and M J O'Farrell were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.