The 1977 municipal election was held October 19, 1977 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council

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...

, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.

This was the first election in which a nine member public school board was elected instead of the seven member board that had previously existed. It was also the last election to use only four wards; beginning in 1980

Edmonton municipal election, 1980

The 1980 municipal election was held October 15, 1980 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board....

, two aldermen were elected from each of six wards.

Voter turnout

There were 116525 ballots cast out of 305342 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 38.2%.

Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Cec Purves Cec Purves Cecil John Harry Purves is a politician in Alberta, Canada, who served as mayor of Edmonton.-Early life:Purves was born in Edmonton on October 18, 1933. He grew up in the city's Riverdale district and graduated high school in the city...	38,720	33.92%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Laurence Decore Laurence Decore Laurence G. Decore, CM was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was mayor of Edmonton, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.- Early life :...	29,682	26.00%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Terry Cavanagh Terry Cavanagh Terence James Cavanagh is a Canadian politician, municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, who served as mayor. He was Edmonton's first native-born mayor.-Early life:...	28,941	25.36%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Ivor Dent Ivor Dent Ivor Graham Dent, was a politician from Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a former candidate for the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:...	13,818	12.11%	Revolutionary Workers League	Donald Tapscott Don Tapscott Don Tapscott is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker, specializing in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. Tapscott is chairman of business strategy think tank New Paradigm , which he founded in 1993...	1,395	1.22%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Eddie Keehn	1,108	0.97%	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	John Horobec	479	0.42%

(William Hawrelak

William Hawrelak

William Hawrelak was a politician in Alberta, Canada, the longest-serving mayor in Edmonton's history, and a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...

 had been elected mayor in the 1974 election

Edmonton municipal election, 1974

The 1974 municipal election was held October 16, 1974 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.-Voter turnout:...

, but had died in office. Cavanagh was selected by council to replace him.)

Aldermen

Ward 1				Ward 2				Ward 3				Ward 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	Party		Candidate	Votes	Party		Candidate	Votes	Party		Candidate	Votes
	U.R.G.E.	Lois Campbell	12,958		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Gene Dub	11,202		E.C.G.A	Ron Hayter Ron Hayter Ronald John Hayter is the longest-serving city councillor of Edmonton, Alberta, having served since 1971 until 1995, when he stepped down to join the National Parole Board...	11,425		U.R.G.E.	Bettie Hewes Bettie Hewes Elizabeth Jane Hewes was a Canadian politician, former Edmonton City Councilor, and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Hewes graduated from the University of Toronto in 1944 with degree in occupational therapy....	16,560
	E.C.G.A	Kenneth Newman	14,619		E.C.G.A	Olivia Butti	10,553		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Ed Leger	10,760		E.C.G.A	William Chmiliar	14,473
	E.C.G.A	Paul Norris	12,014		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Percy Wickman Percy Wickman Percy Dwight Wickman was a Canadian politician and well-known activist for people with disabilities. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Wickman served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1986...	8,755		U.R.G.E.	Edward Kennedy	9,957		E.C.G.A	Buck Olsen	14,090
	Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Carl Paproski	11,926		U.R.G.E.	Gerry Wright	6,311		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	David Stewart	6,342		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Sheila McKay	10,876
	E.C.G.A	Bud Salloum	10,693		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Bob Caine	5,304		E.V.A.	Walter Doskoch	4,290		E.C.G.A	Darryl Smith	8,958
	Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Nick Fedorak	7,440		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Solomon Agronin	5,153		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Clarence (Chuck) Bolton	3,408		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Mitchell Wijcik	6,515
	Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Donald Eastcott	5,390		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Kenneth Burton	4,668		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Ernest Whitely	3,362		E.V.A.	Ed Ewasiuk Ed Ewasiuk Ed William "Eddie" Ewasiuk was a labour activist, a city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta and a NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:...	6,192
	Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Cal O'Brian	4,624		E.C.G.A	Ed Baxter	4,138						Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	John Lakusta	3,031
	E.V.A.	Gerry Paschen	3,983		Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Henry Rutkowski	3,167
	Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Johannes Bosch	2,703		E.V.A.	Robert Blakely	2,867
					Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Olga Cylurik	1,870
					E.V.A.	E. J. (Slim) Powell	1,800
					Ind. Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Richard Guthrie	1,171

Public school trustees

• Shirley Forbes - 38468
• Mel Binder - 37438
• Ernie Lund - 35406
• Jim Patrick - 33618
• Don Massey
  Don Massey
  Don Massey is a former municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004. In that period he also served as Leader of the Official Opposition and Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party in 2004...
  
  - 33444
• Catherine Ford - 33170
• Richard Jamieson
  Richard Jamieson
  Richard Herbert Jamieson was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government...
  
  - 32371
• James Falconer
  James Falconer
  James Falconer was a Scottish solicitor and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:Falconer was born in Carmyllie, Forfarshire, the son of Donald Falconer. He was educated at Arbroath High School and Edinburgh University where he obtained his MA degree. He married Ada Kennedy. ...
  
  - 31754
• Elaine Jones - 27494
• Lorne Mowers - 26792
• Vernon Johnson - 25896
• Douglas Sorenson - 24397
• Molly Glass - 21330
• John Mason - 16319
• Clare Brown - 16252

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

• Leo Floyd - 16438
• Jean McDonald - 15123
• Barry Cavanaugh - 11506
• Phil Gibeau - 11207
• Laurier Picard - 11071
• Raymond Pinkowski - 10342
• Joe Donahue - 9810
• William McNeill - 8664
• Zan Matishank - 8436
• Patrick Murphy - 7873
• Lyle Lavender - 7039
• John Kash - 6506
• Paul Haljan - 4659