1933 Edmonton municipal election

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.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Gibbs, John Wesley Fry, James Ogilvie, James East, and John McCreath were all elected to two-year terms in 1932 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Mrs. E G Ferris, Frederick Casselman, and Samuel Barnes had all been elected to two-year terms in 1932 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where Adrien Crowe (SS), J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 21,730 ballots cast out of 44,603 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 48.7%.

Results

Mayor
Party Candidate Votes %
LabourDaniel Kennedy Knott13,45361.91%
     Independent Labour Joseph Clarke 7,657 35.24%
IndependentJ. A. Leonard6202.85%

Aldermen
Party Candidate Votes Elected
LabourRice Sheppard11,418SSY
LabourMiss M. (Margaret) Crang10,858SSY
LabourHarry Ainlay10,195SSY
Civic Government AssociationRalph Bellamy9,609Y
LabourJames Findlay9,536Y
Civic Government AssociationW. W. McBain8,471
Civic Government AssociationRobert Dolphin Tighe7,728
Civic Government AssociationT. A. Graham7,647
Civic Government AssociationDick Foote7,537
Independent LabourM. Ainslie2,879
CommunistJan Lakeman2,830
Independent LabourFrank R. Lovette2,636
Independent LabourWalter Clevely2,493
CommunistGeorge H. Salter1,295
IndependentPeter Glassman1,215
IndependentF. S. Wright1,094
IndependentCharles Martin Keily681

Public school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Civic Government AssociationAlbert Ottewell12,500SSY
LabourFrank Crang11,963SSY
Civic Government AssociationWalter Morrish9,722Y
LabourSidney Bowcott9,309Y
Civic Government AssociationH. H. Dyde8,762
Civic Government AssociationErnest Howard7,909
LabourL. E. Price6,911

Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
IndependentCharles Gariepy1,830Y
IndependentThomas Malone1,812Y
IndependentThomas Magee1,688Y
IndependentMrs. M. Conroy1,683
IndependentJ. Tansey1,444SSY

Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Tansey was elected over Conroy.

Board of Health Plebiscite

Are you in favor of the health services at present administered by the local Board of Health of the City of Edmonton and the Public and Separate School Boards being amalgamated and placed under the control of the local Board of Health?

  • Yes - 11,660
  • No - 7,971

References
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