1938 Edmonton municipal election

The 1938 municipal election was held November 9, 1938 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 two proposals to borrow money from other levels of government for the construction of new housing.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Edward Brown, Frederick Casselman, Douglas Grout (SS), George Campbell, and Dan Knott were all elected to two-year terms in 1937 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Albert Ottewell (SS), Walter Morrish, Sidney Bowcott, and Bruce Smith had been elected to two-year terms in 1937 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate school board, where Hugh Currie, Charles Gariepy, William Wilde (SS), and John Whelihan were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 23,599 ballots cast out of 53,848 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 43.8%.

Results

Mayor
Party Candidate Votes %
Citizens' CommitteeJohn Wesley Fry12,49153.34%
IndependentJoseph Clarke5,92225.29%
     Canadian Labour Party/
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation		 Charles Gould 4,807 20.53%
    
IndependentFrederick Speed1980.85%

Aldermen
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeHugh MacDonald13,424Y
Citizens' CommitteeMack McColl10,695Y
Citizens' CommitteeJames Ogilvie11,893Y
Citizens' CommitteeSidney Parsons11,354Y
Citizens' CommitteeBlair Paterson11,231SSY
     Canadian Labour Party/
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation		 Harry Ainlay 9,876 SS
    
ProgressiveMargaret Crang8,664SS
     Canadian Labour Party/
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation		 James Findlay 8,561
    
     Canadian Labour Party/
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation		 William Miller 6,387
    
ProgressiveElisha East6,000
IndependentSidney Bowcott5,083
IndependentM. M. Downey2,619SS
IndependentRaymond C. Ghostley2,065

The civic Progressive party, with candidates for alderman and public school trustee, represented a "united front" of the Communist Party, the Social Credit movement and other leftist reformers.[1]

Public school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeIzena Ross11,716Y
Citizens' CommitteeArmour Ford11,189Y
Citizens' CommitteeW. G. McConachie10,520Y
ProgressiveFrank Crang8,171SS
     Canadian Labour Party/
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation		 W. H. Thornton 6,264
    
ProgressiveMary Ann Gilchrist5,141
     Canadian Labour Party/
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation		 A. Richardson 3,559
    

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Adrien Crowe (SS), James O'Hara, and J O Pilon were acclaimed.

Low Income Housing

Are you in favour of the city borrowing from the Dominion or Provincial governments, to construct low cost dwelling houses in Edmonton, for rental purposes only, a sum not exceeding $250,000, repayable in from 20 to 35 years, with interest not exceeding two per cent per annum?

  • Yes - 2,687
  • No - 3,593

Regular Housing

Are you in favour of the city borrowing from the Dominion or Provincial governments, for the purpose of loaning to individuals to construct dwelling houses in Edmonton, a sum not exceeding $250,000, repayable in from 20 to 35 years at a rate of interest not exceeding five percent per annum?

  • Yes - 2,430
  • No - 3,578

References
  1. Tom Monto, Protest and Progress Three Labour Radicals in Early Edmonton (2012), p. 300
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