1951 Edmonton municipal election

The 1951 municipal election was held November 7, 1951 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the separate school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the public board. The electorate also decided four plebiscite questions.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Edwin Clarke, Duncan Innes (SS), Richmond Francis Hanna, Frederick John Mitchell, and Athelstan Bissett (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1950 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Harry Fowler, Robert Rae, and Charles Cummins had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1950 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Adrian Crowe (SS), Francis Killeen, and James O'Hara were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 41,515 ballots cast out of 98,882 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 41.0%.

Results

Mayor
Party Candidate Votes %
Citizens' CommitteeWilliam Hawrelak26,85865.03%
IndependentSidney Parsons8,53720.67%
IndependentGeorge Gleave5,90914.31%

Aldermen
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeHarold Tanner27,067SSY
Citizens' CommitteeAbe Miller22,035Y
Citizens' CommitteeRupert Clare21,565Y
Citizens' CommitteeViolet Field21,061Y
Citizens' CommitteeAl Larson16,648SSY
IndependentSidney Bowcott12,332
IndependentThomas Andrew Graham10,389
IndependentCharles Simmonds9,147
IndependentMack Lyle8,827SS
LabourEthel Wilson8,516
     Independent labour Tom Steele 7,126
LabourDaniel Smith6,705
IndependentJulia Kiniski5,045

Public school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeWilliam WebberAcclaimedY
Citizens' CommitteeMary ButterworthAcclaimedSSY
Citizens' CommitteeJ. W. K. ShortreedAcclaimedY
Citizens' CommitteeJohn ThorogoodAcclaimedSSY

Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
IndependentAndre Dechene3,832Y
IndependentWilliam Sereda3,744Y
IndependentCatherine McGrath3,343Y
IndependentAmby Lenon3,008SSY
IndependentJoseph Pilon2,995
IndependentRobert Garneau2,705
IndependentTerence Hughes2,100

Plebiscites
  • Financial plebiscite items required a minimum two-thirds "Yes" majority to bring about action

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a sinking fund debenture debt in the sum of $1,060,000 for the City share of paving of residential and arterial streets?

  • Yes - 16,027
  • No - 3,039

Incinerator Upgrades

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $300,000 for the purpose of modernization and enlarging the capacity of the present city incinerator?

  • Yes - 13,827
  • No - 4,217

Equipment for the City Engineers' Department

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $200,000 to purchase construction and scavenging equipment and traffic light equipment for the City Engineers’ Department?

  • Yes - 15,072
  • No - 3,248

Building Extensions

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $65,000 for extensions to Engineers’ yard and shop buildings?

  • Yes - 10,794
  • No - 6,553

References
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