Edmonton municipal election, 1931
The 1931 municipal election was held November 11, 1931 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board (Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, T Malone, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board).
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James Collisson, Charles Gibbs, Frederick Keillor, Donald Lake, and Charles Gerald O'Connor were all elected to two-year terms in 1930 and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Frederick Casselman, and Mrs. W D Ferris had all been elected to two-year terms in 1930 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where A J Crowe, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 22,583 ballots cast out of 42,753 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 52.8%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Daniel Kennedy Knott | 13,014 | 57.63% | |
| Civic Government Association | James McCrie Douglas | 9,569 | 42.37% | |
Aldermen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rice Sheppard | 11,519 |  | |
| Labour | Harry Ainlay | 10,316 | | |
| Labour | James Findlay | 10,186 | | |
| Civic Government Association | Herbert Baker | 9,839 | | |
| Civic Government Association | Arthur Gainer | 9,741 | | |
| Civic Government Association | Ralph Bellamy | 8,780 | ||
| Labour | Sidney Parsons | 7,994 | ||
| Civic Government Association | Thornton Graham | 7,802 | ||
| Independent | Dick Foote | 7,514 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Clarke | 4,944 | ||
| Independent | William Ross | 3,888 | ||
| Independent | Lin S. Bell | 3,222 | ||
| Independent | Frank R. Lovette | 2,540 | ||
| Communist | Jan Lakeman | 1,702 | ||
| Independent | Peter Glassman | 1,197 | ||
Public school trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Government Association | Albert Ottewell | 11,035 | | |
| Labour | Frank Crang | 10,919 | | |
| Civic Government Association | L. Y. Cairns | 9,222 | | |
| Civic Government Association | Arthur Cushing | 9,009 | ||
| Labour | Sidney Bowcott | 9,005 | | |
| Labour | Daniel Powers | 8,970 | ||
| Civic Government Association | S. A. Dickson | 8,327 | ||
(The figures above were those from the initial count. Upon completion of a recount, Bowcott was found to have received more votes than Cushing and was therefore elected.)
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, T Malone, and J Tansey were acclaimed.
References
City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
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