Edmonton municipal election, 1941
The 1941 municipal election was held November 12, 1941 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board (William Wilde, Robert Tighe, Thomas Malone, and Romeo Bouchard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board).
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James Ogilvie, Sidney Bowcott, Athelstan Bissett, Sidney Parsons, and Frederick John Mitchell were all elected to two-year terms in 1940 and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Izena Ross, E M Gunderson, and W G McConachie had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1940 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate board, where Adrien Crowe, James O’Hara, and J O Pilon were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 17566 ballots cast out of 56808 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 30.9%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Wesley Fry | 11,632 | 68.78% | |
| Citizens' Committee | George Campbell | 5,281 | 31.22% | |
Aldermen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Ainlay | 9,134 |  | |
| Citizens' Committee | James McCrie Douglas | 8,113 | ||
| Civic Progressive Association | Gwendolen Clarke | 7,369 | ||
| Citizens' Committee | Charles Gariepy | 6,718 | ||
| Civic Progressive Association | Guy Patterson | 6,378 | ||
| Civic Progressive Association | Frank Crang | 6,082 | ||
| Independent | Dan Knott | 6,070 | ||
| Citizens' Committee | John E. Sydie | 5,251 | ||
| Citizens' Committee | Milo M. Case | 4,921 | ||
| Citizens' Committee | Albert E. Knowler | 4,485 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Adair | 4,148 | ||
| Independent | Mack McColl | 4,053 | ||
| Labour | W. H. O'Neill | 3,928 | ||
| Independent | Rice Sheppard | 3,691 | ||
Public school trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' Committee | Melvin Downey | 10,993 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Roy Sutherland | 10,794 | |
| Citizens' Committee | Albert Ottewell | 10,532 | |
| Citizens' Committee | James Hyndman | 10,532 | |
| Labour | William Tree | 6,604 | |
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
William Wilde, Robert Tighe, Thomas Malone, and Romeo Bouchard were acclaimed.
References
City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
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