1919 Edmonton municipal election
The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. T P Malone, Paul Janvrin, T S Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Hepburn, Samuel McCoppen, Henri Martin, John McKenzie, and Andrew McLennan were all elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Duggan, Frank Crang, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where J J Murray, Joseph Driscoll, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 11213 ballots cast out of 15378 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 72.9%.
Results
- bold or
- italics indicate incumbent
- "SS", where data is available, indicates representative for Edmonton's South Side, with a minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, amalgamated into Edmonton on February 1, 1912.
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Clarke | 6,509 | 59.52% | |
| Citizens' Committee | Matthew Easdale | 4,427 | 40.48% | |
Aldermen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Kinney | 5,513 | | ||
| Labour | James East | 4,847 | | ||
| Labour | Rice Sheppard | 4,644 | | ||
| Citizens' Committee | Percy Abbott | 4,233 | SS | | |
| Citizens' Committee | John Bowen | 4,093 | SS | | |
| Citizens' Committee | George H. Scott | 3,835 | |||
| Labour | James Findlay | 3,775 | |||
| Labour | J. J. Murray | 3,696 | |||
| Citizens' Committee | Valentine Richards | 3,524 | |||
| Citizens' Committee | Charles Grant | 3,230 | |||
| Independent | Charles G. Davidson | 2,982 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Adair | 2,356 | |||
Public school trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. A. McPherson | 5,682 | |
| Labour | Samuel Barnes | 5,669 | |
| Labour | J. W. H. Williams | 4,099 | |
| Labour | Frank Scott | 4,012 | |
| Independent | Mrs. Howey | 3,945 | |
| Independent | Henry Douglas | 3,944 | |
| Independent | Walter Ramsey | 3,829 | |
| Independent | E. T. Bishop | 3,278 | |
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Malone | acclaimed | |
| Independent | Paul Janvrin | acclaimed | |
| Independent | T. S. Magee | acclaimed | |
| Independent | Joseph Henri Picard | acclaimed | |
Plebiscite
| Are you in favour of paying each member of the Council the sum of $10.00 for each meeting of the Council attended by him during his term of office, and for each Committee meeting so attended $5.00. Provided that the total sum payable to any member shall not be greater than $1,000.00 during any year, nor more than $100.00 during any month. | ||
| Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,152 | 41.84% |
| No | 5,771 | 58.16% |