1921 Edmonton municipal election
The 1921 municipal election was held December 12, 1921 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. F A French, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.
There were ten aldermen seats on city council, but three of the positions were still filled from the previous election: Joseph Adair, James Collisson, and Valentine Richards were all elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office. William Campbell McArthur had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned in order to run for mayor. Andrew McLennan had also been elected to a two-year term only to resign. In order to fill these vacancies, Izena Ross and Kenneth Alexander Blatchford, the least popular of the top seven candidates, were elected to one-year terms.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but only four posts were open - three of the positions were already filled: W H Alexander, E T Bishop, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office.
The same was true on the separate board. Only four posts were open - J Cormack, J J Murray, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing.
The 1921 election was the first in which a woman - Izena Ross - was elected to city council.
Voter turnout
There were 10943 ballots cast out of 33256 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 32.8%. (The vote count is much higher than that because each voter could cast up to seven votes in the aldermanic election.)
Results
- bold indicates elected
- italics indicate incumbent
- South Side, 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 with Edmonton on February 1, 1912.
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' League | David Duggan | 7,011 | 66.87% | |
| Independent | William Campbell McArthur | 3,227 | 30.78% | |
| Independent | Albert Stimmel | 246 | 2.35% | |
Aldermen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens' League | Charles Weaver | 5,814 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | James East | 4,968 | |
| Citizens' League | Thomas Malone (South Side) |
4,685 | |
| Citizens' League | Ambrose Bury | 4,673 | |
| Citizens' League | Kenneth Alexander Blatchford | 4,277 | |
| Citizens' League | Izena Ross | 3,341 | |
| Citizens' League | Bickerton Pratt (South Side) |
3,256 | |
| Independent | Lyman Theophilus Barclay | 3,119 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | James Findlay | 3,112 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | E. E. Hyde | 2,991 | |
| Independent | Archie Rendell | 2,562 | |
| Independent | A. Boileau | 2,322 | |
| Independent | S. D. Walker | 1,585 | |
| Independent Labour Party | George L. Ritchie | 1,501 | |
| Citizens' League | L. T. Murray | 1,486 | |
| Independent | Mrs. A. S. Taylor | 1,324 | |
| Independent Labour Party | Mary Cantin | 1,095 | |
| Independent Labour Party | J. E. White | 982 | |
| Independent | Hyman King | 936 | |
Public school trustees
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Labour Party | Samuel Barnes | 4,652 | |
| Citizens' League | Ralph Bellamy | 4,512 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | Frank Scott | 4,381 | |
| Citizens' League | Alex C. Grant | 4,172 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | Frank Crang (South Side) |
3,951 | |
| Citizens' League | Oscar F. Strong | 3,810 | |
| Citizens' League | W. H. Speer | 3,523 | |
| Dominion Labour Party | Raymond C. Ghostley | 3,215 | |
Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Crang was elected over Grant.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
F A French (South Side), Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed.