1954 Edmonton municipal election

The 1954 municipal election was held October 13, 1954 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees each to sit on the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided seven plebiscite questions. No election was held for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harold Tanner (SS), Rupert Clare, Abe Miller, Charles Simmonds, and Cliffard Roy (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth (ss), William Cowley, James Falconer, and John Thorogood (SS) had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Andre Dechene, Amby Lenon (SS), Catherine McGrath, and William Sereda were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 20,866 ballots cast out of 123,040 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 17.0%.

Results

Aldermen
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeEdwin Clarke14,258 Y
Citizens' CommitteeEthel Wilson10,774 Y
IndependentFrederick John Mitchell10,764 Y
IndependentGiffard Main9,607SSY
Citizens' CommitteeLaurette Douglas9,362 Y
IndependentDuncan Innes7,907SS
IndependentL. B. Nicholson6,354SS
IndependentThomas Graham5,724
IndependentClifford Lee5,686SS
IndependentFrank Cowles4,554SS
IndependentSidney Bowcott4,409
Citizens' CommitteeRoy Jamha2,749
IndependentTempest Aitken2,507SS
Citizens' CommitteeAlex Goruk2,444
IndependentHerbert Turner2,187
IndependentJulia Kiniski1,758
Civic Reform CommitteeRose Sarman946SS
Civic Reform CommitteeWilliam Tuomi707

Public school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeWilliam Roberts12,723Y
IndependentDonald Bowen11,828Y
Citizens' CommitteeRex Stevenson10,529Y
Citizens' CommitteeHenry Peterson5,122
Civic Reform CommitteeRebecca Stilwell4,989
IndependentDelmer Dreger3,414

Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
IndependentJames O'Hara2,867Y
IndependentAdrian Crowe2,575SSY
IndependentJohn Kane2,526Y
IndependentLouis Blainn/a
IndependentMarcel Lambert2,514
IndependentNapolean Forcade1,554

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

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $550,000 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets?

  • Yes - 10,749
  • No - 1,670

Asphalt Surfacing I

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000 for the City share of paving means of asphalt surfacing on gravel?

  • Yes - 9,809
  • No - 2,004

Asphalt Surfacing II

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000 for the City share of paving by means of asphalt surfacing on gravel?

  • Yes - 9,345
  • No - 2,097

Parks

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000 for the rehabilitation and development of parks including new trees, new roads, sewers, drains, fences and general rebuilding?

  • Yes - 9,859
  • No - 2,112

Neighbourhood Beautification

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $91,500 for the completion of neighborhood beautification areas in various parts of the City including the beautification of small parcels of land owned within the City?

  • Yes - 8,808
  • No - 2,898

Playgrounds

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $61,000 for the improvement of playgrounds and the construction of playground shelters and wading pools and the erection of fencing at various City playgrounds?

  • Yes - 10,623
  • No - 1,677

Health Clinic

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000 for the purpose of a health clinic to look after inoculations, also the supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services?

  • Yes - 10,623
  • No - 1,677
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