1895 Edmonton municipal election
The 1895 Edmonton municipal election was held on January 14, 1895 in Edmonton, Alberta to elect the town council (consisting of a mayor and six aldermen, each elected for a one-year term) and four trustees for each of the public and separate school divisions. This was the first election in Edmonton history in which there was a contested race for mayor, and also the first during which school trustee elections were held concurrently with those for town council.[1]
Wilson, the successful mayoral candidate, was an opponent of Matthew McCauley and although he won against McDougall (McDougall was put up as a last-minute candidate by council members who supported McCauley, even though they expected Wilson to win), the majority of the elected town council were McCauley supporters.[2]
Voter turnout
Voter turnout figures for the 1895 municipal election are no longer available.[1]
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Charles Wilson | 129 | 58.64% |
| John Alexander McDougall | 91 | 41.36% |
Aldermen
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| William S. Edmiston | 175 |
| John Kelly | 120 |
| Colin Strang | 119 |
| John Cameron | 114 |
| Thomas Bellamy | 111 |
| Joseph Henri Picard | 110 |
| Charles Sutter | 108 |
| George Hutton | 105 |
| A. D. Osborne | 68 |
Public school trustees
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Matthew McCauley | 103 |
| John Cameron | 99 |
| Thomas Bellamy | 93 |
| James Lauder | 87 |
| George Sanderson | 82 |
| John Alexander McDougall | 79 |
| Henry Goodridge | 73 |
St. Joachim Separate School District
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| N. D. Beck | Acclaimed |
| J. G. Fairbanks | Acclaimed |
| John Kelly | Acclaimed |
| Sandy Larue | Acclaimed |
References
- "Elections Results (1892 to 1944) - City of Edmonton" (PDF). City of Edmonton. p. 4. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- John P. Day; John F. Day (February 1978). "EDMONTON CIVIC POLITICS 1891-1914". Urban History Review. University of Toronto Press. 6 (3): 42–68. Retrieved January 21, 2022.