1924 Edmonton municipal election

The 1924 municipal election was held December 8, 1924, to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Ambrose Bury, James McCrie Douglas, Joseph Duggan, James East, and James Findlay were all elected to two-year terms in 1923 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Crang (SS), and FS McPherson had all been elected to two-year terms in 1923 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Robert Crossland (SS), Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were continuing.

The election was conducted using the single transferable vote system for election of multiple members; the mayor was elected through Instant-runoff voting.

Voter turnout

There were 9,477 ballots cast out of 22,298 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 42.5%.

Results
  • bold or Green tickY indicates elected
  • italics indicate incumbent
  • "SS", where data is available, indicates candidate living on Edmonton's Southside, important because of the minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of Strathcona, on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River, amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912.

Mayor
Party Candidate Votes  %
IndependentKenneth Alexander Blatchford5,66460.31%
IndependentRice Sheppard3,72839.69%

Aldermen
Party Candidate Initial Votes Elected
IndependentJoseph Clarke2,296Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeJames Collisson2,009Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeWill Werner1,030Green tickY
LabourCharles Gibbs802Green tickY
LabourDaniel Knott707Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeArchie Rendall632
Citizens' CommitteeA. C. Grant619
LabourJames Herlihy480
LabourRobert McCreath460
LabourH. J. Pallot341
IndependentGertrude McBain67

Public school trustees
Party Candidate Initial Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeJoseph Adair2,767Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeThyrza Bishop2,351Green tickY
LabourElmer Roper1,401
LabourT. J. Johnston1,379Green tickY
Citizens' CommitteeGeorge Young955
IndependentJ. H. W. Williams587
IndependentA. R. Lawrence294

Because of the single transferable vote system, Roper received more initial votes, but Johnston won based on votes subsequently transferred from other candidates.

Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party Candidate Initial Votes Elected
IndependentC. E. Barry339Green tickY
IndependentP. M. Dunne193Green tickY
IndependentE. H. Esch133
IndependentHarry Carrigan74Green tickY

Because of the single transferable vote system, Esch received more initial votes, but Carrigan won based on votes subsequently transferred from other candidates.

References
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