1897 Edmonton municipal election
The 1897 municipal election was held December 13, 1897. This was the last election to elect a full town council for a one-year term, as the 1898 election was conducted under a staggered system. The election was to elect the town council (consisting of a mayor and six aldermen, each elected for a one-year term), five trustees for the public school division and four trustees for the separate school division.
Voter turnout[edit]
Voter turnout figures for the 1897 municipal election are no longer available.
Results[edit]
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor[edit]
William S. Edmiston was acclaimed as mayor.[1]
Aldermen[edit]
Election conducted using Plurality block voting, with each voter casting as many as six votes. Those elected were to serve one-year terms.
Elected
- Kenneth McLeod - 86
- James Ross - 80
- Joseph Henri Picard - 80
- Thomas Hourston - 75
- Alfred Jackson (A.E. Jackson) - 75
- William Humberstone - 74
Not elected
- Phillip Heiminck - 60
- J V E Carpenter - 58
- Joseph Gariépy - 57
Public school trustees[edit]
Thomas Bellamy, R J W Mathers, A G Randall, James Ross, and Hedley C. Taylor were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees[edit]
N D Beck, Sandy Larue, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
References[edit]
- ^ "Elections Results (1892 to 1944)" (PDF). City of Edmonton.