Edmonton municipal election, 1920

The 1920 municipal election was held December 13, 1920 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. J Cormack, Joseph Gariepy, and J J Murray were acclaimed to two year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen for the second consecutive election.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Percy Abbott, John Bowen, James East, and Rice Sheppard were all elected to two year terms in 1919 and were still in office. J. A. Kinney had also been elected to a two year term in 1919, but had resigned. Accordingly, Samuel McCoppen was elected to a one year term.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: S. A. G. Barnes, J. W. H. Williams, J A McPherson, and Frank Scott had all been elected to two year terms in 1919 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Joseph Henri Picard, Paul Jenvrin, Thomas Magee, and Thomas Malone were continuing.

Voter Turnout

There were 14710 ballots cast out of 26903 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 54.6%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, "italics" indicate incumbent)

Mayor

eparate (Catholic) School Trustees

Plebiscite

References

[http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/COEWeb/city+government/municipal+elections/past+results/1892+-+1944.htm Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton website)]