In 1911, James McKinley, an alderman on

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, resigned his position to protest the firing of two city commissioners. A by-election to fill the vacancy he left was scheduled for August 14 of that year. McKinley himself was a candidate, as was

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. Bellamy defeated McKinely by a count of 966 votes to 576.

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City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
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