The 1914 municipal election was held December 14, 1914 to elect a mayor and six 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 four of the positions were already filled:
Joseph Clarke,
Rice Sheppard
Rice Sheppard (April 2, 1861 – August 26, 1947) was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years, ran for mayoral, provincial, and federal office, and was an executive member of the Un ...
,
J. A. Kinney, and Robert Douglas were all elected to two-year terms in
1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...
and were still in office. Alexander Campbell had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned. Accordingly, the fifth-place finisher from the north side of the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows event ...
- W C Mcarthur - was elected to a one-year term to replace Campbell.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Walter Ramsey,
Samuel Barnes, A E May, and J S Hill had been elected to two-year terms in 1913. The same was true of the separate board, where D J Gilmurray, J O'Neill,
Joseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard (February 18, 1857 – May 23, 1934) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Picard was born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec on February 18, 1857. He apprenticed as a carpenter before coming ...
, and E P O'Donnell were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 10220 ballots cast out of 32246 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 31.4%.
Results
* bold indicates elected
* ''italics'' indicate incumbent
* South Side indicates representative for Edmonton's South Side, with a
minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of
Strathcona, south of the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows event ...
, amalgamated into Edmonton on February 1, 1912.
Mayor
*
William Thomas Henry
William Thomas Henry (January 2, 1871 – March 12, 1952) was a politician, real estate agent and businessman in Alberta, Canada. He served numerous years on Edmonton City Council as an Alderman from 1900 to 1902 and later as mayor from 1914 to 1 ...
- 8021
*
Joseph Adair - 1964
Aldermen
*
James Ramsey - 7286
*Samuel Wallace Williamson - 5,905
*Robert Neville Frith - 5836
*
Joseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard (February 18, 1857 – May 23, 1934) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Picard was born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec on February 18, 1857. He apprenticed as a carpenter before coming ...
- 5814
*William Campbell McArthur - 5506
*''
Hugh Alfred Calder'' - 4871 (South Side)
*Archibald Menzies McDonald - 3,166
*''
Joseph Driscoll'' - 2,546
*Alexander Clubb - 2,049
*
James East
James East (October 7, 1871 – June 23, 1940) was a politician and labour activist in Alberta, Canada. He was for a time and the longest-serving alderman in Edmonton's history, and was a defeated candidate at the provincial and federal levels ...
- 1,908
*
Charles Gowan
Charles Gowan (February 6, 1850 – July 3, 1938) was an American and Canadian pioneer and politician. He served as mayor of Antigo, Wisconsin and as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.
Biography
Charles Gowan was born in New York ...
- 1,700
*Isidore Tremblay - 1,114
*John Hilton Treble - 844
*Tom Fraser Mayson - 470
Public school trustees
Charles Gibbs, ''J J McKenzie'', and William Rea were elected. Detailed information is no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
A H Esch,
Joseph Gariépy
Joseph Hormidas Gariépy (December 3, 1852 – July 6, 1927) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Biography
Gariépy was born in L'Assomption County, Canada East on December 3, 1852. At age sixteen, he move ...
, and ''M J O'Farrell'' were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
References
''Election History'', City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office
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1914
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1914 elections in Canada
1914 in Alberta