The 1995 Edmonton municipal election was held October 16, 1995 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on
Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Edmonton currently has one mayor and twelve city councillors. Elections are held every four years. The most recent was held in 2021, and the next is in 20 ...
, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. Edmontonians also decided two plebiscite questions.
Councillors were elected in two-seat wards.
This was the first election in which the public school board used nine wards instead of six to elect its trustees.
Electoral system
Mayor was elected through
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
.
Councillors were elected through
plurality block voting
Plurality block voting, also known as plurality-at-large voting, block vote or block voting (BV) is a non- proportional voting system for electing representatives in multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of sea ...
, two per ward, where each voter could cast up to two votes.
Public school board trustees were elected through
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
.
[Rek, Municipal Elections in Edmonton]
The Separate school board trustees were elected through a different system—one trustee was elected from each ward through
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
, and the seventh seat was filled by the non-victorious candidate with the most total votes anywhere in the city.
Voter turnout
There were 221,236 ballots cast out of 440,044 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 50.3%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent)
Mayor
Aldermen
Public school trustees
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
One trustee is elected from each ward, and the unsuccessful candidate (across the city) with the most votes is also elected.
Plebiscites
Edmonton Municipal Airport
Do you direct City Council to repeal "The
Edmonton Municipal Airport referendum bylaw" (No. 10,205)? That bylaw requires the City to operate the Municipal Airport and promote that airport's air passenger service.
A "YES" vote means that the City will promote MOVING scheduled air passenger service to the
Edmonton International Airport
Edmonton International Airport, as of August 29, 2022, officially branded YEG Edmonton International Airport is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of the Canadian province of Alberta. Designat ...
.
A "NO" vote means that the City will promote MAINTAINING scheduled air passenger service at the Edmonton Municipal Airport.
Under both options the City will continue to own and offer general air services (e.g. private planes, small charters, air ambulance) at the Municipal Airport.
Keillor Road
Do you direct City Council to PASS the Keillor Road Referendum Bylaw (No. 11, 124)?
A "YES" vote means the City must leave Keillor Road OPEN to traffic, including motor vehicle traffic.
A "NO" vote means City should CLOSE Keillor Road.
References
External links
City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonton Municipal Election, 1995
1995
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1995 elections in Canada
1995 in Alberta