1912 Edmonton municipal by-election

On May 7, 1912 Herman McInnes resigned from Edmonton City Council. One week later, on May 14, Charles Gowan did the same. On June 7, two by-election were held to replace the aldermen. Both used first-past-the-post voting.

One contest was held to replace Gowan, who had been elected to a two-year term in February.

The other contest was held to replace McInnis, who had been elected to a one-year term.

In addition, eight bylaws were put to property-owners on the same day.

Results

Bold indicates elected.

Aldermanic Race for two-year position

Alexander Livingstone - 700 elected
J E Theriault - 577^[1]

Aldermanic Race for one-year position

James Macfie MacDonald - 585 elected
D B Campbell - 259
E H Cotterell - 208
J J Denman - 181^[2]

Bylaws

Bylaw 371

To provide by issue of debentures $210,240.00 for improving and further extending Municipal Power House and Plant.

For: 877
Against: 105

Bylaw 376

To provide by issue of debentures $200,020.00 to pay City share of paving certain streets.

For: 376
Against: 45

Bylaw 427

To provide for the raising by the issue of debentures the sum of $50,126.67 for the purchasing of a site whereon to erect car barns in connection with the municipal street railway of the City of Edmonton.

For: 920
Against: 107

Bylaw 428

To raise by the issue of debentures the sum on $25,100.00 for the purchase of bridging two certain ravines of Forty-second Street or Carleton Street

For: 701
Against: 330

Bylaw 429

To authorize the establishment of a gas plant for the manufacture, distribution and supply of gas and to provide by the issue of debentures of the sum of $770,880.00 for such purposes.

For: 197
Against: 836

Bylaw 430

To provide by the issue of debentures the sum of $21,900.00 for the purchase of a telephone sub-station.

For: 850
Against: 119

Bylaw 431

To provide for the raising by the issue of debentures the sum of $150,380.00 for acquiring certain lands to extend the Park and Driveway System of the City of Edmonton.

For: 774
Against: 241

Bylaw 435

To provide by the issue of debentures the sum of $66,000.00 to purchase certain lands for warehouse and storage yards south of the Saskatchewan River.

For: 772
Against: 212

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections

^ Edmonton Bulletin, June 8, 1912, p. 1
^ Edmonton Bulletin, June 8, 1912, p. 1

[1] Edmonton Bulletin, June 8, 1912, p. 1

[2] Edmonton Bulletin, June 8, 1912, p. 1

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