Edmonton municipal election, 1942

The 1942 municipal election was held November 12, 1942 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board, and five trustees to sit on the separate school board. Voters also approved an eight-hour day for firefighters. The election would normally have been held on November 11 (the rule at the time being that the municipal election would be held on the second Wednesday of November), but was delayed by a day owing to the Armistice Day holiday.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harry Ainlay, James McCrie Douglas, Gwendolen Clarke, Charles Gariepy, Guy Patterson were all elected to two-year terms in 1941 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Melvin Downey, Roy Sutherland, Albert Ottewell, and James Hyndman had been elected to two-year terms in 1941 and were still in office. On the separate board, two of the seven seats were occupied: Thomas Malone and William Wilde had been elected in 1941 and were still in office. Robert Tighe and Romeo Bouchard had also been elected in 1941, but Tighe had died and Bouchard had resigned. Accordingly, Joseph Gallant and J O Pilon were elected to one-year terms.

Voter turnout

There were 8208 ballots cast out of 57889 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 14.2%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

John Wesley Fry was acclaimed to a sixth term as mayor.

Aldermen

Public school trustees

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

• Francis Killeen - 733
• James O'Hara - 716
• Adrien Crowe - 698
• Joseph Gallant - 698
• J O Pilon - 679
• John McLean - 616

Firefighter Workday Plebiscite

Do you approve of Bylaw No. 1019, establishing an eight-hour day for the members of the Edmonton Fire Department, to commence within one year next following the cessation of hostilities in the present war?

• Yes - 5818
• No - 2262

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections

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