1912 Edmonton municipal by-election
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2 councillors to Edmonton City Council | ||||
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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, a by-election was held to replace both aldermen. The first place candidate would replace Gowan, who had been elected to a two-year term in February, while the second place candidate would replace McInnis, who had been elected to a one-year term. In addition, eight bylaws were put to the electorate on the same ballot.
Results
Bold indicates elected.
Aldermanic Race
- Alexander Livingstone - 700
- James Macfie MacDonald - 585
- J E Theriault - 577
- D B Campbell - 259
- E H Cotterell - 208
- J J Denman - 181
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
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