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1912 Edmonton municipal by-election

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1912 Edmonton municipal by-election

← February 1912 June 7, 1912 December 1912 →

2 councillors to Edmonton City Council

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

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Bold indicates elected.

Aldermanic Race for two-year position

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Aldermanic Race for one-year position

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

Bylaws

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Bylaw 371

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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

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

  • For: 376
  • Against: 45

Bylaw 427

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections

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