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1897 Edmonton municipal election

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The 1897 municipal election was held December 13, 1897. This was the last election to elect a full town council for a one-year term, as the 1898 election was conducted under a staggered system. The election was to elect the town council (consisting of a mayor and six aldermen, each elected for a one-year term), five trustees for the public school division and four trustees for the separate school division.

Voter turnout

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Voter turnout figures for the 1897 municipal election are no longer available.

Results

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(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

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William S. Edmiston was acclaimed as mayor.[1]

Aldermen

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Election conducted using Plurality block voting, with each voter casting as many as six votes. Those elected were to serve one-year terms.

Elected

Not elected

Public school trustees

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Thomas Bellamy, R J W Mathers, A G Randall, James Ross, and Hedley C. Taylor were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

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N D Beck, Sandy Larue, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.

References

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  1. ^ "Elections Results (1892 to 1944)" (PDF). City of Edmonton.