Edmonton municipal election, 1926

The 1926 municipal election was held December 13, 1926, to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board. Harry Carrigan, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: James East, James Findlay, Frederick Keillor (SS), and A C Sloane were all elected to two-year terms in 1925 and were still in office. James McCrie Douglas (SS) had also been elected in 1925, but had resigned; accordingly, L S C Dineen was elected to a one-year term.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Ralph Bellamy, Frank Crang (SS), F S MacPherson, and Elmer Roper had all been elected to two-year terms in 1925 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where R Crossland (SS), Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, and A J Ryan were continuing.

The election was conducted using the single transferable vote system.

There were 12720 ballots cast out of 35726 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 35.6%.

Because of the single transferable vote system, Tighe received more initial votes, but Dineen won (and Hazlett held) based on votes subsequently transferred from other candidates.

Under the minimum South Side representation rule, Herlihy was elected over Lake.

Harry Carrigan, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed.

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