Edmonton municipal election, 1899
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The 1899 municipal election was held December 11, 1899. It was the first municipal election in which only a portion of the aldermen were to be elected; in 1898
, three of the six aldermen elected were elected to two year terms in preparation for a system in which only half of the aldermen would be up for election each year. Kenneth McLeod
, Alfred Jackson, and Kenneth W. MacKenzie
were all only half way through their two year terms at the time of the election. However, MacKenzie resigned in order to become mayor, leaving council with four vacancies. Only three were filled by the election; council appointed Henry Goodridge
to fill the fourth seat until the 1900 election
.
Information about defeated candidates for this election is no longer available.
, William Short
, Colin Strang
, Alex Taylor, and H C Taylor were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Edmonton municipal election, 1898
The 1898 municipal election was held December 12, 1898. In previous elections, an entire town council had been elected at once for a one year term; 1898 marked the beginning of staggered aldermanic terms, such that half of the six aldermen would be elected each year to two year terms...
, three of the six aldermen elected were elected to two year terms in preparation for a system in which only half of the aldermen would be up for election each year. Kenneth McLeod
Kenneth McLeod
Kenneth Archibald McLeod , was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. He was also the builder of the McLeod Building, the Edmonton's first skyscraper.-Early life and career:...
, Alfred Jackson, and Kenneth W. MacKenzie
Kenneth W. MacKenzie
Kenneth W. MacKenzie was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a two-time mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:MacKenzie was born on a farm near Lucknow, Ontario on February 3, 1862. He left school during his early teens, but completed his schooling after losing the use of his left hand in an accident in...
were all only half way through their two year terms at the time of the election. However, MacKenzie resigned in order to become mayor, leaving council with four vacancies. Only three were filled by the election; council appointed Henry Goodridge
Henry Goodridge (Alberta politician)
Henry Goodridge was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.- Biography :Goodridge first came to Edmonton in 1874 with a troop of soldiers. He returned two years later to become the first white settler in the area that is now Jasper Place...
to fill the fourth seat until the 1900 election
Edmonton municipal election, 1900
The 1900 municipal election was held December 10, 1900 for the purpose of electing a mayor and three aldermen to sit on the Edmonton Town Council, as well as five public school trustees and four separate school trustees....
.
Aldermen
- Robert Lee - 156
- Colin StrangColin StrangColin Ferrie Strang was a politician in Alberta, Canada and an alderman on Edmonton Town Council.-Biography:...
- 147 - Alfred Brown - 124
Information about defeated candidates for this election is no longer available.
Public school trustees
Matthew McCauleyMatthew McCauley (politician)
Matthew "Matt" McCauley was the first mayor of the city of Edmonton, and a member of the legislative assemblies of both the Northwest Territories and Alberta....
, William Short
William Short (Alberta politician)
William Short was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a two time mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:Short was born July 11, 1866 near Elora, Ontario and studied law at the University of Toronto before coming to Alberta in 1889. He articled to James Alexander Lougheed from 1891 until 1894, when he was...
, Colin Strang
Colin Strang
Colin Ferrie Strang was a politician in Alberta, Canada and an alderman on Edmonton Town Council.-Biography:...
, Alex Taylor, and H C Taylor were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
N D Beck, Joseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.