Edmonton municipal election, 1933
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The 1933 Edmonton municipal election was held November 8, 1933 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on City Council
Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...

 and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Gibbs
Charles Gibbs (Alberta politician)
Charles Lionel Gibbs was a politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton from 1924 until his death and, concurrently, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 until his death.-Early life:Gibbs was born November 11, 1877, in Newport, Monmouthshire,...

, John Wesley Fry
John Wesley Fry
John Wesley Fry was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.-Early life:John Fry was born in Woodstock, Ontario on December 5, 1876. He grew up in Woodstock and Owen Sound and moved to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1897 to attend Normal School...

, James Ogilvie, James East
James East
James East was a politician and labour activist in Alberta, Canada. He was for a time and the longest-serving alderman in Edmonton's history, and was a defeated candidate at the provincial and federal levels. He was also an ardent monetary reformer.-Early life:East was born in Bolton, Ontario on...

, and John McCreath were all elected to two year terms in 1932
Edmonton municipal election, 1932
The 1932 municipal election was held November 9, 1932 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school board ....

 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Mrs. E G Ferris, Frederick Casselman
Frederick Clayton Casselman
Lieutenant Frederick Clayton Casselman was a soldier, barrister, teacher, as well as a Canadian municipal and federal level politician.-Military service:...

, and Samuel Barnes had all been elected to two year terms in 1932 and were still in office. The same was true of the separate school board, where Adrien Crowe, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 21730 ballots cast out of 44603 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 48.7%.

Mayor

Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Daniel Kennedy Knott
Daniel Kennedy Knott
Daniel Kennedy Knott was a labour activist and politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.-Early life:Dan Knott was born in Collingwood, Ontario on July 1, 1879 to Hugh Knott and Margaret Wright...

13,453 61.91%
Independent Labour Joseph Clarke
Joseph Clarke
Joseph Andrew Clarke was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council .-Early life:Clarke was born in...

7,657 35.24%
Independent J. A. Leonard 620 2.85%

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes
Labour Rice Sheppard
Rice Sheppard
Rice Sheppard was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years, ran for mayoral, provincial, and federal office, and was an executive member of the United Farmers of Alberta.-Early life:Sheppard was born April 2, 1861 in Lambourn,...

11,418
Labour Margaret Crang 10,858
Labour Harry Ainlay
Harry Dean Ainlay
Harry Dean Ainlay was a Canadian educator, politician, mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and the Canadian House of Commons....

10,195
Civic Government Association Ralph Bellamy 9,609
Labour James Findlay 9,536
Civic Government Association W. W. McBain 8,471
Civic Government Association Robert Dolphin Tighe 7,728
Civic Government Association T. A. Graham 7,647
Civic Government Association Dick Foote 7,537
Independent Labour M. Ainslie 2,879
Communist Jan Lakeman
Jan Lakeman
John "Jan" Lakeman was a mid 20th century Labour rights activist, perennial election candidate and former leader of the provincial Communist Party in Alberta, Canada.-Political career:...

2,830
Independent Labour Frank R. Lovette 2,636
Independent Labour Walter Clevely 2,493
Communist George H. Salter 1,295
Independent Peter Glassman 1,215
Independent F. S. Wright 1,094
Independent Charles Martin Keily 681

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes
Civic Government Association Albert Ottewell 12,500
Labour Frank Crang 11,963
Civic Government Association Walter Morrish 9,722
Labour Sidney Bowcott
Sidney Bowcott
Sidney Bowcott Bowcott immigrated to Canada in 1905, and then moved to Edmonton in 1907. He spent 9 years on the Edmonton Public School Board, and then spent 10 years on the Edmonton council. He was president of the Montgomery Legion of the Royal Canadian Legion for a time as well...

9,309
Civic Government Association H. H. Dyde 8,762
Civic Government Association Ernest Howard 7,909
Labour L. E. Price 6,911

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Party Candidate Votes
Independent Charles Gariepy
Charles Gariepy
Charles Edward Gariepy was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the separate Catholic school board from 1929-1937...

1,830
Independent Thomas Malone 1,812
Independent Thomas Magee 1,688
Independent J. Tansey 1,444
Independent Mrs. M. Conroy 1,683


(Conroy received more votes than Tansey but a South Side representative was needed.)
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