Edmonton municipal election, 1964
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The 1964 Edmonton municipal election was held October 14, 1964 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council
and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.
This was the first election since 1898
in which all officials were elected in the same year, and marked the introduction of a system whereby elections would be held only every two years. It was also the election that established the first thirteen member council; previous councils had included only ten aldermen.
The forty-six candidates for alderman were the most in Edmonton's history.
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 seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.
This was the first election since 1898
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...
in which all officials were elected in the same year, and marked the introduction of a system whereby elections would be held only every two years. It was also the election that established the first thirteen member council; previous councils had included only ten aldermen.
The forty-six candidates for alderman were the most in Edmonton's history.
Voter turnout
There were 94880 ballots cast out of 199259 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 47.6%.Mayor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Independent | William Hawrelak William Hawrelak William Hawrelak was a politician in Alberta, Canada, the longest-serving mayor in Edmonton's history, and a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:... |
56,328 | 60.12% |
Independent | George Prudham George Prudham George Prudham, was a Canadian politician.Born in Kilbride, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Edmonton West in the 1949 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1953. In 1950, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of... |
37,365 | 39.88% |
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Aldermen
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Better Civic Government Committee | Morris Weinlos | 55,827 |
Civil Rights Association | Julia Kiniski Julia Kiniski Julia Kiniski , was an aldermen on the Edmonton City Council from 1963 until her death in 1969... |
54,637 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Ethel Wilson Ethel Sylvia Wilson Ethel Sylvia Wilson was a seamstress, labour activist and a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1952 to 1966 and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971... |
51,246 |
Independent | Kenneth Newman | 49,742 |
United Voters Association | Ivor Dent Ivor Dent Ivor Graham Dent, was a politician from Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a former candidate for the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
45,276 |
Independent | John Leslie Bodie | 43,033 |
United Voters Association | Ed Leger | 38,747 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Vincent Dantzer | 37,421 |
Independent | Angus McGugan | 35,322 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Frank Edwards | 27,211 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Kathleen McCallum | 23,023 |
Civil Rights Association | Robert Franklin Lambert | 21,457 |
United Voters Association | Norbert Berkowitz | 21,277 |
Civil Rights Association | Allan Welsh | 20,069 |
Better Civic Government Committee | M. A. Nugent | 18,894 |
United Voters Association | William Orobko | 18,519 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Conrad Korowan | 18,464 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Jack Holmes | 17,358 |
Civil Rights Association | K. L. McAuley | 16,567 |
Independent | P. J. Ryan | 16,468 |
Better Civic Government Committee | G. D. Newcombe | 16,096 |
United Voters Association | Ian Nicoll | 15,376 |
Better Civic Government Committee | P. C. C. Marshall | 15,106 |
Independent | G. A. O'Hara | 13,481 |
Independent | C. J. Primeau | 13,034 |
Independent | F. Kurylo | 12,458 |
Civil Rights Association | Joyce Kurie | 12,417 |
Independent | Jack Kirk | 12,175 |
Civil Rights Association | Sol Estrin | 12,089 |
Independent | L. M. Campbell | 11,930 |
United Voters Association | M. E. English | 11,772 |
United Voters Association | A. Powers | 11,699 |
United Voters Association | Peter Savaryn | 11,679 |
United Voters Association | R. J. Dunseith | 10,531 |
Independent | D. M. McLeod | 10,383 |
Independent | L. E. Messier | 10,089 |
Independent | J. O. A. Peets | 9,092 |
Independent | R. Doyle | 8,751 |
Independent | E. E. Aldridge | 8,403 |
Independent | John Sehn | 7,620 |
Independent | J. R. Lakusta | 7,386 |
Civil Rights Association | Ivar Vanags | 6,357 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Irvin Nessel | 6,451 |
Independent | W. Makowecki | 5,282 |
Independent | Jan Motyl | 5,026 |
Independent | D. Tomlinson | 4,685 |
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Public school trustees
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Better Education Association | Milton Lazerte | 37,344 |
Quality Education Council | Edith Rogers Edith Rogers (Alberta politician) Edith Blanche Rogers was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 until 1940. Born in Nova Scotia, she came west to Alberta to accept a job as a teacher... |
37,257 |
Better Education Association | Earl Buxton | 36,333 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Vernon Johnson | 31,047 |
Better Civic Government Committee | James Falconer James Falconer James Falconer was a Scottish solicitor and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:Falconer was born in Carmyllie, Forfarshire, the son of Donald Falconer. He was educated at Arbroath High School and Edinburgh University where he obtained his MA degree. He married Ada Kennedy. ... |
30,482 |
Better Education Association | John Bracco | 26,626 |
Better Education Association | Herbert Smith | 25,346 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Ernest Hanna | 20,741 |
Better Education Association | James Young | 19,991 |
Better Education Association | Alice Jamha | 19,586 |
Better Civic Government Committee | Cec Purves Cec Purves Cecil John Harry Purves is a politician in Alberta, Canada, who served as mayor of Edmonton.-Early life:Purves was born in Edmonton on October 18, 1933. He grew up in the city's Riverdale district and graduated high school in the city... |
16,200 |
Better Education Association | Grant Fawcett | 15,217 |
Quality Education Council | Dorothy Preston | 14,532 |
Quality Education Council | I. C. Dare | 13,893 |
Quality Education Council | Arnold Rapske | 12,699 |
Better Civic Government Committee | R. Byrnes Fleuty | 12,254 |
Quality Education Council | John Poppit | 9,668 |
Independent | William Chomyn | 7,652 |
Independent | Laura Tuomi | 7,472 |
Quality Education Council | Norman Spratt | 6,621 |
Quality Education Council | Arthur Latter | 6,065 |
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Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Independent | Orest Demco | 14,362 |
Independent | G. R. Boileau | 13,693 |
Independent | Jean McDonald | 12,599 |
Independent | A. A. Gorman | 12,518 |
Independent | Bernard Feehan | 12,336 |
Independent | Edward Stack | 12,091 |
Independent | Harry Carrigan | 9,626 |
Independent | Bill Diachuk Bill Diachuk Bill Wasyl Diachuk was a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He began his political career in Edmonton municipal politics serving two separate stints as a separate school trustee. The first was from 1962 to 1964 and the second from 1966 to 1971... |
8,936 |
Independent | George Hertz | 7,713 |
Independent | L. A. Ares | 6,354 |
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