The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. T P Malone, Paul Janvrin, T S Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Hepburn, Samuel McCoppen, Henri Martin, John McKenzie, and Andrew McLennan were all elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office.
This election was held just a few months after the general strike so feelings were high. With the election of Labour candidates Clarke, Kinney, East and Sheppard plus the continuing alderman McCoppen, Labour held five of the 11 seats on council following this election.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Duggan, Frank Crang, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where J J Murray, Joseph Driscoll, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing.
Voter turnout
11213 voters cast ballots. There were 15378 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 72.9%.
Results
bold or indicates elected italics indicate incumbent "SS", where data is available, indicates representative for Edmonton's South Side, with a minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, amalgamated into Edmonton on February 1, 1912.
Mayor
Party Candidate Votes %LabourJoseph Clarke6,50959.52%
Aldermen Each voter could cast up to five votes.
Party Candidate Votes ElectedLabourJames Findlay3,775LabourJ. J. Murray3,696IndependentCharles G. Davidson2,982IndependentJoseph Adair2,356
Public school trustees
Party Candidate VotesLabourJ. A. McPherson5,682LabourSamuel Barnes5,669LabourJ. W. H. Williams4,099LabourFrank Scott4,012IndependentMrs. Howey3,945IndependentHenry Douglas3,944IndependentWalter Ramsey3,829IndependentE. T. Bishop3,278
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party Candidate VotesIndependentThomas MaloneacclaimedIndependentPaul JanvrinacclaimedIndependentT. S. MageeacclaimedIndependentJoseph Henri Picardacclaimed
Plebiscite
Are you in favour of paying each member of the Council the sum of $10.00 for each meeting of the Council attended by him during his term of office, and for each Committee meeting so attended $5.00. Provided that the total sum payable to any member shall not be greater than $1,000.00 during any year, nor more than $100.00 during any month. Votes %Yes4,15241.84%No5,77158.16%
References
Election History, City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office