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Bessie
Nichols was the first woman to run for public office in Edmonton. As a property owner or tenant, she was able to vote and she owned property in Edmonton so was not barred from running for that reason but her candidacy was not secure until an amendment to the city charter was rushed through the
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Amalgamation was effected
February 1, 1912. In anticipation of this, no election was held December 11, 1911 as would normally have been required (municipal elections in Edmonton at the time being held the second Monday of every December). Instead, elections were fixed for February 16,
217:), were elected to two-year terms, and the next five to one-year terms. The exception being that the most popular southside candidate was elected to a two-year term and the next-most-popular one to a one-year term.
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Many of the voters on the voters list lived elsewhere but owned property in
Edmonton. The previous year the proportion of absentee voters was estimated to be 25 percent in Edmonton and 40 percent in Strathcona.
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In addition to electing city council, the
February 1912 elections also elected the entirety of the seven member board of trustees for the public school division (four members - Walter Ramsey, B H Nichols,
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Due to a clause of the amalgamation agreement, in this election (and in each council hereafter to 1960) at least two of the elected councillors were required to come from the south side of the
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approved by plebiscite the amalgamation of
Edmonton with Strathcona. A majority of Strathcona voters also voted in favour of amalgamation.
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With the amalgamation, Council's size was increased by two members, bringing the total number of aldermen to ten.
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There were 2870 ballots cast. Information about the number of eligible voters is no longer available.
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and Milton Martin having been elected to two-year terms in
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were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
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Monto Old
Strathcona Edmonton's Southside Roots, p.318
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341:(Labour-affiliated) - 1214 elected to one year term
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367:- 1049 (South Side) elected to two year term
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576:Rek, Municipal elections in Edmonton, p. 20
552:Rek, Municipal elections in Edmonton, p. 20
383:- 795 (South Side) elected to one year term
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562:"Over 10,000 Voters in Greater Edmonton".
435:. Each voter could cast up to four votes.
178:and B.J. Saunders vying for the mayoralty.
174:on the morning of the election, depicting
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492:(unsuccessful candidates not shown here)
17:February 1912 Edmonton municipal election
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289:Aldermanic election was conduced using
647:Elections and plebiscites in Edmonton
155:On September 27, 1911, the voters of
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612:City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
502:Separate (Catholic) School Trustees
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419:George Elliott - 526 (South Side)
396:J. H. McDonald - 779 (South Side)
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1213:Municipal elections in Edmonton
603:Edmonton Bulletin, Feb. 7, 1912
594:Edmonton Bulletin, Feb. 5, 1912
585:Edmonton Bulletin, Feb. 5, 1912
375:- 993 elected to one year term
359:- 1164 elected to one year term
349:- 1174 elected to one year term
333:- 1220 elected to two year term
315:- 1230 elected to two year term
66:1 mayor and 10 councillors to
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416:J. Pollard - 659 (South Side)
431:Election was conduced using
170:A cartoon appearing in the
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1218:1912 elections in Canada
192:North Saskatchewan River
566:(November 21, 1911): 1.
280:Bryce J Saunders - 1072
183:Positions to be elected
433:Plurality block voting
427:Public School Trustees
291:Plurality block voting
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125:Mayor before election
69:Edmonton City Council
393:D. B. Campbell - 835
261:indicate incumbent)
653:Municipal elections
523:Joseph Henri Picard
273:George S. Armstrong
257:indicates elected,
176:George S. Armstrong
142:George S. Armstrong
84:George S. Armstrong
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488:- 610 (South Side)
482:- 839 (South Side)
399:J. J. Denman - 757
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93:Popular vote
88:Bryce J. Saunders
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1129:By-elections
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1180:Plebiscites
480:Frank Crang
380:Hugh Calder
372:Gustave May
320:John Tipton
207:John Tipton
104:Percentage
1207:Categories
765:1912 (Dec)
760:1912 (Feb)
685:1896 (Dec)
680:1896 (Jan)
531:References
338:James East
329:John Lundy
211:John Lundy
130:Robert Lee
80:Candidate
474:John Park
450:* - 1446
296:Elected
285:Aldermen
157:Edmonton
259:italics
249:Results
519:, and
476:- 1139
470:- 1145
460:- 1348
444:- 1531
277:- 1791
213:, and
110:37.44
107:62.56
99:1,072
96:1,791
407:- 708
265:Mayor
163:1912.
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1171:2016
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