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1924 Edmonton municipal election

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Because of the single transferable vote system, Roper received more initial votes, but Johnston won based on votes subsequently transferred from other candidates.
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Because of the single transferable vote system, Esch received more initial votes, but Carrigan won based on votes subsequently transferred from other candidates.
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There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled:
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The 1924 municipal election was held December 8, 1924, to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on
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There were 9,477 ballots cast out of 22,298 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 42.5%.
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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled:
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and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards.
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system for election of multiple members; the mayor was elected through
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Williams 430: 429: 182: 181: 90:indicates elected 50:were continuing. 31:, Joseph Duggan, 1343: 754: 747: 740: 731: 723:Election History 706: 703: 702: 666: 663: 662: 641: 638: 637: 604: 545: 542: 541: 503: 500: 499: 476: 473: 472: 437: 336: 333: 332: 309: 306: 305: 282: 279: 278: 257: 254: 253: 228: 225: 224: 189: 120: 89: 86: 85: 1351: 1350: 1346: 1345: 1344: 1342: 1341: 1340: 1336:1924 in Alberta 1316: 1315: 1314: 1309: 1288: 1237: 761: 758: 718: 704: 700: 664: 660: 639: 635: 602: 543: 539: 501: 497: 474: 470: 435: 423:Gertrude McBain 393:Robert McCreath 334: 330: 307: 303: 280: 276: 255: 251: 242:James Collisson 226: 222: 187: 118: 87: 83: 75: 67: 12: 11: 5: 1349: 1347: 1339: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1318: 1317: 1311: 1310: 1308: 1307: 1302: 1296: 1294: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1245: 1243: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 769: 767: 763: 762: 759: 757: 756: 749: 742: 734: 728: 727: 717: 714: 708: 707: 697: 694: 693:Harry Carrigan 691: 686: 683: 682: 679: 676: 671: 668: 667: 657: 654: 651: 646: 643: 642: 632: 629: 626: 621: 618: 617: 614: 613:Initial Votes 611: 608: 601: 598: 592: 591: 588: 587:A. R. Lawrence 585: 580: 577: 576: 573: 570: 565: 562: 561: 558: 555: 550: 547: 546: 536: 533: 532:T. J. Johnston 530: 525: 522: 521: 518: 513: 508: 505: 504: 494: 491: 486: 481: 478: 477: 467: 464: 459: 454: 451: 450: 447: 446:Initial Votes 444: 441: 434: 431: 428: 427: 424: 421: 416: 413: 412: 409: 406: 401: 398: 397: 394: 391: 386: 383: 382: 379: 376: 371: 368: 367: 364: 361: 356: 353: 352: 349: 348:Archie Rendall 346: 341: 338: 337: 327: 324: 319: 314: 311: 310: 300: 297: 292: 287: 284: 283: 273: 270: 267: 262: 259: 258: 248: 245: 238: 233: 230: 229: 219: 216: 211: 206: 203: 202: 199: 198:Initial Votes 196: 193: 186: 183: 180: 179: 176: 173: 168: 163: 160: 159: 154: 149: 142: 137: 134: 133: 130: 127: 124: 117: 114: 113: 112: 97: 91: 74: 71: 66: 63: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1348: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1321: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1291: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1246: 1244: 1240: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1209: 1206: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 770: 768: 764: 755: 750: 748: 743: 741: 736: 735: 732: 726: 724: 720: 719: 715: 713: 698: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 684: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 669: 658: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 644: 633: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 619: 615: 612: 609: 605: 599: 597: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 578: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 563: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 548: 537: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 523: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 506: 495: 492: 490: 489:Thyrza Bishop 487: 485: 482: 480: 479: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 452: 448: 445: 442: 438: 432: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 414: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 399: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 384: 380: 378:James Herlihy 377: 375: 372: 370: 369: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 354: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 339: 328: 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 312: 301: 298: 296: 295:Charles Gibbs 293: 291: 288: 286: 285: 274: 271: 268: 266: 263: 261: 260: 249: 246: 244: 243: 239: 237: 234: 232: 231: 220: 217: 215: 214:Joseph Clarke 212: 210: 207: 205: 204: 200: 197: 194: 190: 184: 177: 174: 172: 171:Rice Sheppard 169: 167: 164: 162: 161: 158: 155: 153: 150: 148: 147: 143: 141: 138: 136: 135: 131: 128: 125: 121: 115: 110: 106: 102: 98: 95: 92: 80: 77: 76: 72: 70: 65:Voter turnout 64: 62: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 44:Samuel Barnes 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 21: 19: 1242:By-elections 937: 722: 711: 595: 557:George Young 488: 462:Joseph Adair 408:H. 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Index

Edmonton City Council
Ambrose Bury
James McCrie Douglas
James East
1923
Samuel Barnes
Joseph Henri Picard
single transferable vote
Instant-runoff voting
minimum South Side representation
Strathcona
North Saskatchewan River
Independent
Kenneth Alexander Blatchford
Independent
Rice Sheppard
Independent
Joseph Clarke
Citizens' Committee
James Collisson
Citizens' Committee
Labour
Charles Gibbs
Labour
Daniel Knott
Citizens' Committee
Citizens' Committee
Labour
Labour
Labour

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