The 1900 municipal election was held December 10, 1900 for the purpose of electing a mayor and three aldermen to sit on the
Edmonton Town Council
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, as well as five public school trustees and four separate school trustees.
There were six aldermanic positions on the council at the time, but three of them were already filled.
Robert Lee and Alfred Brown had both been elected for a two-year term in
1899
Events January
* January 1
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, and were still in office.
Colin Strang had also been elected for a two-year term, but had resigned;
James Blowey had been appointed by council to fill his seat, and he was still in office.
Voter turnout
212 voters voted out of 400 eligible voters, for a turnout of 53.0%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent)
Mayor
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Kenneth W. MacKenzie'' was acclaimed as mayor.
Aldermen
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William Thomas Henry
William Thomas Henry (January 2, 1871 – March 12, 1952) was a politician, real estate agent and businessman in Alberta, Canada. He served numerous years on Edmonton City Council as an Alderman from 1900 to 1902 and later as mayor from 1914 to ...
- 142
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Joseph Morris - 110
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Henry Goodridge'' - 109
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Joseph Gariépy
Joseph Hormidas Gariépy (December 3, 1852 – July 6, 1927) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Biography
Gariépy was born in L'Assomption County, Canada East on December 3, 1852. At age sixteen, he mov ...
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Phillip Heiminck
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William Harold Clark
William Harold Clark (July 1, 1869 – December 24, 1913) was an English-born Canadian businessman and politician. He was a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.
Biography
William Clark was born in London, England on July 1, 1869. ...
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Thomas Bellamy
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Hedley C. Taylor
Vote totals for defeated candidates for this election are no longer available. The vote count exceeded the number of people who voted because each voter could cast up to three votes under the Block Voting system.
Public school trustees
Thomas Bellamy, ''
Matthew McCauley'', ''
William Short'', ''
Alex Taylor'', and ''
Hedley C. Taylor'' were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
''
Nicolas Dubois Dominic Beck'', ''
Joseph Henri Picard'', ''Antonio Prince'', and ''Georges Roy'' were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
References
City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
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