The 1995 Edmonton municipal election was held October 16, 1995 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on

Edmonton City Council The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton currently has one mayor and twelve city councillors. Elections are held every four years. The most recent was held in 2021, and the next is in 20 ...

, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. Edmontonians also decided two plebiscite questions. Councillors were elected in two-seat wards. This was the first election in which the public school board used nine wards instead of six to elect its trustees.

Electoral system

Mayor was elected through

first past the post First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or First-preference votes, first-preference, and the cand ...

. Councillors were elected through

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, two per ward, where each voter could cast up to two votes. Public school board trustees were elected through

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, and the seventh seat was filled by the non-victorious candidate with the most total votes anywhere in the city.

Voter turnout

There were 221,236 ballots cast out of 440,044 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 50.3%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Aldermen

Public school trustees

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

One trustee is elected from each ward, and the unsuccessful candidate (across the city) with the most votes is also elected.

Plebiscites

Edmonton Municipal Airport

Do you direct City Council to repeal "The Edmonton Municipal Airport referendum bylaw" (No. 10,205)? That bylaw requires the City to operate the Municipal Airport and promote that airport's air passenger service. A "YES" vote means that the City will promote MOVING scheduled air passenger service to the

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. A "NO" vote means that the City will promote MAINTAINING scheduled air passenger service at the Edmonton Municipal Airport. Under both options the City will continue to own and offer general air services (e.g. private planes, small charters, air ambulance) at the Municipal Airport.

Keillor Road

Do you direct City Council to PASS the Keillor Road Referendum Bylaw (No. 11, 124)? A "YES" vote means the City must leave Keillor Road OPEN to traffic, including motor vehicle traffic. A "NO" vote means City should CLOSE Keillor Road.

References

External links

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
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