1898 Edmonton municipal election
The 1898 municipal election was held December 12, 1898. In previous elections, an entire
Because in the previous election all six aldermen had been elected to a one-year term, it was still necessary to elect six aldermen. However, in order to set up the staggered terms, three were to be elected to one-year terms and three to two-year terms.
In addition to the city council, five public school trustees and four private school trustees were elected.
Voter turnout
Voter turnout figures for the 1898 municipal election are no longer available.
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
William S. Edmiston | 170 | 63.43% |
Cornelius Gallagher | 98 | 36.57% |
Aldermen
The election was held using Plurality block voting, where each voter could cast as many as six votes.
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Kenneth McLeod | 162 |
Kenneth W. MacKenzie | 157 |
Alfred Jackson | 126 |
Joseph Henri Picard | 115 |
Alfred Brown | 113 |
Richard Secord
|
106 |
James Ross | 101 |
N. White | 98 |
Thomas Hourston | 97 |
R. Hockley | 80 |
Phillip Heiminck | 78 |
Public school trustees
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
N D Beck, Sandy Larue, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.