The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board. T P Malone, Paul Janvrin, T S Magee, and Joseph Henri Picard were acclaimed to two-year terms on the separate school board. In the election's only plebiscite, Edmontonians rejected a proposal to pay their aldermen.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Hepburn, Samuel McCoppen, Henri Martin, John McKenzie, and Andrew McLennan were all elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office.
With the election of Labour candidates Clarke, Kinney, East and Sheppard plus the continuing alderman McCoppen, Labour held five of the 11 seats on council following this election. Mayor Joe Clarke had pro-labour leanings so was generally a sympathetic force in city hall proceedings.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Joseph Duggan, Frank Crang, and William Rea had all been elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where J J Murray, Joseph Driscoll, and Joseph Gariépy were continuing.
Voter turnout
edit11213 voters cast ballots. There were 15378 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 72.9%.
Results
edit- bold or
indicates elected - italics indicate incumbent
- "SS", where data is available, indicates representative for Edmonton's South Side, with a minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, amalgamated into Edmonton on February 1, 1912.
Mayor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Clarke | 6,509 | 59.52% | |
| Citizens' Committee | Matthew Easdale | 4,427 | 40.48% | |
Aldermen
editEach voter could cast up to five votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Kinney | 5,513 | 
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| Labour | James East | 4,847 |
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| Labour | Rice Sheppard | 4,644 |
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| Citizens' Committee | Percy Abbott | 4,233 | SS |
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| Citizens' Committee | John Bowen | 4,093 | SS |
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| Citizens' Committee | George H. Scott | 3,835 | |||
| Labour | James Findlay | 3,775 | |||
| Labour | J. J. Murray | 3,696 | |||
| Citizens' Committee | Valentine Richards | 3,524 | |||
| Citizens' Committee | Charles Grant | 3,230 | |||
| Independent | Charles G. Davidson | 2,982 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Adair | 2,356 | |||
Public school trustees
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. A. McPherson | 5,682 | |
| Labour | Samuel Barnes | 5,669 | |
| Labour | J. W. H. Williams | 4,099 | |
| Labour | Frank Scott | 4,012 | |
| Independent | Mrs. Howey | 3,945 | |
| Independent | Henry Douglas | 3,944 | |
| Independent | Walter Ramsey | 3,829 | |
| Independent | E. T. Bishop | 3,278 | |
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Malone | acclaimed | |
| Independent | Paul Janvrin | acclaimed | |
| Independent | T. S. Magee | acclaimed | |
| Independent | Joseph Henri Picard | acclaimed | |
Plebiscite
edit| Are you in favour of paying each member of the Council the sum of $10.00 for each meeting of the Council attended by him during his term of office, and for each Committee meeting so attended $5.00. Provided that the total sum payable to any member shall not be greater than $1,000.00 during any year, nor more than $100.00 during any month. | ||
| Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4,152 | 41.84% |
| No | 5,771 | 58.16% |