January 1896 Edmonton municipal election

The first of two 1896 municipal elections was held January 13, 1896 to elect the town council (consisting of a mayor and six aldermen, each elected for a one-year term), five trustees for the public school division and four trustees for the separate school division.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout figures for the January 1896 municipal election are no longer available.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Herbert Charles Wilson was acclaimed for a second term.

Aldermen

• Matthew McCauley - 144
• William S. Edmiston - 142
• Thomas Bellamy - 136
• Isaac Cowie - 127
• Charles Sutter - 116
• John Kelly - 103
• Joseph Henri Picard - 98
• Colin Strang - 75

Public school trustees

Thomas Bellamy, John Cameron, J McBride, Matthew McCauley, and Frank Oliver were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

N D Beck, Sandy Larue, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections