The 1960 Edmonton municipal election was held October 19, 1960, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided eight plebiscite questions.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: William Henning, Angus McGugan, Ed Leger, Gordon McClary, and McKim Ross were all elected to two-year terms in 1959 and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Angus MacDonald, Edith Rogers, Vernon Johnson, and Douglas Thomson were elected to two-year terms in 1959 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Joseph Moreau, Orest Demco, Catherine McGrath, and Henry Carrigan were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 26,009 ballots cast out of 158,771 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 16.4%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Aldermen Each voter could cast up to five votes. Voting was at-large so each voter could vote for any candidate in the running. The most popular candidates of two different parties were elected; the least popular were not.
The elected council represented a variety of interests. Candidates belonging two different parties - Civic Government Association and Civic Reform Association - were elected. But smaller voting blocks were denied representation. Ivor Dent of the CCF (soon to be the NDP) was denied a seat although getting a vote from more than a third of the voters.
Three of the five successful candidates got a vote from a majority of voters across the city.Joseph Rek, Municipal elections in Edmonton, p. 44
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Public school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Plebiscites
At-Large Elections
Are you in favour of changing the Election System for Alderman and Public School Board Members so that all such elected representatives are elected from the City at large without regard to whether they live North or South of the North Saskatchewan River or own fifty percent of their property North or South of this river? Yes - 17204 No - 9668
Paving
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000.00 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets? Yes - 14728 No - 4489
Asphalt on Existing Gravel Streets
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $250,000.00 for the City share of asphalt paving on existing gravel arterial and residential streets? Yes - 14501 No - 4471
Asphalt on New Gravel Streets
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the City share of asphalt paving on new gravel arterial and residential streets? Yes - 13241 No - 5338
Traffic Lights
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $180,000.00 in order to purchase and locate traffic lights on certain highway intersections within the City? Yes - 15812 No - 3554
Parks
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $600,000.00 for the purpose of constructing and improving parks and playgrounds? Yes - 14455 No - 4829
Bridge
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a district bridge as part of the City's overall arterial road system? Yes - 15043 No - 4454
Library
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $165,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a district library? Yes - 12173 No - 6756
References
External links City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections