Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Each ward has two councillors.
Current Membership
do not poo!!!! City Council's current membership was elected in 2004 and will serve until the 2007 election.
- Stephen Mandel - Mayor of Edmonton
- Karen Leibovici - Ward 1
- Linda Sloan - Ward 1
- Ron Hayter - Ward 2
- Kim Krushell - Ward 2
- Ed Gibbons - Ward 3
- Janice Melnychuk - Ward 3
- Jane Batty - Ward 4
- Michael Phair - Ward 4
- Bryan Anderson - Ward 5
- Mike Nickel - Ward 5
- Terry Cavanagh - Ward 6
- Dave Thiele - Ward 6
Past Councils
Edmonton was incorporated as a city in 1904. For councils before that time, see Edmonton Town Council.
Since 1980
In 1980, the current system of electing councils - with six wards of two councillors (aldermen until 1995) each - was adopted.
From 1971 until 1980
In 1971, Edmonton adopted a ward system in which three aldermen would be elected from each of four wards.
From 1968 until 1971
In 1968 Alberta's legislation changed to proscribe elections every three years in all of the province's municipalities.
| Year Elected | Mayor | Aldermen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ivor Dent | James Bateman, Neil Crawford, Una Evans, Julia Kiniski, Ed Leger, Kathleen McCallum, Kenneth Newman, Terry Nugent, Cec Purves, Ches Tanner, David Ward, Morris Weinlos | [7] |
From 1964 until 1968
In 1964 Edmonton unstaggered its terms for city officials, meaning that elections were held only every two years. Additionally, all alderman became elected at-large and two new aldermanic positions were added, bringing the total to twelve. In preparation for this, in 1963 the mayor and all aldermanic positions up for re-election were elected to one year terms.
From 1933 until 1963
In 1933, a number of aldermanic positions were reserved for the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. This number increased over time. It was one until 1935, two until 1936, three until 1961, and four thereafter. Aldermen continued to be elected on staggered two year terms. The mayor was elected for a one year term until 1947, and for a two year term thereafter.
From 1924 until 1933
In 1924, city council returned to a system whereby all aldermen were elected at-large. They continued to be elected on staggered two year terms, and there continued to be ten of them.
From 1912 until 1924
In 1912 council expanded to ten members and divided its seats between residents north of the North Saskatchewan River and residents south of the river. The mayor continued to be elected annually, and aldermen continued to be elected to staggered two year terms.
From 1904 until 1912
Edmonton was incorporated as a city in 1904. The size of council was set at eight alderman plus the mayor, with the mayor being elected annually and the aldermen being elected on staggered two year terms.
At the time of Edmonton's incorporation as a city, city council was composed of the following (all of whom had been elected when Edmonton was still a town):
- William Short - mayor
- Arthur Cushing - alderman
- Daniel Fraser - alderman
- Edmund Grierson - alderman
- Charles May - alderman
- Joseph Henri Picard - alderman
- James Ross - alderman
- ^ Brian Mason resigned June 30, 2000 owing to his election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Dick Mather died August 13, 1997. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Bethel was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 federal election, and was replaced on Council by Sherry McKibben in a 1994 by-election.
- ^ In 1988, Laurence Decore resigned as mayor to become leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. Terry Cavanagh was selected by council to finish his term. Cavanagh's ward 6 seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ In 1984, Bettie Hewes was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A 1984 by-election selected Ken Kozak to replace her.
- ^ William Hawrelak died November 7, 1975, and council selected Terry Cavanagh to complete his term. Cavanagh's ward 4 seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Julia Kiniski died October 11, 1969. Her son, Julian Kinisky, was elected in a 1970 by-election to replace her.
- ^ Though officials elected in 1967 were elected to two year terms, these terms were truncated by provincial legislation.
- ^ Frank Edwards died September 18, 1967. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ William Hawrelak was ousted from office March 11, 1965, and Vincent M. Dantzer was selected to serve out his term. Dantzer's aldermanic seat was left vacant until the next election
- ^ William Henning was elected for a one year term to fill the seat vacated by J F Falconer
- ^ J F Falconer was elected to the Alberta Liquor Board and resigned his seat September 23 1958. It was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ William Hawrelak resigned September 9, 1959. Frederick John Mitchell was appointed mayor by council. His aldermanic seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Hu Harries was elected for a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Richmond Francis Hanna's resignation.
- ^ Richmond Francis Hanna was elected to the Canadian House of Commons and resigned from council. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Edwin Clarke was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Sidney Parsons' election as mayor.
- ^ Harold Tanner was elected to a one year term to fill the seat left vacant by Ethel Browne's resignation.
- ^ Ethel Browne resigned September 23, 1946 owing to ill health. Her seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Charles Gariepy was elected to a one year term to fill the seat left by Frederick Casselman's resignation.
- ^ Blair Paterson was elected to a one year term to fill the seat left by Douglas Grout's resignation.
- ^ Frederick Casselman resigned October 23, 1940. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Douglas Grout resigned October 30, 1940. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Blair Paterson was elected to a one year term to fill the seat resulting from John Wesley Fry's election as mayor.
- ^ Athelstand Bissett was elected to a one year term to fill the seat vacated by Rice Sheppard when he resigned to run for mayor.
- ^ Charles Gibbs died in September of 1934. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Rice Sheppard was elected to a one year term to fill the seat left vacant by John Bowen's resignation to run for mayor.
- ^ L S C Dineen was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by James McCrie Douglas's resignation.
- ^ Alfred Farmilo and Charles Robson were elected to one year terms to fill the vacancies left by Joseph Clarke and James Collisson's resignations.
- ^ William Rea was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Ambrose Bury's election to mayor.
- ^ Valentine Richards was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Bickerton Pratt's resignation.
- ^ Kenneth Alexander Blatchford and Izena Ross were elected to one year terms to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of W C McArthur and Andrew McLennan
- ^ Samuel McCoppen was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of J A Kinney
- ^ Charles Grant was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Charles Wilson
- ^ Henri Martin was elected to fill the vacancy left by J M MacDonald's resignation.
- ^ Samuel McCoppen was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Bellamy's resignation.
- ^ J A Kinney was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of J M MacDonald
- ^ W C McArthur was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Alexander Campbell
- ^ William McNamara and James East were expelled from office by the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench for voting on a matter in which they had a pecuniary interest. J M MacDonald was appointed to fulfill East's term, while the office of mayor was left vacant until the next election.
- ^ Hugh Calder, Joseph Clarke, James East, Gustave May, and Herman McInnes were elected to one year terms in order to set up the staggered council terms.
- ^ Charles Gowan resigned May 14, 1912 and was replaced by Alexander Livingstone, who was elected in a by-election June 7 of that year to serve the remainder of Gowan's two year term.
- ^ Herman McInnes resigned May 7, 1912 and was replaced by J M MacDonald, who was elected in a 1912 by-election to serve the remainder of McInnes's one year term.
- ^ James McKinley was elected to a one year term to replace George S. Armstrong (who had been elected mayor), but resigned in 1911 to protest the firing of two city commissioners, and was himself replaced in a 1911 by-election by Thomas Bellamy.
- ^ Andrew Agar and Daniel Fraser were elected to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of Robert Lee and Thomas Bellamy, who had both resigned to run for mayor.
- ^ Herman McInnes was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Fraser, who resigned.
- ^ Morton Macauley was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy left by William Antrobus Griesbach when he ran for mayor, but Macauley himself resigned August 6, 1907 and was replaced by George Manuel who was elected in a 1907 by-election.
- ^ James Walker resigned and the ensuing vacancy was filled by Daniel Fraser who was appointed by council to fill the remainder of Walker's two year term.
- ^ John Boyle resigned May 7, 1906 and was replaced in a by-election by John Calhoun.
- ^ Charles May and Kenneth McLeod resigned and were replaced by David Latta and Robert Mays, who fulfilled the remainder of their two year terms.
- ^ In order to set up the staggered elections, William Clark, Daniel Fraser, William Antrobus Griesbach, and Joseph Henri Picard were elected to one year terms.
External links
- Ward map (in pdf format)