1895 Edmonton municipal election


The 1895 municipal election was held January 14, 1895 to elect the town council and four trustees for each of the public and separate school divisions. This was the first election in Edmonton history in which there was a contested race for mayor, and also the first during which school trustee elections were held concurrently with those for town council.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout figures for the 1895 municipal election are no longer available.

Results

Mayor

CandidateVotes%
Herbert Charles Wilson12958.64%
John Alexander McDougall9141.36%

Aldermen

CandidateVotes
William S. Edmiston175
John Kelly120
Colin Strang119
John Cameron114
Thomas Bellamy111
Joseph Henri Picard110
Charles Sutter108
George Hutton105
A. D. Osborne68

Public school trustees

CandidateVotes
Matthew McCauley103
John Cameron99
Thomas Bellamy93
James Lauder87
George Sanderson82
John Alexander McDougall79
Henry Goodridge73

St. Joachim Separate School District

CandidateVotes
N. D. BeckAcclaimed
J. G. FairbanksAcclaimed
John KellyAcclaimed
Sandy LarueAcclaimed