EDMONTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION, 1963

The 1963 municipal election was held October 16, 1963 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions.
There were ten aldermen on city council, but four of the positions were already filled: Frederick John Mitchell, Ethel Wilson, Morris Weinlos, and Vincent Dantzer were all elected to two year terms in 1962 and were still in office. George Prudham was also elected to a two year term in 1961, but resigned.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: James Falconer, Milton Lazerte, and Helen Sinclair were elected to two year terms in 1962 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Edward Stack, Jean McDonald, and Bill Diachuk were continuing.
All elected officials were elected to one year terms in this election, in preparation for the changeover to a new system, whereby elections would be held only every two years with all officials elected to two year terms.

Contents

Voter Turnout

Results

Mayor

Aldermen

Public School Trustees

Separate (Catholic) School Trustees

Plebiscites

Land Exchange

Convention Complex Land Acquisition

Convention Complex

References

Voter Turnout

There were 98052 ballots cast out of 173901 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 56.4%.

Results

('bold' indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent)

Mayor

★ 'William Hawrelak' - 52340

★ Stanley Milner - 44950

Aldermen

★ '''McKim Ross''' - 53516

★ '''John Leslie Bodie''' - 43186

★ '''Gordon McClary''' - 41248

★ 'Ivor Dent' - 41044

★ 'Julia Kiniski' - 36861

★ 'Ed Leger' - 35927

★ Murray Hamilton - 35725

★ Robert Brower - 33408

★ Allan Welsh - 30611

★ Fred Kurylo - 28654

★ Norbert Berkowitz - 26246

★ Kenneth McAuley - 26153

★ R J Dunseith - 20819

★ John Sehn - 14369

Public School Trustees

★ 'Earl Buxton' - 33699

★ 'Walter Gainer' - 32735

★ '''Edith Rogers''' - 32666

★ '''Vernon Johnson''' - 25366

★ ''P William Jones'' - 24538

★ Herbert Meltzer - 21560

★ John Bracco - 21334

★ Bruce Mathew - 19179

★ Lee Fosmark - 11741

★ Arnold Rapske - 11015

★ George Edward Machon - 8357

Separate (Catholic) School Trustees

★ '''Orest Demco''' - 11581

★ '''A A Gorman''' - 9441

★ 'G R Boileau' - 9689

★ 'B Feehan' - 9147

★ John Barbeau - 8506

★ Roy Watson - 6103

★ ''Harry Carrigan'' - 6020

★ William Betzler - 5586

Plebiscites

Land Exchange

Are you in favour of the disposition, by exchange, of approximately 1.23 acres of land lying East of Bellamy Hill, approximately .43 acres of which is now designated as Parkland, for approximately 215 acres of land lying in the Southwest section of the City in an area West of Whitemud Creek? The purpose of the exchange is to enable the purchaser to construct a commercial building on the Bellamy Hill site. If the exchange is accepted, the land acquired by the City will be Parkland?

★ 'Yes' - 63344

★ No - 26421

Convention Complex Land Acquisition

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2454 to borrow by debentures $4,000,000.00 with which to buy the land and buildings between Jasper Avenue and 102nd Avenue and between 97th Street and 99th Street so that a convention centre, an arena for sporting and cultural events and exhibitions, a theatre building, tourist centre and parking garage can be built there as part of the City Centre Development Plan?

★ Yes - 33470

★ 'No' - 25300

Convention Complex

Shall Council pass bylaw No. 2455 to borrow by debentures $10,250,000.00 to construct a convention centre, an arena for sporting and cultural events and exhibitions, a theatre building, tourist centre and parking garage?

★ Yes - 30903

★ 'No' - 25457

References

Edmonton election results (City of Edmonton webpage)