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1995 Edmonton municipal election
Municipal election in Alberta, Canada
Municipal election in Alberta, Canada
The 1995 Edmonton municipal election was held October 16, 1995 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. Edmontonians also decided two plebiscite questions.
Councillors were elected in two-seat wards.
This was the first election in which the public school board used nine wards instead of six to elect its trustees.
Electoral system
Mayor was elected through first past the post.
Councillors were elected through plurality block voting, two per ward, where each voter could cast up to two votes.
Public school board trustees were elected through first past the post.
The Separate school board trustees were elected through a different system—one trustee was elected from each ward through first past the post, and the seventh seat was filled by the non-victorious candidate with the most total votes anywhere in the city.
Voter turnout
There were 221,236 ballots cast out of 440,044 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 50.3%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | 79,832 | 36.48% |
| Jan Reimer | 78,514 | 36.02% |
| John Ramsey | 42,044 | 19.29% |
| Brad Checknita | 10,361 | 4.75% |
| Lance White | 7,081 | 3.25% |
| Bob Ligertwood | 563 | 0.26% |
| Paul Earley | 452 | 0.21% |
Aldermen
| Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Leroy Chahley* | 24,822 | *Allan Bolstad* | 16,802 | *Brian Mason* | 23,769 |
| Wendy Kinsella | 21,456 | Rose Rosenberger | 15,189 | Robert Noce | 13,526 |
| Bruce Campbell | 15,715 | Lori Hall | 11,195 | Sherry McKibben | 8,471 |
| Roger Kotch | 5,263 | Ed Powell | 10,629 | John Bethel | 8,141 |
| Joe Goebel | 2,334 | Bradley Day | 1,752 | Bill Maxim | 8,096 |
| Carl Williams | 1,393 | Jerry Kitt | 2,571 | Janice Fleming | |
| Perry Dane | 1,245 | Veronika Greenwald | 1,559 | Sean Armstrong | 2,863 |
| Hatem Naboulsi | 882 | David Ward | 1,949 | Don Koziak | |
| Helene Donahue | 1,619 | Elaine Jones | 2,600 | ||
| Frank Klemen | 1,012 | Olga Cylurik | 872 | ||
| Rod Foster | 696 | Monty Worobec | 684 | ||
| Sui Wing Mak | 621 | Adil Pirbhai | 548 | ||
| Dennis Clark | 440 | Josephine Koper | 503 | ||
| Wes Barlow | 395 | ||||
| George Richardson | 354 | ||||
| Thomas Tomlinson | 294 | ||||
| Art Sproul | 253 |
Public school trustees
| Ward A | Ward B | Ward D | Ward F | Ward H | Ward C | Ward E | Ward G | Ward I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bonko | 4,480 | 33.48% | Janice Melnychuk | 6,355 | 51.34% | *Terry Sulyma* | 5,779 | 50.88% |
| Maureen Ford | 2,441 | 18.24% | John Nicoll | 5,108 | 41.27% | Mimi Williams | 5,578 | 49.12% |
| Cathy Kutryk | 2,175 | 16.25% | Matt Diederichs | 915 | 7.39% | Michael Ekelund | 3,621 | |
| Joe Hak | 1,933 | 14.45% | ||||||
| Larry Phillips | 800 | 5.98% | *Don Williams* | 9,295 | 56.23% | *Jean Woodrow* | 9,685 | 66.30% |
| Perry Dane | 565 | 4.22% | Leon Lubin | 7,120 | 43.77% | Stephen Mandel | 4,922 | 33.70% |
| Victor Varvis | 559 | 4.18% | Marianne Stolz | 4,152 | 22.99% | Jeff Caskenette | ||
| Dan McAra | 428 | 3.20% | Anna Der | 3,354 | 18.57% |
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
One trustee is elected from each ward, and the unsuccessful candidate (across the city) with the most votes is also elected.
| Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *David MacDougall* | 4,843 | 52.48% | *Ronald Zapisocki* | 6,433 | 58.13% |
| John Patrick Day | 4,386 | 47.52% | Jim Urlacher | 4,633 | 41.87% |
| *Ron Patsula* | 3,496 | 57.00% | Michael Savaryn | 4,444 | 55.29% |
| Cindy Holan | 2,637 | 43.00% | Alice Leung | 3,594 | 44.71% |
Plebiscites
Edmonton Municipal Airport
Do you direct City Council to repeal "The Edmonton Municipal Airport referendum bylaw" (No. 10,205)? That bylaw requires the City to operate the Municipal Airport and promote that airport's air passenger service.
A "YES" vote means that the City will promote MOVING scheduled air passenger service to the Edmonton International Airport.
A "NO" vote means that the City will promote MAINTAINING scheduled air passenger service at the Edmonton Municipal Airport.
Under both options the City will continue to own and offer general air services (e.g. private planes, small charters, air ambulance) at the Municipal Airport.
| Votes | % |
|---|---|
| Yes | 166,404 |
| No | 50,253 |
Keillor Road
Do you direct City Council to PASS the Keillor Road Referendum Bylaw (No. 11, 124)?
A "YES" vote means the City must leave Keillor Road OPEN to traffic, including motor vehicle traffic.
A "NO" vote means City should CLOSE Keillor Road.
| Votes | % |
|---|---|
| Yes | 92,807 |
| No | 119,693 |
References
References
- Rek, Municipal Elections in Edmonton
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