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1951 Edmonton municipal election

The 1951 municipal election was held November 7, 1951 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the separate school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the public board. The electorate also decided four plebiscite questions.

Voter turnout
There were 41,515 ballots cast out of 98,882 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 41.0%. ==Results==
Results
bold or indicates elected • italics indicate incumbent • "SS", where data is available, indicates representative for Edmonton's South Side, with a minimum South Side representation instituted after the city of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, amalgamated into Edmonton on February 1, 1912. Mayor Aldermen Public school trustees Separate (Catholic) school trustees Plebiscites • Financial plebiscite items required a minimum two-thirds "Yes" majority to bring about action Paving Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a sinking fund debenture debt in the sum of $1,060,000 for the City share of paving of residential and arterial streets? • Yes - 16,027 • No - 3,039 Incinerator Upgrades Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $300,000 for the purpose of modernization and enlarging the capacity of the present city incinerator? • Yes - 13,827 • No - 4,217 Equipment for the City Engineers' Department Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $200,000 to purchase construction and scavenging equipment and traffic light equipment for the City Engineers’ Department? • Yes - 15,072 • No - 3,248 Building Extensions Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $65,000 for extensions to Engineers’ yard and shop buildings? • Yes - 10,794 • No - 6,553 ==References==
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