Market1954 Edmonton municipal election
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1954 Edmonton municipal election

The 1954 municipal election was held October 13, 1954 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees each to sit on the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided seven plebiscite questions. No election was held for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

Voter turnout
There were 20,866 ballots cast out of 123,040 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 17.0%. ==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. 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 debenture debt in the sum of $550,000 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets? • Yes - 10,749 • No - 1,670 Asphalt Surfacing I Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000 for the City share of paving means of asphalt surfacing on gravel? • Yes - 9,809 • No - 2,004 Asphalt Surfacing II Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000 for the City share of paving by means of asphalt surfacing on gravel? • Yes - 9,345 • No - 2,097 Parks Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000 for the rehabilitation and development of parks including new trees, new roads, sewers, drains, fences and general rebuilding? • Yes - 9,859 • No - 2,112 Neighbourhood Beautification Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $91,500 for the completion of neighborhood beautification areas in various parts of the City including the beautification of small parcels of land owned within the City? • Yes - 8,808 • No - 2,898 Playgrounds Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $61,000 for the improvement of playgrounds and the construction of playground shelters and wading pools and the erection of fencing at various City playgrounds? • Yes - 10,623 • No - 1,677 Health Clinic Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000 for the purpose of a health clinic to look after inoculations, also the supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services? • Yes - 10,623 • No - 1,677 ==References==
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