Market1956 Edmonton municipal election
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1956 Edmonton municipal election

The 1956 municipal election was held October 17, 1956 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided nine plebiscite questions. There was no election for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

Voter turnout
There were 13360 ballots cast out of 133537 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 10.0%. ==Results==
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Aldermen Public school trustees Separate (Catholic) school trustees Plebiscites Paving Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $1,000,000.00 for the City's share of standard paving on arterial and residential streets? • Yes - 8673 • No - 1193 Paving and Gravelling Details of question no longer available. • Yes - 8483 • No - 1197 Asphalt and Gravel Details of question no longer available. • Yes - 8023 • No - 1494 Parks Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $500,000.00 for the improvement of City parks, and the commencement of work on undeveloped parkland, circles, buffer zones, ravine side boulevards and similar works, including, necessary new roads, sewers and drains into parkland? • Yes - 8246 • No - 1444 Health Clinic Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000.00 for the purpose of a health clinic to provide inoculation services, supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services? • Yes - 8755 • No - 1178 Royal Alexandra Hospital Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $350,000.00 to provide equipment and furnishings at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, miscellaneous improvements to the interior and exterior of the Hospital? • Yes - 7213 • No - 2433 Traffic Lights Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000.00 in order to purchase and install additional traffic lights at various locations within the City? • Yes - 7987 • No - 1607 Fire Hall Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $125,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a fire hall in the vicinity of 97th Street and 127th Avenue? • Yes - 7645 • No - 1741 Royal Alexandra Hospital - Nurses Residence Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $2,700,000.00 for the purpose of constructing at the Royal Alexandra Hospital nurses residence and training school? • Yes - 6921 • No - 2695 ==References==
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