The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward. On July 22, 2009, City Council voted to change the electoral system of six wards to a system of 12 wards; each represented by a single councillor, the changes took effect in the 2010 election.
City Council's current membership was elected in 2013 and will serve until the 2017 election. Amarjeet Sohi was ward 12 counselor until November 2015, when he became a Canadian Parliament member for Edmonton Mill Woods in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[1] Mohinder Banga succeeded him for ward 12.
In 1964 Edmonton unstaggered its terms for city officials, meaning that elections were held only every two years. Additionally, all alderman became elected at-large and two new aldermanic positions were added, bringing the total to twelve. In preparation for this, in 1963 the mayor and all aldermanic positions up for re-election were elected to one-year terms.
James Bateman, John Leslie Bodie, Neil Crawford, Ivor Dent, Reginald Easton, Frank Edwards, Una Evans, Julia Kiniski, Ed Leger, Angus McGugan, Cec Purves, Morris Weinlos
John Leslie Bodie, Vincent M. Dantzer, [vor Dent, Frank Edwards, Julia Kiniski, Robert Franklin Lambert, Ed Leger, Kathleen McCallum, Angus McGugan, Kenneth Newman, Morris Weinlos, Ethel Wilson
In 1947, the mayor began to be elected for a two-year term. The aldermanic positions remained split by the North Saskatchewan River, and in 1961 the number of aldermen on the south side increased from three to four. The council continued to be elected on staggered two-year terms.
In 1933, a number of aldermanic positions were reserved for the south side of the North Saskatchewan River. This number increased over time. It was one until 1935, two until 1936, and three thereafter. Aldermen continued to be elected on staggered two-year terms, but the mayor was elected for a one-year term.
In 1924, city council returned to a system whereby all aldermen were elected at-large. They continued to be elected on staggered two-year terms, and there continued to be ten of them.
To accommodate the amalgamated City of Strathcona south of the river, in 1912 council expanded to ten members and divided its seats between residents north of the North Saskatchewan River and residents south of the river. The mayor continued to be elected annually, and aldermen continued to be elected to staggered two-year terms.
Edmonton was incorporated as a city in 1904. The size of council was set at eight alderman plus the mayor, with the mayor being elected annually and the aldermen being elected on staggered two-year terms.
The Edmonton Town Council was the governing body of Edmonton, Northwest Territories, from 1892 until 1904, when Edmonton was incorporated as a city and the council became Edmonton City Council. Throughout its history it included a mayor and six aldermen.
The mayor was elected annually throughout the town's history, but beginning in 1898 they were elected to staggered two-year terms, with half of them elected each year.
^In 1988, Laurence Decore resigned as mayor to become leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. Terry Cavanagh was selected by council to finish his term. Cavanagh's ward 6 seat was left vacant until the next election.
^William Hawrelak died November 7, 1975, and council selected Terry Cavanagh to complete his term. Cavanagh's ward 4 seat was left vacant until the next election.
^Though officials elected in 1967 were elected to two-year terms, these terms were truncated by provincial legislation.
^Frank Edwards died September 18, 1967. His seat was left vacant until the next election.
^William Hawrelak was ousted from office March 11, 1965, and Vincent M. Dantzer was selected to serve out his term. Dantzer's aldermanic seat was left vacant until the next election
^William Henning was elected for a one-year term to fill the seat vacated by J F Falconer
^J F Falconer was elected to the Alberta Liquor Board and resigned his seat September 23, 1958. It was left vacant until the next election.
^William Hawrelak resigned September 9, 1959. Frederick John Mitchell was appointed mayor by council. His aldermanic seat was left vacant until the next election.
^Samuel McCoppen was elected to a one-year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of J. A. Kinney
^Charles Grant was elected to a one-year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Charles Wilson
^Henri Martin was elected to fill the vacancy left by James Macfie MacDonald's resignation.
^Samuel McCoppen was elected to a one-year term to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Bellamy's resignation.
^J. A. Kinney was elected to a one-year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of James Macfie MacDonald
^W C McArthur was elected to a one-year term to fill the vacancy left by Alexander Campbell
^William McNamara and James East were expelled from office by the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench for voting on a matter in which they had a pecuniary interest. James Macfie MacDonald was appointed to fulfill East's term, while the office of mayor was left vacant until the next election.
^Herman McInnes resigned May 7, 1912 and was replaced by James Macfie MacDonald, who was elected in a 1912 by-election to serve the remainder of McInnes's one-year term.
^Morton MacAuley was elected to a one-year term to fill the vacancy left by William Antrobus Griesbach when he ran for mayor, but Macauley himself resigned August 6, 1907 and was replaced by George Manuel who was elected in a 1907 by-election.
^James Walker resigned and the ensuing vacancy was filled by Daniel Fraser who was appointed by council to fill the remainder of Walker's two-year term.
^Henry Goodridge was elected to a one-year term to fill the same seat as he had previously been acclaimed to fill, but resigned February 20, 1901. It remained vacant until the next election.
^Colin Strang's seat was declared vacant October 9, 1900 and James Blowey was elected by acclamation to fill it until the next election (though not for Strang's full two-year term).
^In order to achieve the staggered terms, Alfred Brown, Joseph Henri Picard, and Richard Secord were elected to one-year terms.