The 1929 municipal election was held December 9, 1929 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school board (Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, A J Ryan, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board). In the election's only plebiscite, voters didn't endorse the extension of the half day Wednesday shopping holiday by the required two-thirds majority.
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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: James Collisson, Alfred Farmilo, James Findlay, Charles Gibbs, and Frederick Keillor were all elected to two-year terms in 1928 and were still in office.
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Thyrza Bishop, and Frederick Casselman had all been elected to two-year terms in 1928 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Robert Adrien Crowe, J O Pilon, and W B Trainor were continuing.
Voter turnout
There were 18549 ballots cast out of 40993 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 45.2%.
Results
(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, A J Ryan, and J Tansey were acclaimed to the separate school board.
Wednesday Holiday Plebiscite
In favour of having Wednesday half-holiday extended to cover all the year except the month of December?