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How Vancouver voters cast their ballots
Total number of eligible voters ________ 242,282 Gearge Gibson: OVA: Sane “See 21,961 Harry Rank nd®* << * 2s Sect 23,601 |
Total number of votes cast ___________ 76,857 William Wallace, CVA __- 2. 15,528 Bsmond* Tando.. GyAy 92. ee ee 20,779
Majented: Ballots 8 oy So 802 TAR Burnett nd. aes 14,824 :
Percentage of electorate who voted _____ 31.72 Mona. Morgan Ind. see 11,958 mo eee for one-year term) 4 gat?
MAYORALTY (One elected for one-year term) Frederick Vulliamy, CVA... 35,754
A. T. “Tom” Alsbury, CVA -Labor ____ 41,401 Frank Fredrickson, CVA-Labor _____ 22,317 |
Se ee ek ee 30.175 Bens arhergjotnd. oe 22.089 5 PARKS BOARD |
Archie F tides “Se eee 4.479 William MacDonald, NPA ____________ 19,580 (Four to be elected for two-year terms) 1
eee a ; Abert agen, dads ae 8,378 | @Arnold Webster, Ind... 61,32 |
COUNCIL SCHOOL BOARD ©Robert Maitland, NPA _..._ 36,262 if
@Ald. Halford Wilson, NPA ___— 47,059 (Five elected for two-year terms) . ®Ebbie Bowering, NPA 34,686 3
@Ald. Earle Adams, NPA _____________ 35,623 ®John Henderson, NPA-CVA-Labor ___ 49,321 @lris Harwick, NPA 31,255 ;
William G. Rathie, NPA _____________ 33,726 Jean McLean, CVA 22-2 Se 37,167 William Pierce, Labor-CVA _._....___ 22,003 |
SAM. Pronk Boker, NPA. 31,791 William Burnett, NPA __________ 34,306 Charles Lamarche, Labor ______...___ 20,135
E. A. “Ted” Jamieson, CVA-Labor __ 26,906 John Hayward, Labor-CVA __-______ 34,114 Ronald “Kiine:- Indi ss eee 19,903
Charles Balfour CVA = ..5 23,470 Edythe Quinnell, NPA ________-______ 32,922 Ronald-Johnson, CVAss = ee 16,577
Charles Neale, CVA-Labor ____________ 23,095 Milsome Apsett: NPAst eg 32,238 Fred Tomkinson; -CVvaA. = 4 cae 12,034
i en MEDEPG NEA Sot IS 22,756 Leo-ssayace; ind: Ss 2 2.0 Shs 28,784 Donald: Greenwell, ind, ==... 13
Samuel B. Jenkins, Labor ____________ 22;412 ®George Ramshaw, NPAY 2-20 26,818 @ Members of last council or board

Civic election results show what
united labor vote could achieve

By MAURICE RUSH

Emergence of labor as a strong political force in civic politics and the continued de-
cline of the NPA were the outsanding features of last week’s Vancouver civic election.

It was the most significant election since the NPA mono

ver more than 20 years ago.

poly fastened its grip om Vancou-

This year labor took part in civic elections on a greater scale than ever before, run-

ning candidates in many ‘municipalities.

challenged in a.large number
of municipalities by labor,
and in many cases labor can-

didates were near the top of

the poll or runners-up.

Labor has established itself
as a strong alternative in fu-
ture civic elections. Given
greater unity between labor
and its progressive allies, more
active campaigning through-
out the year on civic issues,
and more vigorous organiza-
tion, labor can follow up this
year’s successes with the elec-
tion of many to civic office
next December.

Of particular importance in
Vancouver, where labor had a
joint slate with the Civic
Voters Association, was the
stronger showing of labor’s
nominees over the CVA can-
didates.

In the aldermanic race none
of the CVA candidates was
elected, while of the three
labor candidates, E. A. Jamie-
son was elected and Charles
Neale and Sam Jenkins were
among the leaders, beating
out two of the three CVA can-
didates. Specially significant
are the 22,412 votes for Jen-

publicly de-
CVA for his

kins who was
nounced by the
left views.

The greater strength of la-
bor over the CVA was again
shown in the parks board race
where the two labor nominees,
William Pierce and Charles
Lamarche, came close to elec-
tion, while the two CVA candi-
dates were near the bottom of
the list. This trend was also
to be seen in the school board
race.

These results show that la-
bor needs to take another look
at the policy pushed through
by right-wing leaders of tying
up with the reactionary CVA.

There is every reason to
belieye that labor would

achieve more this coming year
by building a genuine alliance
with progressive forces in civic
affairs centring around rate-
payer, community and other
groups working for civic pro-
gress.

Such unity would have to
be built around a clear - cut
program, which labor failed to
put forward this year in the
Vancouver election.

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For the first time old-line political machines were

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A strong trend seen in civic
elections in most centres was
the desire for a change, which
reflects dissatisfaction with
civic policies and is a sign of
the political changes coming
in the wake of the growing
economic crisis.

In Vancouver this was best
shown in the mayoralty con-
test where Tom Alsbury was
seen by the people as the al-
ternative to Mayor Hume.

A further assist for Alsbury
came from the Vancouver Sun
which endorsed him and ac-
tively campaigned for Hume’s
defeat. The Sun’s campaign
helped to split NPA support-
ers and contributed decisively
to Alsbury’s election.

Vancouver voters who ex-
pected new progressive poli-
cies to result from the elec-
tion of Tom Alsbury must
have been bitterly disappoint-
ed with his first post-election
statement.

Aside from the general re-
mark that he will do some-
thing about unemployment,
Alsbury hastened to assure
big business that there will
be no drastic changes in civic
policy. He coupled his: state-
ment against public Ownership
of the B.C. Electric system
with assurances that he will
not press for “socialist” meas-
ures at the civic level—mean-
ing measures big business op-
poses.

Alsbury further pledged to
reactionaries that the undemo-
cratic Administration Board
setup will be retained. Its

clear from Alsbury’s remarks
that working and progressive
people will have to press
hard this coming year for city
council and its new mayor to
act on the many issues facing
Vancouver which cry for solu-
tion.

ee ae

Of great importance this
year was the impressive vote
received by progressive inde-
pendent candidates in Vancou-
ver and surrounding munici-
palities. >

In Vancouver, Mona Morgan,
running for council for the
first time, polled 11,958 votes
or 15.7 percent. Independent
candidate for school board
Harry Rankin received 23,601
votes or 40 percent and Donald
Greenwell running for the
first time polled 11,311 votes or
14.5 percent.

The significance of their vote
lies in the fact that a large
body of voters supported their
programs in a situation in
which a full alternative slate
had been put forward by the
Labor-CVA combination. Many
electors who voted the labor
candidates dropped CVA can-
didates to include these inde-
pendents on their slates.

The main issues in the cam-
paign were brought forward
by the progressive independ-
ents, particularly by Mona
Morgan in the aldermanic race.
Her committee distributed 35,-
000 pieces of literature and
organized public actions against
the bus fare boost, on unem-
ployment and against rising
prices.

With Very Best Wishes for a a ;
Merry Xmas and a New Year of Peace &
Happiness to All Our Members & Friends

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Chinese Workers’

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Without a doubt, the
paign by progressive i°
pendents forced the issue
unemployment, public owntt
ship of the B.C. Electric, @
democracy, lower taxes; el
High cost of living and ™
crisis in education into
forefront and compelled
candidates to speak on the

In Burnaby too, the 1
votes for independent coum
candidate William Turne! ail
face of opposing slates ee

progressive program on W
he ran. a

And in North Vancouver®
trict the election of indep®?
ent school board candid@

indicated wide support pe he

Dorothy Lynas who made ‘he
main issue cutting back ©
arms budget to provide hil

‘or i and 1
funds for education go?

senior governments to as,
a larger share of educa,
costs, was further proof! |
the support independ? iB
standing on progressive P i
grams won from the publ 2 i
The strong showing of é i
bor and progressive indeP® il
ent candidates proved ice |
role labor can play in polit! 2
It was a setback for the |)
actionaries who have bee® 3
tacking labor. It is er ie
reply to those who said el
was on the defensive
would show weakness 12
civic elections. i
Old line political parties"),
study the civic election re {
ad

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apt
the

with deep concern for i2
they see the power labor o
progressive forces can &' 6
ate if united for politic
tion.

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