The first of two 1896 municipal elections was held January 13, 1896 to elect the town council (consisting of a mayor and six aldermen, each elected for a one-year term), five trustees for the public school division and four trustees for the separate school division.
Voter turnout
editVoter turnout figures for the January 1896 municipal election are no longer available.
Results
edit(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)
Mayor
editHerbert Charles Wilson was acclaimed for a second term.
Aldermen
edit- Matthew McCauley - 144
- William S. Edmiston - 142
- Thomas Bellamy - 136
- Isaac Cowie - 127
- Charles Sutter - 116
- John Kelly - 103
- Joseph Henri Picard - 98
- Colin Strang - 75
Public school trustees
editThomas Bellamy, John Cameron, J McBride, Matthew McCauley, and Frank Oliver were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
editN D Beck, Sandy Larue, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.