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...
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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 2010 and will serve until the 2013 election.
In 1980, Edmonton adopted a ward system in which two councillors (aldermen until 1995) would be elected from each of six wards.
In 1971, Edmonton adopted a ward system in which three aldermen would be elected from each of four wards.
In 1968 Alberta's legislation changed to require elections every three years in all of the province's municipalities.
In 1964 Edmonton unstaggered its terms for city officials, meaning that elections were held...
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