In 1911, James McKinley, an alderman on Edmonton City Council, resigned his position to protest the firing of two city commissioners.
A by-election to fill the vacancy he left was scheduled for August 14 of that year.
McKinley himself was a candidate, as was Thomas Bellamy.
Bellamy defeated McKinely by a count of 966 votes to 576.
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