Draft:Alan Emmott
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Alan Herbert Emmott (February 16, 1921 – September 20, 2010) was a Canadian municipal politican who was the mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia from 1958 to 1968.[1] In 1955, Emmott and Eileen Dailly co-founded the Burnaby Citizens Association, a municipal political party in Burnaby aligned with the British Columbia New Democratic Party, which has grown to dominate municipal politics in Burnaby.[2] Emmott resigned as mayor after 10 years in 1968 to run in Vancouver's mayoral election, but was defeated by the incumbent Tom Campbell.[3] He later returned to Burnaby municipal politics and served on Burnaby City Council from 1974 to 1987.
Preceded byCharles MacSorley
Succeeded byBob Prittie
BornFebruary 16, 1921
Victoria, British Columbia
DiedSeptember 20, 2010 (aged 89)
Burnaby, British Columbia
Alan Emmott | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Burnaby | |
| In office 1958–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Charles MacSorley |
| Succeeded by | Bob Prittie |
| Chair of the GVRD Board of Directors | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| Burnaby city councillor | |
| In office 1971–1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 16, 1921 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Died | September 20, 2010 (aged 89) Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Party | Burnaby Citizens Association The Electors' Action Movement |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Electoral record
| 1968 Vancouver municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected | |||
| NPA | Tom Campbell (incumbent) | 63,035 | 56.34 | +9.32[a] |  | |||
| TEAM | Alan Emmott | 41,956 | 37.50 | – | ||||
| Independent | Peter Graham | 4,912 | 4.39 | – | ||||
| Independent | John Norstrom | 986 | 0.88 | – | ||||
| Independent | Charles Patterson | 383 | 0.34 | – | ||||
| Independent | Robert Reeds | 360 | 0.32 | – | ||||
| Independent | James Whitham | 255 | 0.23 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 111,887 | |||||||
| NPA hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Vancouver Sun[3] | ||||||||
