1891 Calgary municipal election
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The 1891 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 5, 1891 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the seventh Calgary Town Council from January 5, 1891, to January 18, 1892.[1]
Background
Voting rights were provided to any male, single woman, or widowed British subject over twenty-one years of age who are assessed on the last revised assessment roll with a minimum property value of $200.
The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to four ballots for separate councillors.[2]
Results
Mayor
1891 Calgary municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | James Reilly | 198 | 51.97% | ![]() | ||||
- | James Delamere Lafferty | 183 | 48.03% | |||||
Total valid votes | 381 | - | ||||||
Source(s) [3] |
Councillors
1891 Calgary municipal election: Councillor | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | George Clift King | 252 | 66.14% | ![]() | ||||
- | James Bannerman | 235 | 61.68% | ![]() | ||||
- | Alexander Lucas | 233 | 61.15% | ![]() | ||||
- | William Henry Cushing | 228 | 59.84% | ![]() | ||||
- | Howard Douglas | 181 | 47.51% | ![]() | ||||
- | Frederick George Topp | 175 | 45.93% | ![]() | ||||
- | Joseph Maw | 144 | 37.80% | |||||
- | Alexander McBride | 133 | 34.91% | |||||
- | Silas Alexander Ramsay | 117 | 30.71% | |||||
- | John William Costello | 112 | 29.40% | |||||
- | A. Parrish | 95 | 24.93% | |||||
Source(s) [4] Election was held under Multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to six ballots for separate councillors. Full name of unsuccessful candidates is not known. |
See also
References
- ^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
Sources
- Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020
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