1891 Calgary municipal election

1891 Calgary municipal election

←  1890 January 5, 1891 (1891-01-05) 1892  →

Candidate James Reilly James Delamere Lafferty Popular vote 198 183 Percentage 51.97% 48.03%

Mayor before election James Delamere Lafferty Elected mayor James Reilly

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
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	-	James Reilly	198	51.97%	Y
	-	James Delamere Lafferty	183	48.03%
Total valid votes			381	-
Source(s) [3]

Councillors

1891 Calgary municipal election : Councillor
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	-	George Clift King	252	66.14%	Y
	-	James Bannerman	235	61.68%	Y
	-	Alexander Lucas	233	61.15%	Y
	-	William Henry Cushing	228	59.84%	Y
	-	Howard Douglas	181	47.51%	Y
	-	Frederick George Topp	175	45.93%	Y
	-	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

• List of Calgary municipal elections

References

1. "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities , R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
3. "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
4. "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