1891 Calgary municipal election

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1891 Calgary municipal election
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  1890 January 5, 1891 (1891-01-05) 1892  
  James Reilly, Mayor of Calgary (c. 1907).jpg JamesDLafferty.jpg
Candidate James Reilly James Delamere Lafferty
Popular vote198183
Percentage51.97%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]

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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
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
- James Reilly 19851.97%Green check.svgY
- James Delamere Lafferty 18348.03%
Total valid votes381-
Source(s)
[3]

Councillors

1891 Calgary municipal election : Councillor
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
- George Clift King 25266.14%Green check.svgY
- James Bannerman 23561.68%Green check.svgY
- Alexander Lucas 23361.15%Green check.svgY
- William Henry Cushing 22859.84%Green check.svgY
- Howard Douglas 18147.51%Green check.svgY
- Frederick George Topp 17545.93%Green check.svgY
- Joseph Maw 14437.80%
- Alexander McBride 13334.91%
- Silas Alexander Ramsay 11730.71%
-John William Costello11229.40%
-A. Parrish9524.93%
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.

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References

  1. "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 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 12 March 2020.
  4. "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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