1895 Calgary municipal election

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1895 Calgary municipal election
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 (Dec) 1894December 9, 1895 (1895-12-09) 1896  
  Alexander McBride Calgary.jpg
Candidate Alexander McBride

Mayor before election

Wesley Fletcher Orr

Elected Mayor

Alexander McBride

The 1895 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 9, 1895 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the twelfth Calgary City Council from January 6, 1896 to January 4, 1897.

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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 three ballots for separate councillors. [1]

Results

Mayor

Councillors

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

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References

  1. Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities , R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.

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