1897 Calgary municipal election

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1897 Calgary municipal election
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  1896 December 13, 1897 (1897-12-13) 1898  
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Candidate Arthur Leslie Cameron
Popular voteAcclaimed

Mayor before election

Wesley Fletcher Orr

Elected mayor

Arthur Leslie Cameron

The 1897 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 13, 1897 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the fourteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1898 to January 3, 1899. Arthur Leslie Cameron was acclaimed as mayor. [1]

Contents

Results

Mayor

Councillors

Ward 1

1897 Calgary municipal election : Councillor Ward 1
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
- William Hugh Kinnisten 7830.23%Green check.svgY
- Alexander McBride 6725.97%Green check.svgY
- Silas Alexander Ramsay 6725.97%Green check.svgY
-William Pitman4617.83%
Source(s)

[2]

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.

Ward 2

1897 Calgary municipal election : Councillor Ward 2
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
- Thomas O'Brien 10632.52%Green check.svgY
- James Stuart Mackie 7723.62%Green check.svgY
- Robert John Hutchings 7723.62%Green check.svgY
- William Henry Cushing 6620.25%
Source(s)

[3]

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.

Ward 3

1897 Calgary municipal election : Councillor Ward 3
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
- Thomas Underwood 3436.56%Green check.svgY
- Walter Jarrett 2627.96%Green check.svgY
- Adam Robson McTavish 2526.88%Green check.svgY
-Thomas O'Brien88.60%
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 three ballots for separate councillors.

School Trustee

PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Independent McKenzie14440.22%Green check.svgY
Independent Parslow11431.84%Green check.svgY
Independent McNeill10027.93%
Total valid votes358

See also

References

  1. "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

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