1904 Calgary municipal election

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1904 Calgary municipal election
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  1903 December 12, 1904 (1904-12-12) 1905  
  John Emerson Portrait.jpg William Henry Cushing edit.jpg James A Hornby 1915 PA-743-6.jpg
Candidate John Emerson William Henry Cushing James Abel Hornby
Popular vote398372222
Percentage40.12%37.50%22.38%

Mayor before election

Silas Alexander Ramsay

Elected Mayor

John Emerson

The 1904 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1904, to elect a Mayor and nine Aldermen to sit on the twenty-first Calgary City Council from January 2, 1905, to January 2, 1906. [1] [2]

Contents

Nominations closed on December 5, 1904. [3] Incumbent Mayor Silas Alexander Ramsay did not contest the election and instead contested an Aldermanic position in Ward 1. This resulted in incumbent Ward 1 Aldermen John Emerson defeating his opponents and incumbent Aldermen William Henry Cushing and James Abel Hornby to become the 15th Mayor of Calgary.

Background

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 within a voter's designated ward.

Results

Mayor

CandidateVotesPercent
John Emerson 39840.12%
William Henry Cushing 37237.50%
James Abel Hornby22222.38%

Councillors

Ward 1

CandidateVotesPercent
Silas Alexander Ramsay 265
John Rawlings Thompson235
William Leigh Bernard169
William Pittman124

Ward 2

CandidateVotesPercent
Charles Allan Stuart 207
Robert Cadogan Thomas174
William Head170
Charles McMillan118
John Hamilton Kerr85
Samuel Bartholomew51
W. J. Dunn32

Public School Board

Nominations included: [4]

Ward 3

CandidateVotesPercent
Richard Addison Brocklebank259
Simon John Clarke237
Clifford Teasdale Jones217
David Carter204

By-election

William Leigh Bernard declined the office of Aldermen and his seat was declared unclaimed on January 2, 1905. [5] James Abel Hornby was elected in by-election as Aldermen for Ward 1 on January 18, 1905. [6]

CandidateVotesPercent
James Abel Hornby161
William Pittman159

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References

  1. "Results of City Election In the Various Wards". The Daily Herald . December 13, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. "Results of City Election". The Daily Herald . December 13, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. "Three Candidates for Mayor and Many Aldermen". Calgary Herald (6149). December 5, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. "Three Candidates for Mayor and Many Aldermen (continued)". Calgary Herald (6149). December 5, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. "New System of Administration To be Adopted in City Affairs". Calgary Herald (6173). January 3, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. "Hornby Elected". Calgary Herald (6187). January 19, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2021.