1904 Calgary municipal election

1904 Calgary municipal election

←  1903 December 12, 1904 (1904-12-12) 1905  →

Candidate John Emerson William Henry Cushing James Abel Hornby Popular vote 398 372 222 Percentage 40.12% 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]}

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

Candidate	Votes	Percent
John Emerson	398	40.12%
William Henry Cushing	372	37.50%
James Abel Hornby	222	22.38%

Councillors

Ward 1

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Silas Alexander Ramsay	265
John Rawlings Thompson	235
William Leigh Bernard	169
William Pittman	124

Ward 2

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Charles Allan Stuart	207
Robert Cadogan Thomas	174
William Head	170
Charles McMillan	118
John Hamilton Kerr	85
Samuel Bartholomew	51
W. J. Dunn	32

Public School Board

Nominations included: ^[4]

• Alexander Allan
• Robert John Hutchings
• Arthur Leslie Cameron
• James Short
• Edward Henry Crandell
• Thomas Underwood

Ward 3

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Richard Addison Brocklebank	259
Simon John Clarke	237
Clifford Teasdale Jones	217
David Carter	204

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]

Candidate	Votes	Percent
James Abel Hornby	161
William Pittman	159

See also

• List of Calgary municipal elections

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 . No. 6149. December 5, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
4. "Three Candidates for Mayor and Many Aldermen (continued)". Calgary Herald . No. 6149. December 5, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
5. "New System of Administration To be Adopted in City Affairs". Calgary Herald . No. 6173. January 3, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
6. "Hornby Elected". Calgary Herald . No. 6187. January 19, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2021.