1905 Calgary municipal election

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1905 Calgary municipal election
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  1904 December 11, 1905 (1905-12-11) 1906  
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J.R.T.
Candidate John Emerson John Rawlings Thompson
Popular vote724532
Percentage57.64%42.36%

Mayor before election

John Emerson

Elected Mayor

John Emerson

The 1905 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1905 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-second Calgary City Council from January 2, 1906 to January 14, 1907. [1]

Contents

Nominations closed on December 4, 1905 with incumbent Mayor John Emerson and Aldermen John Rawlings Thompson nominated for Mayor. [2]

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 with a voter's designated ward.

Results

Mayor

CandidateVotesPercent
John Emerson 72457.64%
John Rawlings Thompson53242.36%

Councillors

Ward 1

CandidateVotesPercent
Silas Alexander Ramsay 258
William Pittman233
Charles McMillan225
Henry Haskins179

Ward 2

CandidateVotesPercent
George Thomas Young314
John Smythe Hall 248
William George Hunt235
J.S. Mackie230

Ward 3

CandidateVotesPercent
John William Mitchell 215
Simon John Clarke152
Arthur Garnet Graves137
Richard Addison Brocklebank124

Ward 4

CandidateVotesPercent
Robert James Stuart223
David Carter166
Clifford Teasdale Jones130
E. D. Benson127
Eneas McCormick121
Arthur Hobbs112

Public School Board

Nominations include:

Separate School Board

Nominations include:

By-elections

Ward 4 Alderman David Carter (1863—1906) died on July 1, 1906, [3] John Goodwin Watson was acclaimed as Alderman for Ward 4 on July 23, 1906. His nomination by the Fourth Ward Ratepayers' Association came after a strenuous meeting which almost led to violence. [4]

John Smythe Hall resigned as Alderman for Ward 2 effective November 30, 1906. No by-election was held. [5]

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References

  1. "Municipal Vote Heavier than a Year Ago by 248". Calgary Herald . No. 6412. December 12, 1905. p. 1. ProQuest   2252286949.
  2. "Nominations for City Offices". Calgary Herald . No. 6402. December 4, 1905. p. 1. ProQuest   2252265979.
  3. "Ald. D. Carter Passes Away Suddenly". Calgary Herald . No. 6623. July 3, 1906. p. 1. ProQuest   2252286094 . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ""De Fort" is Lively Again -- Strenuous Civic Politicians Threaten to Resort to Violence". Calgary Herald . No. 6636. July 18, 1906. p. 5. ProQuest   2252238925 . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. "To Visit Calgary in September". Calgary Herald . No. 6641. July 24, 1906. p. 3. ProQuest   2252283581 . Retrieved March 10, 2021.