1910 Calgary municipal election

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1910 Calgary municipal election
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  1909 December 12, 1910 (1910-12-12) 1911  
  John William Mitchell.png Young WIlliam Egbert.jpg
Candidate John William Mitchell William Egbert
Popular vote1,9551,335
Percentage59.42%40.58%

Mayor before election

Reuben Rupert Jamieson

Elected Mayor

John William Mitchell

The 1910 Calgary municipal election took place on December 12, 1910 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-seventh Calgary City Council from January 2, 1911 to January 2, 1912. [1]

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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. Ward 3 Alderman John William Mitchell defeated Ward 4 Alderman and future Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Dr. William Egbert for the position of Mayor. Egbert attributed his loss to disorganization and voted to never again re-enter municipal politics. [2]

Results

Mayor

CandidateVotesPercent
John William Mitchell 1,955
William Egbert 1,335

Commissioner

CandidateVotesPercent
Simon John Clarke 1,974
Reuben Rupert Jamieson 1,309

Councillors

Ward 1

CandidateVotesPercent
Adoniram Judson Samis616
Alfred Bruce Cushing525
Magnus Brown481
C. Pohl434
Dr. Gibson393
T. Hart229
R.V. Hunt207

Ward 2

CandidateVotesPercent
William Thomas Daniel Lathwell538
William Henry Ross 476
Donald MacDonald446
Currey416
James Smalley321

Ward 3

CandidateVotesPercent
Richard Addison Brocklebank525
James Abel Hornby486
Stanley Brown Ramsey365
Milton Ross Wallace267
E.E. Taylor133
W. Hallatt74

Ward 4

CandidateVotesPercent
Clifford Teasdale Jones738
John Goodwin Watson701
James Hay Garden614
Clifford Bernard Reilly243
Macfarlane318
Hester269

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References

  1. "Experienced Men on 1911 Council". Calgary Herald . December 13, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. "Summary of the Council For 1911". Calgary Herald . December 13, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2021.