1911 Calgary municipal election

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1911 Calgary municipal election
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  1910 December 11, 1911 (1911-12-11) 1912  
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Candidate John William Mitchell
Popular vote Acclaimed

Mayor before election

John William Mitchell

Elected mayor

John William Mitchell

The 1911 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1911, to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1912, to January 2, 1913. [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. Mayor John William Mitchell and Commissioner Simon John Clarke was acclaimed as the only candidate for Mayor on December 4, 1911. [2]

Results

Mayor

Commissioner

Councillors

Ward 1

CandidateVotesPercent
Charles Henry Minchin555
Adoniram Judson Samis542
Magnus Brown502
Alfred Bruce Cushing474
Charles Riddock316
Hyman King178
Thomas Hart123

Ward 2

CandidateVotesPercent
Frank Russell Riley530
Alexander Clarence McDougall499
Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen355
M.F. Batchelor336
William Henry Ross 323
N.J. Duckworth222
James Smalley203
A.R. Vince120

Ward 3

CandidateVotesPercent
James Abel Hornby333
Richard Addison Brocklebank272
Stanley Brown Ramsey255
S. Carson200
Bert Fisher103

Ward 4

CandidateVotesPercent
George W. Morfitt682
John Goodwin Watson526
Reuben Switzer Whaley398
A.C. Seratch369
T.E. Jackson362
Sidney Houlton296

School board trustee

Public School Board

CandidateVotesPercent
James Walker1,802
Herbert Arthur Sinnott 1,530
A.C. Newcombe1,208
S.B. Hillocks

Separate School Board

CandidateVotesPercent
John Burns
J.J. Doyle
J.L. Tobin

See also

References

  1. "Few Surprises in Civic Elections". Calgary Herald . December 12, 1911. p. 24. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. "Mitchell Elected by Acclamation to Mayor's Chair". Calgary Daily Herald . December 4, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.