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The 1919 Calgary municipal election was held on December 10, 1919 to a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a Commissioner, four members for the Public School Board, three members for the Separate School Board, and six members of the Hospital Board were elected.
There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: David Ernest Black, Frederick Arthur Johnston, John McCoubrey, Alexander McTaggart, Frederick Ernest Osborne and Fred J. White, were all elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office.
A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a majority to pass.
The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for Alderman being two years and the Mayor being one year. [1]
The turnout of 7,052 was the largest turnout in Calgary's history at the time, despite temperatures forecasted for -26 °C. [2] [3]
The Calgary Daily Herald would endorse Robert Colin Marshall for mayor, noting his accomplishments throughout his previous term including a proposal for favorable view of a Dominion government housing scheme, and improvements to the City's hospitals. The Herald would also endorse Adams, Freeze, Shouldice, Stevenson, Sylvester and Webster for Alderman roles. [4]
Voting Rights for the election were significantly extended. As provided by The Calgary Daily Herald on December 6, 1919:
The following persons are entitled to vote at the municipal elections on Wednesday December 10, 1919:
1919 Calgary municipal election : Mayor | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | Robert Colin Marshall | 4,663 | 66.12% | |||||
- | Issac G. Ruttle | 2,389 | 33.88% | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,052 | - | ||||||
Source(s) |
Vote tallies listed below are vote tallies in the First Count. Later all candidates except Webster received a larger number of votes due to vote transfers from elected or eliminated candidates. Webster was elected on the first count, by exceeding quota by first preference votes alone.
Six open seats. Quota: 975
1919 Calgary municipal election : Council | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Independent | George Harry Webster | 981 | 14.38% | |||||
Dominion Labor | Andrew Graham Broatch | 931 | 13.65% | |||||
Citizen's Committee | Frank R. Freeze | 885 | 12.97% | |||||
Independent | Annie Gale | 868 | 12.72% | |||||
Citizen's Committee | Samuel Hunter Adams | 706 | 10.35% | |||||
Citizen's Committee | Fred L. Shouldice | 614 | 9.00% | |||||
- | J. J. Atherton | 422 | 6.19% | |||||
Dominion Labor | James Rae | 311 | 4.56% | |||||
Independent | Charles Stevenson | 309 | 4.53% | |||||
- | Deachman | 250 | 3.66% | |||||
- | Geoffrey Silvester | 246 | 3.61% | |||||
Dominion Labor | Walter Smitten | 135 | 1.98% | |||||
- | J. E. Harris | 85 | 1.25% | |||||
- | Thomas Vickers | 79 | 1.16% | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,822 | - | ||||||
Source(s) [6] The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for Alderman being two years Totals above are first preference votes. The quota necessary to be elected was 976. |
The quota was 1,276 votes. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected | |
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- | F. S. Selwood | 1,527 | 23.95% | 1st | ||
- | Mrs. Langford | 1,290 | 20.24% | 1st | ||
Dominion Labor | R. B. Gale | 1,007 | 15.80% | 4th | ||
- | Alex Russell | 782 | 12.27% | |||
Dominion Labor | Harry Pryde | 740 | 11.61% | 4th | ||
- | A. Scott Dawson | 694 | 10.89% | |||
- | W. S. Potts | 335 | 5.25% | |||
Total valid votes | 6,375 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | |
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- | J. Burns | 113 | 39.79% | ||
- | G. D. Venini | 99 | 34.86% | ||
- | T. W. Baker | 45 | 15.85% | ||
- | Patrick Foley | 27 | 9.51% | ||
Total valid votes | 284 |
Are you in favor of amending Early Closing Bylaw 1918, so as to permit the Druggists to sell after closing hours the following goods: Infants' Foods and Infant necessities, Tooth preparations, Tooth Brishes, Toilet articles, (excluding toilet and manicure sets or cases), Shaving supplies, Perfumes, Toilet Waters, Chest protectors, Whisks and Brushes, Rubber sundries, Toilet soap, Dyes, Amateur Developing and Printing. [1] [7]
Curfew Bylaw | Votes | % |
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Yes | % | |
No | % |
To pay Aldermen $500 per year with deductions for non-attendance at meetings.
Aldermen Pay | Votes | % |
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Yes | 2,978 | 45.43% |
No | 3,577 | 54.57% |
Four separate votes on bylaw to spend $940,000 on civic improvements.
Civic Improvement Spending Bylaws | Votes | % |
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For | X | X% |
Against | X | X% |
Robert Colin Marshall was a politician in Alberta, Canada. Marshall served as the 20th Mayor of Calgary, Alberta from 1919 to 1921, and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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