1922 Calgary municipal election

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The 1922 Calgary municipal election was held on December 13, 1922, to elect a mayor, commissioner, seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. In addition three members were elected for the public school board.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

bold indicates elected

Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Citizen's Committee	George Harry Webster	7,057	53.40%	Y
	Independent	Michael Copps Costello	5,103	38.61%
	Dominion Labor	James E. Worsley	1,056	7.99%
Total valid votes			13,168	100.00%	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			267	–	–

The quota for election was 6,609, with George Harry Webster was elected on the first ballot.^[4]

Council

Party		Candidate	Votes	Count	Elected
	Dominion Labor	Fred J. White	1,962	First	Y
	Citizen's Committee	Frederick Ernest Osborne	1,810	First	Y
	Independent	Thomas H. Crawford	1,544	Fifth	Y
	Independent	Frederick Johnston	1,329	Eighth	Y
	Citizen's Committee	Neil McDermid	1,011	Tenth	Y
	Independent	John Sidney Arnold	964
	Dominion Labor	John Walker Russell	876	Tenth	Y
	Dominion Labor	Walter Little	812	Tenth	Y
	Citizen's Committee	M. B. Peacock	865
	Independent	Alexander McTaggart	682
	Dominion Labor	Mary S. Corse	551
	Independent	Harry Pryde	353
	Independent	Charles Bell	203
Total valid votes			12,962	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			521	–	–

The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast.^[4]

Commissioner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	2nd Ballot
	Independent	Arthur G. Graves	4,992	37.91%	6,232
	Independent	Angus Smith	5,293	40.20%	6,037
	Dominion Labor	Samis	2,783	21.13%	N/A
Total valid votes			13,126	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			357	–	–

There were 13,168 valid ballots, Graves was elected on the 2nd ballot.^[4]

School Board

	Candidate	Votes	Count
Labor	Marion Carson	3,111	First
Civic Government Association	V. H. Macaulay	2,951	Second
Civic Government Association	Geoffrey Silvester	1,988	Fourth
Civic Government Association	Lillie C. Woodhall	1,837
Labor	George McElroy	1,457
Independent	John Drummond	649

Plebiscites

All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.

Swimming Pool Bylaw

Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against^[4]

Swimming Pool Bylaw	Votes	%
For	1,893	28.21%
Against	4,817	71.79%

Election or appointment of Commissioners

Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election^[4]

Election or Appointment of Commissioners	Votes	%
Election	9,792	87.62%
Appointment	1,384	12.38%

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References

↑ "Webster is Mayor, Graves Commissioner". No. 4631. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
↑ "Vote by Polls for the Mayor and Commissioner". No. 4631. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 14, 1922. p. 30. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
↑ "Candidates for Municipal Honors and Their Platforms". No. 4629. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 12, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 City of Calgary Municipal Manual (1923 ed.). Calgary, Canada: City of Calgary. pp. 67–68. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

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[1] "Webster is Mayor, Graves Commissioner". No. 4631. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[2] "Vote by Polls for the Mayor and Commissioner". No. 4631. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 14, 1922. p. 30. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[3] "Candidates for Municipal Honors and Their Platforms". No. 4629. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 12, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[1923_Calgary_Manual-4] 1 2 3 4 5 City of Calgary Municipal Manual (1923 ed.). Calgary, Canada: City of Calgary. pp. 67–68. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

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