1923 Calgary municipal election

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1923 Calgary municipal election
←  1922 December 12, 1923 1924  →
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Candidate George Harry Webster Angus Smith
Popular vote8,2662,680
Percentage75.52%24.48%
Mayor before election

George Harry Webster

Elected mayor

George Harry Webster

The 1923 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board.

Contents

There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: Frederick Johnston, Thomas H. Crawford, Frederick Ernest Osborne, Fred J. White, Neil I. McDermid, and John Walker Russell, were all elected to two-year terms in 1922 and were still in office.

The 1923 election was the first where a mayor would serve for two years after the bylaw providing for a two-year term was approved by the electorate.

A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years. [1] [2]

The first woman elected to Calgary City Council, Annie Gale was defeated in the election. The Calgary Daily Herald reported approximately 4,240 women voted in the election, compared to 6,582 men. [3]

Results

Mayor

Webster was elected on the first count.

PartyCandidateVotes %Elected
Civic Government Association George Harry Webster 8,26675.52%Green check.svgY
Dominion Labor Angus Smith 2,68024.48%
Total valid votes10,946
Approximate rejected ballots176

Council

Quota for election was 1,574.

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Civic Government Association Thomas Alexander Hornibrook 1,82417.37%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Robert Cadogan Thomas 1,59815.22%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Sam S. Savage 1,33912.75%3rdGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Harry W. Ross 1,13910.85%8thGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor Walter Little 9388.94%8thGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor Andrew Davison 9358.91%8thGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor Annie Gale 7937.55%eliminated
Dominion Labor Robert H. Parkyn 7206.86%eliminated
Independent George D. Batchelor 3803.62%eliminated
Independent Daniel Dubber 3753.57%eliminated
Independent J. Aaron 2382.27%eliminated
Independent Hugh J. Duffield 2192.09%eliminated
Total valid votes10,498

Public School Board

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Civic Government Association Fred S. Selwood 3,11931.11%1stGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor Thomas. B. Riley 1,79717.92%3rdGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Annie E. Langford 1,78517.80%2ndGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association A. C. Newcomb 1,69116.86%2ndGreen check.svgY
Independent Robert J. Cameron 1,02110.18%
Independent Minnie B. Drummond 6146.12%
Total valid votes10,027

Separate School Board

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Civic Government Association John Burns XX%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association V. H. Burgard X%2ndGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor J. H. O'Brian XX%3rdGreen check.svgY
Independent G. D. Venidi XX%
Independent W. D. Mackay 44X%
Total valid votesX

Plebiscite

Two Year Term for Mayor

Two Year Term for Mayor - Passed

Two Year Term for MayorVotes %
Yes%
No%

River Protection Bylaw

Bylaw for protection of river. - Defeated [4]

River Protection BylawVotes %
Yes%
No%

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References

  1. ↑ "Webster, Mayor; C.G.A. Makes Clean Sweep". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Results of the Mayoralty Vote". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "4,240 Women Cast Civic Votes on Wednesday". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4937. December 14, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ "City Hall Nearly Deserted After All-Night Spell". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 19. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Asked about the defeat of the river protection bylaw, Mr. Graves intimated that this was not unexpected.
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