1926 Calgary municipal election

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1926 Calgary municipal election
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  1925 December 15, 1926 1927  
  Frederick E. Osborne NA-2737-1.jpg Andrew Davidson NB-16-244.jpg
Candidate Frederick Ernest Osborne Andrew Davison
Popular vote5,5015,280
Percentage51.02%48.98%

Mayor before election

George Harry Webster

Elected mayor

Frederick Ernest Osborne
Civic Government Association

Contents

The 1926 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1926 to elect a Mayor seven Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board two trustees for the Separate School Board, and a number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

Calgary City Council governed under "Initiative, Referendum and Recall" which is composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen all elected to staggered two year terms. Mayor Frederick Ernest Osborne and five Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Robert Cadogan Thomas, Robert H. Parkyn, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook and Sam S. Savage elected in 1925 continued in their positions.

The 1926 election was the second incidence in Calgary history where a woman was elected to Calgary City Council, as Edith Patterson garnered 767 votes. Annie Gale was the first member of Calgary City Council elected in 1917.

Background

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

Results

Mayor

PartyCandidateVotes %Elected
Civic Government Association Frederick Ernest Osborne 5,50151.02%Green check.svgY
Dominion Labor Andrew Davison 5,28048.98%
Total valid votes10,781

Council

Quota for election was 1,335.

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Dominion Labor John Walker Russell 2,20020.62%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Reuben Weldon Ward 1,83417.19%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Peter Turner Bone 1,37512.89%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Eneas Edward McCormick 1,28612.05%2ndGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Harold Wigmore McGill 1,0459.79%6thGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association Frederick Charles Manning 9619.01%9thGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor Edith Patterson 7677.19%8thGreen check.svgY
Independent Labor Andrew Graham Broatch 6055.67%
Dominion Labor A. J. Boulter 2892.71%
Dominion Labor J. E. Worsley 2542.38%
Independent Labor B. Wallace 550.52%
Total valid votes10,671

Public School Board

Quota for election was 2,491.

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Dominion Labor W. E. Turner 2,79728.08%1stGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association J. T. Sutherland 2,38823.97%2ndGreen check.svgY
Independent Mrs. Norman Hindslay 2,23122.40%3rdGreen check.svgY
Civic Government Association D. S. Moffat 1,82818.35%3rdGreen check.svgY
Independent M. A. Wright 7187.21%
Total valid votes9,962

Separate School Board

Quota for election was 202.

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Independent F. N. Sandgathe 30850.91%1stGreen check.svgY
Independent Fred Kenny18430.41%2ndGreen check.svgY
Independent T. L. Heney 11318.68%
Total valid votes605

Plebiscites

Industries Assessment

City proposes to seek powers to grant reduced assessment from 50 to 25 per cent to new industries or extensions costing at least $25,000. [3]

Industries AssessmentVotes %
For3,524X%
Against1,310X%

Edmonton Trail Bridge

Edmonton Trail Bridge for $23,500. Requires a two-thirds majority. [3]

Edmonton TrailVotes %
For4,105X%
Against909X%

See also

References

  1. "Fred. Osborne Choice of Electorate as Mayor; Five C. G. A. Aldermen, Two Labor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4856. December 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. "Candidates, City Office". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4854. December 14, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. 1 2 City of Calgary (1954). Calgary Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 69. Retrieved March 4, 2021.