1928 Calgary municipal election

Last updated May 07, 2025

The 1928 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1928 to elect a Commissioner and six 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 three questions put before the voters.^[1]

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 six Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook, Frederick Charles Manning, Robert Henry Parkyn, Samuel Stanley Savage, and William Howell Arthur Thomas elected in 1927 continued in their positions.^[2]

Background

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

W.H. Green, a contractor running under the Civic Government Association banner was the only candidate for Council who had never ran for public office before.^[3]

Results

Commissioner

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
Arthur Garnet Graves	5,756
John Walker Russell	4,056

Council

Quota for election was 1,343.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Independent	Andrew Davison	2,016	%	1st	Y
	Dominion Labor	Fred J. White	1,642	%	1st	Y
	C.G.A.	Peter Turner Bone	1,458	%	1st	Y
	C.G.A.	Harold McGill	1,252	%	3rd	Y
	C.G.A.	Eneas Edward McCormick	992	%	5th	Y
	Dominion Labor	Edith Patterson	949	%	4th	Y
	C.G.A.	W.H. Green	812	%
	Dominion Labor	James E. Worsley	311	%
	Unknown	A.J. Boulter	306	%
Total valid votes			9,738

Public School Board

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
W.E. Turner	2,688
Mrs. Norman Hindsley	2,257
J.D. McAra	2,249
E.T. Chritchley	1,992

Separate school board

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
C.J. Jones
Fred Kenny

Plebiscites

Storm sewer

Relief and storm sewers bylaw for $380,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.

For - 4,109
Against - 1,149

Centre St. paving

Paving and widening of Centre Street North for $102,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.

For - 3,804
Against - 1,440

Fire hall equipment

New equipment for the fire hall for $50,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.

For - 3,692
Against - 1,518

References

↑ "Graves Re-Elected For Commissioner; All Bylaws Carried". Calgary Herald . No. 5466. December 13, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "Calgary's Civic Government, 1929". Calgary Herald . No. 5446. December 13, 1928. p. 24. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "New Candidate Seeks Election". Calgary Herald . No. 5460. December 6, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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[1] "Graves Re-Elected For Commissioner; All Bylaws Carried". Calgary Herald . No. 5466. December 13, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[2] "Calgary's Civic Government, 1929". Calgary Herald . No. 5446. December 13, 1928. p. 24. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[3] "New Candidate Seeks Election". Calgary Herald . No. 5460. December 6, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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