1929 Calgary municipal election

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1929 Calgary municipal election
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  1928 November 20, 1929 1930  
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Candidate Andrew Davison
Popular voteAcclaimed

Mayor before election

Frederick Ernest Osborne

Elected mayor

Andrew Davison

The 1929 Calgary municipal election was held on November 20, 1929 to elect a Mayor and seven Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, four trustees for the Public School Board, three trustees for the Separate School Board, and seven questions put before the voters. [1]

Contents

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. Commissioner Graves and five Aldermen: Peter Turner Bone, Eneas Edward McCormick, Harold Wigmore McGill, Edith Patterson, and Fred J. White elected in 1928 continued in their positions. [1]

Background

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

Andrew Davison resigned his seat as Alderman halfway through his two-year term to run as a candidate for Mayor. Davison was the only candidate and was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on November 12, 1929. [2]

John Walker Russell who received the 7th most votes through the runoff process was elected to a single-year term to replace Andrew Davison.

Results

Mayor

Council

Quota for election was 1,254.

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
C.G.A.Samuel Stanley Savage1,672%1stGreen check.svgY
C.G.A.Pansy Louise Pue1,487%1stGreen check.svgY
Independent Joseph Hope Ross1,462%1stGreen check.svgY
Independent Robert Henry Parkyn 1,228%3rdGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor John Walker Russell1,060%7thGreen check.svgY
C.G.A.Robert Henry Weir1,059%3rdGreen check.svgY
C.G.A.Jean Romeo Cyr-Miquelon902%7thGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor William Howell Arthur Thomas 521%
Independent Hugh J. Duffield160%
Dominion Labor J. O'Sullivan126%
Total valid votes9,677

Public School Board

CandidateVotesPercentcount
W.E. Turner2,621
W. Gordon Egbert1,896
A.B. Singleton1,755
F.E. Spooner1,460
E.S. Frost874
William Howard661

Separate school board

CandidateVotesPercentcount
George J. Connolly195
John Burns194
P.V. Burgard152
A.J. MacMillan113

Plebiscites

Water main

Water main extension for $175,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. [3]

Airport improvements

Airport improvements for $50,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. [3]

River protection

River protection for $20,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. [3]

Cemetery improvements

Cemetery improvements for $25,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. [3]

Waterworks improvements

Waterworks improvements and construction of the Glenmore Reservoir for $3,770,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. [3]

Business manager

Business manager. Approval requires majority. [3]

Fireman's hours

Fireman's hours. Approval requires majority. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "C.G.A. Score Landslide in City Election". Calgary Herald . No. 5753. November 21, 1929. p. 1. ProQuest   2252615923.
  2. "Andy Davison Mayor By Acclamation For Years 1930 and 1931". Calgary Herald . No. 5754. November 12, 1929. p. 13. ProQuest   2252592155.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 City of Calgary (1952). Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 70. Retrieved March 9, 2021.