1931 Calgary municipal election

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1931 Calgary municipal election
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  1930 November 18, 1931 1932  
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Candidate Andrew Davison Phil Luck
Party Independent Communist
Popular vote17,3241,028
Percentage94.40%5.60%

Mayor before election

Andrew Davison

Elected mayor

Andrew Davison

The 1931 Calgary municipal election was held on November 18, 1931 to elect a Mayor and six 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 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 Andrew Davison and six Aldermen: Lloyd Hamilton Fenerty, Ralph William Patterson, John Walker Russell, Wilmot Douglas Milner, Fred J. White, and Charles Edward Carr elected in 1930 continued in their positions. [1]

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Background

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

Incumbent Mayor Andrew Davison was challenged by Communist candidate Phil Luck, who was able to garner only 5.6 per cent of the popular vote. Luck expected to have greater support amongst foreign born residents, however the Calgary Herald reported a large number of resident aliens were refused the right to vote because they failed to provide naturalization papers or birth certificates. [2]

Results

Mayor

CandidateVotesPercent
Andrew Davison 17,32494.40%
Phil Luck1,0285.60%

Council

Quota for election was 2,611.

PartyCandidateVotes %CountElected
Independent Samuel Stanley Savage3,257%1stGreen check.svgY
C.G.A.Robert Henry Weir2,798%1stGreen check.svgY
C.G.A. Harold William Hounsfield Riley 2,144%3rdGreen check.svgY
C.G.A.Jean Romeo Cyr-Miquelon1,880%9thGreen check.svgY
C.G.A.Pansy Louise Pue1,708%9thGreen check.svgY
Dominion Labor Edith Patterson1,509%9thGreen check.svgY
Independent William Cummins1,137%
Dominion Labor William Howell Arthur Thomas 1,089%
Dominion Labor William George Southern775%
Independent Harry Humble762%
Communist John O'Sullivan459%
Independent Teddy Attwood375%
Communist Matthew Smith340%
Total valid votes18,233

Public School Board

The quota was 3,053

CandidateVotesPercentcount
Amelia Turner4,6701st
A.B. Singleton3,9961st
F.E. Spooner3,423
A.C. Newcombe2,762
R.H. Berry1,156

Separate school board

CandidateVotesPercentcount
John Burns871
R. McGuiness394
P.V. Burgard341
McKernan287

Plebiscites

City manager

Reorganization of civic government, on whether a City Manager would be hired to take on the role of the current elected Commissioner. [3]

25th avenue bridge

25th Avenue Bridge for $45,000. [3]

Arterial highway paving

Arterial highway paving for $212,000. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sweeping Victory Won by C.G.A. Candidates In Calgary Elections". Calgary Herald . November 19, 1931. p. 1. ProQuest   2252595744 . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. "C.G.A. Candidates In Huge Vote Win Sweeping Victory". Calgary Herald . November 19, 1931. p. 18. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 City of Calgary (1952). Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 71. Retrieved March 9, 2021.