1935 Calgary municipal election

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The 1935 Calgary municipal election was held on November 20, 1935, to elect a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board, and three trustees for the Separate School Board were elected.^[1] Nominations closed on November 4, 1935.^[2]

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: Douglas Cunnington, Frank Roy Freeze, William Ayer Lincoln, Robert Henry Parkyn, and Aylmer John Eggert Liesemer elected in 1934 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.

W. R. Herbert contested the Mayor's seat for the Social Credit Party, which successfully swept the Legislative Assembly months earlier in the 1935 Alberta general election. Social Credit Premier William Aberhart had previously stated that he did not favour the Social Credit party entering municipal politics.^[3] During the campaign it came to light that Herbert's business "Herbert Pain and Varnish Co., Ltd." was in three years in arrears for business tax and water service, however, Herbert was not disqualified.^[4]

Alderman Fred J. White resigned halfway through his two-year term to content the Mayor's seat.

Results

Results from Calgary Daily Herald.^[5]

Mayor

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Andrew Davison	13,011	47.95%
W. R. Herbert	10,956	40.38%
Fred J. White	3,013	11.10%
Fred Peat	152	0.56%

Least popular candidates were eliminated, their votes transferred, and Davison eventually accumulated a majority of votes to win the seat.^[6]

Council

Quota for election was 3,313.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	C.G.A.	Alexander John MacMillan	3,519	%	Y
	C.G.A.	Douglas Cameron Sinclair	2,787	%	Y
	Dominion Labor	William George Southern	2,299	%	Y
	Social Credit	James William Gillman	1,731	%	Y
	Social Credit	Rose Wilkinson	1,778	%	Y
	Social Credit	James Gourley	1,586	%	Y
	C.G.A.	Robert Henry Weir	1,505	%	Y
	Social Credit	D.W. Mitchell	1,929	%
	C.G.A.	George Lancaster	1,469	%
	Social Credit	G.W. Walters	1,409	%
	Social Credit	F.A. Battisto	1,229	%
	Social Credit	G.W. Edmunds	954	%
	Communist	Murdoch Clarke	511	%
	Dominion Labor	Charles K. Vernon	315	%
	Independent	E.D. Battrum	259	%
	Dominion Labor	A.T. Pippard	212	%
	Dominion Labor	Joseph Sykes	148	%
Total valid votes

Public School Board

The quota was 3,053

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
E.J. Chambers	5,684
D.A. Anderson	3,354
James L. Cromarty	2,034
J.S. McMurchy	3,389
Amelia Turner	3,608
C.R. Pearce	2,713
Arthur Craig	2,015
P.L. Brooks	864
Kay Rankin	539

Separate school board

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
P.V. Burgard	625
Roland McGuinness	561
Patrick Cregan	407
C.J. Jones	477
L.L. Plotkins	179

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References

1 2 "Davison beats Herbert in record vote". Calgary Daily Herald . November 22, 1935. p. 1. ProQuest 2252806841 . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
↑ "35 Nominated for City Election Honors". Calgary Daily Herald . November 4, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ "Mayor Challenges Social Crediter To Prove Charges". Calgary Daily Herald . November 13, 1935. p. 14. ProQuest 2252890896.
↑ "Herbert Not Disqualified By Tax Debt". Calgary Daily Herald . November 14, 1935. p. 13. ProQuest 2252800308.
↑ "27,000 Electors Mark Ballots in Calgary Civic Election". Calgary Daily Herald . November 21, 1935. p. 8. ProQuest 2252806739 . Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Calgary Herald

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[Cgy19351120pg1-1] 1 2 "Davison beats Herbert in record vote". Calgary Daily Herald . November 22, 1935. p. 1. ProQuest 2252806841 . Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[2] "35 Nominated for City Election Honors". Calgary Daily Herald . November 4, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[3] "Mayor Challenges Social Crediter To Prove Charges". Calgary Daily Herald . November 13, 1935. p. 14. ProQuest 2252890896.

[4] "Herbert Not Disqualified By Tax Debt". Calgary Daily Herald . November 14, 1935. p. 13. ProQuest 2252800308.

[5] "27,000 Electors Mark Ballots in Calgary Civic Election". Calgary Daily Herald . November 21, 1935. p. 8. ProQuest 2252806739 . Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[6] Calgary Herald

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