1998 Calgary municipal election

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1998 Calgary municipal election
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 1995October 19, 1998 2001  

Mayor and 14 aldermen to Calgary City Council
 
A. D.
R. C.
Leader Al Duerr Ray Clark
Popular vote182,78043,242

 
R. B.
R. W.
LeaderRick BellRon Wise
Popular vote20,8121,097

Mayor before election

Al Duerr

Elected mayor

Al Duerr

The 1998 Calgary municipal election was held on October 19, 1998, to elect a Mayor and 14 Aldermen to Calgary City Council.

Contents

In addition to the city council election, trustees to the Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District, two plebiscites and the Alberta Senate nominee election. [1]

Incumbent Mayor Al Duerr was re-elected defeating Alderman Ray Clark, and each incumbent Alderman was re-elected. [2]

Background

Calgary City Council approved a vote on a question on whether Calgarians continued to support water fluoridation following the 1989 plebiscite which saw fluoride first introduced. Plebiscites had previously failed to garner sufficient support in 1957, 1961 1966, and 1971. [3] The Calgary Regional Health Authority promoted the fluoridation campaign, spending $250,000 on advertising and other measures. [4] Opponents proposed to take legal action when pro-fluoride posters were on display at a voting station on election day which anti-fluoride groups charged was illegal. [4]

The second vote on a question put to Calgary voters was whether video lottery terminals (VLTs) should be removed by the provincial government, or whether the decision to remove VLTs from Calgary should remain with City Council. [5] The plebiscite was held in 28 municipalities across Alberta after the provincial government increased access to VLTs, increasing the number present in the province from 500 in 1997 to 2,200 in 1998. [6] Prominent Calgary oilman Jim Gray was an advocate for the removal of the VLTs, while casinos and restaurant groups advocated for VLTs to remain. [6] Incumbent Mayor Duerr supported the provincial government removing the VLTs while the main challenger Clark supported keeping VLTs in the city and leaving the decision to council. [7]

A police investigation followed a bomb threat to incumbent Ward 13 alderman Sue Higgins written on a ballot cast during the election. [8]

Results

Mayor

Votes %
Al Duerr 182,780 %
Ray Clark43,242 %
Rick Bell20,812 %
Ron Wise1,097 %
Doug Service755 %
Jerzyk Jamroziak728 %
Floyd D. Allen690 %
Total

Ward 1

CandidateVotesPercent
Dale Hodges 16,636
Robin Elford4,187
Barb Taylor-Daigarno1,780
Jason Seitanidis725
Peter Manousos489

Ward 2

CandidateVotesPercent
Joanne KerrAcclaimed

Ward 3

CandidateVotesPercent
John Schmal13,065
Carrie Donahue2,740
Derrik Thomas Meyer1,291

Ward 4

CandidateVotesPercent
Robert Andrew Hawkesworth 11,830
David H. Chambers2,431
Edward R. Peebles841

Ward 5

CandidateVotesPercent
Ray Jones11,061
Francis A. Byron2,704

Ward 6

CandidateVotesPercent
Dave Bronconnier 10,691
Craig Burrows4,322
James Donald Istvanffy3,491
Janyce Konkin1,921

Ward 7

CandidateVotesPercent
Bev Longstaff10,638
Augustine Joseph Barron5,161

Ward 8

CandidateVotesPercent
Jon Lord 6,397
Robert Victor Lang3,650
Luba Arko671

Ward 9

CandidateVotesPercent
Joseph Anthony Ceci 9,075
Shirley-anne Reuben5,074
Stanley Gabriel Waciak882

Ward 10

CandidateVotesPercent
Diane Lynn Danielson6,318
Andre R. Chabot 2,455
Kevin John Montgomery1,443
Amir Hernani1,083
Bastiaan Quist483

Ward 11

CandidateVotesPercent
James Barry ErskineAcclaimed

Ward 12

CandidateVotesPercent
Suzanne Higgins14,360
Richard William McIver 2,711
Tim Rollans2,375
Albert Ludwig908
Gareth Evans371

Ward 13

CandidateVotesPercent
Patti Grier12,859
Diane Marie Colley-Urquhart 8,171

Ward 14

CandidateVotesPercent
Linda J. Fox-Mellway 12,294
Diana Fitzpatrick3,271
Andrew Neufeld2,936
Blaine Chornawka2,380
Randy Reynolds461

Plebiscites

Fluoridation

Calgarians were asked "Are you in favour of continuing the fluoridation of the municipal water supply? YES or NO." [1]

CandidateVotesPercent
Yes136,393
No113,730

VLTs

Calgarians were asked "Should The City of Calgary request that the Provincial Government take appropriate action to remove all video lottery terminals from our city? YES or No." [1]

CandidateVotesPercent
Yes104,999
No144,281

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References

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  4. 1 2 Lowey, Mark (October 20, 1998). "Calgary's fluoride levels will drop". Calgary Herald . p. AA1. ProQuest   2466269312.
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