1898 Calgary municipal election
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The 1898 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1898 to elect a Mayor and nine Councilors to sit on the fifteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1899 to January 2, 1900.[1]
Background
Voting rights were provided to any male, single woman, or widowed British subject over twenty-one years of age who are assessed on the last revised assessment roll with a minimum property value of $200.
The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors with a voter's designated ward.[2]
Results
Mayor
1898 Calgary municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | James Reilly | 185 | 52.53% | ![]() | ||||
- | Silas Alexander Ramsay | 167 | 47.44% | |||||
Total valid votes | 352 | - | ||||||
Source(s) [3] |
Councillors
Ward 1
1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 1 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | Solomon Sheldwyn Spafford | 118 | 29.35% | ![]() | ||||
- | Robert Wilson Begley | 117 | 29.10% | ![]() | ||||
- | James Alexander McKenzie | 114 | 28.36% | ![]() | ||||
- | H. Riddell | 53 | 13.18% | |||||
Source(s) [4] Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors. |
Ward 2
1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 2 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | James Stuart Mackie | 131 | 30.05% | ![]() | ||||
- | Robert John Hutchings | 117 | 26.83% | ![]() | ||||
- | Thomas O'Brien | 115 | 26.38% | ![]() | ||||
- | William Mahon Parslow | 73 | 16.74% | |||||
Source(s) [5] Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors. |
Ward 3
1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 3 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
- | Thomas Underwood | 59 | 31.38% | ![]() | ||||
- | George Albert Allen | 57 | 30.32% | ![]() | ||||
- | Isaac Stephen Gerow Van Wart | 47 | 25.00% | ![]() | ||||
- | Ralph Bell | 25 | 13.30% | |||||
Source(s) [6] Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors. |
By-elections
Councilor George Albert Allen submitted his resignation to City Council effective April 20, 1899.[7] William Henry Cushing won a by-election held on May 8, 1899 defeating Crispin E. Smith 52-22.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Alderman Resigns". Calgary Herald. No. 107. April 21, 1899. p. 4. ProQuest 2252276266.
- ^ "Aldermanic Victory". Calgary Herald. No. 122. May 9, 1899. p. 4. ProQuest 2252270394.
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