1909 election in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1909 Calgary municipal election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png)
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← 1908 | December 13, 1909 (1909-12-13) | 1910 → |
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| | | Candidate | Reuben Rupert Jamieson | | Popular vote | Acclaimed | | |
Mayor before election Reuben Rupert Jamieson | Elected mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson | |
The 1909 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1909 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-sixth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1910 to January 2, 1911.[1][2]
Mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 6, 1909.[3]
Background
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.
Results
Mayor
- Reuben Rupert Jamieson – Acclaimed
Commissioner
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Arthur Garnet Graves | 1,248 | |
Simon John Clarke | 1,194 | |
John Goodwin Watson | 749 | |
Robert Suitor | 217 | |
Councillors
Ward 1
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
George Henry Ross | 562 | |
George Ernest Wood | 471 | |
Malcolm Halladay | 336 | |
Thomas A. Clouston | 272 | |
Christopher Poffenroth | 270 | |
Thomas Hart | 131 | |
Ward 2
- James Smalley
- William Henry Ross
Ward 3
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Richard Addison Brocklebank | 339 | |
John William Mitchell | 308 | |
Milton Ross Wallace | 251 | |
Thomas John Searle Skinner | 249 | |
Ward 4
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
William Egbert | 397 | |
Clifford Bernard Reilly | 395 | |
Clifford Teasdale Jones | 366 | |
Sydney Houlton | 243 | |
William J. Ferguson | 115 | |
School Boards
Public School Board
- James Walker - acclaimed
- Herbert Arthur Sinnott - acclaimed
Separate School Board
- P. Burns - acclaimed
- E.H. Rouleau - acclaimed
- John Kenny - acclaimed
Plebiscite
A bylaw providing that the legislature be requested to give the ratepayers an opportunity of voting on a question of adopting a commission form of government.
- For – 1,182
- Against – 367
See also
References
- ^ "Few Surprises in Municipal Elections". Calgary Herald. No. 7642. December 14, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "No Election for Mayor this Year". Morning Albertan. December 6, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Civic Nominations". Calgary Herald. No. 7635. December 6, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.