1911 Calgary municipal election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_placeholder.svg/50px-Flag_placeholder.svg.png)
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← 1910 | December 11, 1911 (1911-12-11) | 1912 → |
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| | | Candidate | John William Mitchell | | Popular vote | Acclaimed | | |
Mayor before election John William Mitchell | Elected mayor John William Mitchell | |
The 1911 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1911, to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1912, to January 2, 1913.[1]
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. Mayor John William Mitchell and Commissioner Simon John Clarke was acclaimed as the only candidate for Mayor on December 4, 1911.[2]
Results
Mayor
- John William Mitchell - Acclaimed
Commissioner
- Arthur Garnet Graves - Acclaimed
Councillors
Ward 1
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Charles Henry Minchin | 555 | |
Adoniram Judson Samis | 542 | |
Magnus Brown | 502 | |
Alfred Bruce Cushing | 474 | |
Charles Riddock | 316 | |
Hyman King | 178 | |
Thomas Hart | 123 | |
Ward 2
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Frank Russell Riley | 530 | |
Alexander Clarence McDougall | 499 | |
Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen | 355 | |
M.F. Batchelor | 336 | |
William Henry Ross | 323 | |
N.J. Duckworth | 222 | |
James Smalley | 203 | |
A.R. Vince | 120 | |
Ward 3
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
James Abel Hornby | 333 | |
Richard Addison Brocklebank | 272 | |
Stanley Brown Ramsey | 255 | |
S. Carson | 200 | |
Bert Fisher | 103 | |
Ward 4
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
George W. Morfitt | 682 | |
John Goodwin Watson | 526 | |
Reuben Switzer Whaley | 398 | |
A.C. Seratch | 369 | |
T.E. Jackson | 362 | |
Sidney Houlton | 296 | |
School board trustee
Public School Board
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
James Walker | 1,802 | |
Herbert Arthur Sinnott | 1,530 | |
A.C. Newcombe | 1,208 | |
S.B. Hillocks | | |
Separate School Board
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
John Burns | | |
J.J. Doyle | | |
J.L. Tobin | | |
See also
References
- ^ "Few Surprises in Civic Elections". Calgary Herald. December 12, 1911. p. 24. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Mitchell Elected by Acclamation to Mayor's Chair". Calgary Daily Herald. December 4, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.