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[edit]
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[edit]
Mayor[edit]
| 1898 Calgary municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | James Reilly | 185 | 52.53% | 
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| - | Silas Alexander Ramsay | 167 | 47.44% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 352 | - | ||||||
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Councillors[edit]
Ward 1[edit]
| 1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 1 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | Solomon Sheldwyn Spafford | 118 | 29.35% |
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| - | Robert Wilson Begley | 117 | 29.10% |
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| - | James Alexander McKenzie | 114 | 28.36% |
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| - | H. Riddell | 53 | 13.18% | |||||
Source(s)
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[edit]
| 1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 2 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | James Stuart Mackie | 131 | 30.05% |
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| - | Robert John Hutchings | 117 | 26.83% |
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| - | Thomas O'Brien | 115 | 26.38% |
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| - | William Mahon Parslow | 73 | 16.74% | |||||
Source(s)
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[edit]
| 1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 3 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | Thomas Underwood | 59 | 31.38% |
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| - | George Albert Allen | 57 | 30.32% |
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| - | Isaac Stephen Gerow Van Wart | 47 | 25.00% |
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| - | Ralph Bell | 25 | 13.30% | |||||
Source(s)
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.