1893 Calgary municipal election
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The 1893 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 2, 1893 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the ninth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1893 to January 2, 1894.
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 four ballots for separate councillors.[1]
There were a number of concerns during the election related to imperfect voting lists. The Calgary Weekly Herald reported a number of qualified electors were omitted from the list, and situations were wives were on the list where their husbands should have been listed. The errors were attributed to imperfect assessment rolls.[2]
Results
[edit]Mayor
[edit]| 1893 Calgary municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | Alexander Lucas | 231 | 69.58% | 
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| - | Neville James Lindsay | 101 | 30.42% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 332 | - | ||||||
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Councillors
[edit]| 1893 Calgary municipal election: Councillor | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | Wendell Maclean | 218 | 65.66% |
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| - | Eugene Watson | 217 | 65.36% |
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| - | John Simcoe Feehan | 210 | 63.25% |
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| - | Wesley Fletcher Orr | 205 | 61.75% |
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| - | Joseph Henry Millward | 184 | 55.42% |
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| - | Robert John Hutchings | 165 | 49.70% |
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| - | Hugh S. McLeod | 150 | 45.18% | |||||
| - | Arthur Leslie Cameron | 145 | 43.67% | |||||
| - | Edmund Cave | 135 | 40.66% | |||||
| - | George Murdoch | 100 | 30.12% | |||||
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 six ballots for separate councillors. | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020