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1895 Calgary municipal election

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1895 Calgary municipal election

← (Dec) 1894 December 9, 1895 (1895-12-09) 1896 →
 
Candidate Alexander McBride

Mayor before election

Wesley Fletcher Orr

Elected mayor

Alexander McBride

The 1895 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 9, 1895 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the twelfth Calgary City Council from January 6, 1896 to January 4, 1897.

Background

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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.[1]

Results

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Mayor

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Councillors

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Ward 1

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Ward 2

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Ward 3

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See also

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References

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Sources

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