1896 Calgary municipal election

The 1896 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 14, 1896 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the thirteenth Calgary City Council from January 4, 1897 to January 3, 1898.

The entire council was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 7, 1896.^[1]

Background

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.^[2]

Results

Mayor

Wesley Fletcher Orr

Councillors

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

References

^ "The New Council". The Daily Herald. December 7, 1896. p. 2.
^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.

Sources

Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020

[1] "The New Council". The Daily Herald. December 7, 1896. p. 2.

[OrdMunicipal-2] Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.

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