1915 Calgary municipal election
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The 1915 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1915 to elect a Mayor to a one-year term and six Aldermen on a two-year term, and two Aldermen for a one-year term, to sit on the thirty-first Calgary City Council.[1] In addition, a Commissioner, four members for the Public School Board, three members for the Separate School Board, two plebiscites on daylight savings time and extension of coving franchise both passed.[2]
The eight elected Aldermen joined Aldermen John Sidney Arnold, Arthur Walter Ellson Fawkes, James Abel Hornby, and Isaac Gideon Ruttle who were previously elected for two-year terms in 1914 on Calgary City Council.
Background
[edit]The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor, commissioner and six ballots for Aldermen who were elected at-large with the city as one large district.
Voting franchise was open to all men or women listed on the City's assessment roll with real property valued over $400. The 1915 election would be the last municipal election in Calgary requiring property ownership, and was the last without a citizenship requirement.
Two one-year Alderman position was opened on Council following John William Mitchell and John Leslie Jennison resigned during their two year term. The six candidates with the most votes were elected to two year terms, while the next two highest candidates were elected to a single year term.
Mayor Costello and Commissioner Graves were acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 7, 1915.[3]
Results
[edit]Mayor
[edit]- Michael Copps Costello - Acclaimed
Commissioner
[edit]- Arthur Garnet Graves - Acclaimed
Councillors
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Colin Marshall | 2,063 | |
| Adoniram Judson Samis | 2,042 | |
| Samuel Hunter Adams | 1,832 | |
| John McNeill | 1,564 | |
| Thomas John Searle Skinner | 1,510 | |
| George Frederick Tull | 1,552 | |
| Allan Poyntz Patrick (One Year) | 1,489 | |
| Robert John Tallon (One Year) | 1,346 | |
| Albert C. Johnston | 1,316 | |
| Andrew Graham Broatch | 1,130 | |
| A.R. Vince | 1,095 | |
| William Guy | 987 | |
| Thomas Hart | 826 |
School board trustee
[edit]Public school board
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald S. Nimmo | 1,679 | |
| Annie Graham Foote | 1,453 | |
| Joseph Tweed Shaw | 1,426 | |
| William Ernest Spankie | 1,323 | |
| William George Hunt | 1,191 | |
| Thomas H. Crawford | 1,168 | |
| Barnecut | 887 |
Separate school board
[edit]- John Burns - Acclaimed
- John Edward McDonald - Acclaimed
- James L. Tobin - Acclaimed
Plebiscite
[edit]Franchise extension
[edit]Extension of voting franchise to all residents male or female who are British subjects 21 years of age who have been residents of the city for six months prior to June 1 of the year of a municipal election.
- For - 1,519
- Against - 361
Daylight savings
[edit]Daylight savings time.
- For - 1,334
- Against - 1,007
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eight Aldermen and Four Trustees Are Chosen in Calgary". Calgary Herald. December 14, 1915. p. 12. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ City of Calgary (1954). Calgary Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 69. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Mayor Costello and Commissioner Graves in by Acclamation". Calgary Herald. December 6, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2021.