1891 Calgary municipal election

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1891 Calgary municipal election
← 1890 January 5, 1891 (1891-01-05) 1892 →
  James Reilly, Mayor of Calgary (c. 1907).jpg JamesDLafferty.jpg
Candidate James Reilly James Delamere Lafferty
Popular vote 198 183
Percentage 51.97% 48.03%
Mayor before election

James Delamere Lafferty

 Elected Mayor

James Reilly

The 1891 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 5, 1891 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the seventh Calgary Town Council from January 5, 1891 to January 18, 1892.[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 four ballots for separate councillors.[2]

Results[]

Mayor[]

1891 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- James Reilly 198 51.97% Green tickY
- James Delamere Lafferty 183 48.03%
Total valid votes 381 -
Source(s)
[3]

Councillors[]

1891 Calgary municipal election: Councillor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- George Clift King 252 66.14% Green tickY
- 235 61.68% Green tickY
- Alexander Lucas 233 61.15% Green tickY
- William Henry Cushing 228 59.84% Green tickY
- Howard Douglas 181 47.51% Green tickY
- 175 45.93% Green tickY
- 144 37.80%
- Alexander McBride 133 34.91%
- Silas Alexander Ramsay 117 30.71%
- John William Costello 112 29.40%
- A. Parrish 95 24.93%
Source(s)

[4] 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.

Full name of unsuccessful candidates is not known.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

Sources[]

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