1893 Calgary municipal election

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[]

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[]

Mayor[]

1893 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	-	Alexander Lucas	231	69.58%	Y
	-		101	30.42%
Total valid votes			332	-
Source(s) ^[3]

Councillors[]

1893 Calgary municipal election: Councillor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	-		218	65.66%	Y
	-		217	65.36%	Y
	-		210	63.25%	Y
	-	Wesley Fletcher Orr	205	61.75%	Y
	-		184	55.42%	Y
	-		165	49.70%	Y
	-	Hugh S. McLeod	150	45.18%
	-	Arthur Leslie Cameron	145	43.67%
	-	Edmund Cave	135	40.66%
	-	George Murdoch	100	30.12%
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.

References[]

^ 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 12 March 2020.
^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

Sources[]

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

[OrdMunicipal-1] Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.

[1893CgyHerald-2] "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[3] "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[4] "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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