1898 Calgary municipal election

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1898 Calgary municipal election
← 1897 December 12, 1898 (1898-12-12) 1899 →
  James Reilly, Mayor of Calgary (c. 1907).jpg Silas Alexander Ramsay Mayor.png
Candidate James Reilly Silas Alexander Ramsay
Popular vote 185 167
Percentage 52.56% 47.44%
Mayor before election

Arthur Leslie Cameron

 Elected Mayor

James Reilly

The 1898 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1898 to elect a Mayor and nine Councilors to sit on the fifteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1899 to January 2, 1900.[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 with a voter's designated ward.[2]

Results[]

Mayor[]

1898 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- James Reilly 185 52.53% Green tickY
- Silas Alexander Ramsay 167 47.44%
Total valid votes 352 -
Source(s)
[3]

Councillors[]

Ward 1[]

1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- 118 29.35% Green tickY
- 117 29.10% Green tickY
- 114 28.36% Green tickY
- H. Riddell 53 13.18%
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 three ballots for separate councillors.

Ward 2[]

1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- James Stuart Mackie 131 30.05% Green tickY
- 117 26.83% Green tickY
- 115 26.38% Green tickY
- 73 16.74%
Source(s)

[5]

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.

Ward 3[]

1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- Thomas Underwood 59 31.38% Green tickY
- 57 30.32% Green tickY
- 47 25.00% Green tickY
- Ralph Bell 25 13.30%
Source(s)

[6]

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.

By-elections[]

Councilor George Albert Allen submitted his resignation to City Council effective April 20, 1899.[7] William Henry Cushing won a by-election held on May 8, 1899 defeating Crispin E. Smith 52-22.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 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. ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Alderman Resigns". Calgary Herald. No. 107. April 21, 1899. p. 4. ProQuest 2252276266.
  8. ^ "Aldermanic Victory". Calgary Herald. No. 122. May 9, 1899. p. 4. ProQuest 2252270394.
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