1923 Calgary municipal election
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The 1923 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board.
There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: , Thomas H. Crawford, Frederick Ernest Osborne, Fred J. White, , and , were all elected to two-year terms in 1922 and were still in office.
The 1923 election was the first where a mayor would serve for two years after the bylaw providing for a two year term was approved by the electorate.
A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.
The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.[1][2]
The first woman elected to Calgary City Council, Annie Gale was defeated in the election. The Calgary Daily Herald reported approximately 4,240 women voted in the election, compared to 6,582 men.[3]
Results[]
Mayor[]
Webster was elected on the first count.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Government Association | George Harry Webster | 8,266 | 75.52% | ![]() | |
Labor | 2,680 | 24.48% | |||
Total valid votes | 10,946 | ||||
Approximate rejected ballots | 176 |
Council[]
Quota for election was 1,574.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Government Association | 1,824 | 17.37% | 1st | ![]() | ||
Civic Government Association | 1,598 | 15.22% | 1st | ![]() | ||
Civic Government Association | 1,339 | 12.75% | 3rd | ![]() | ||
Civic Government Association | Harry W. Ross | 1,139 | 10.85% | 8th | ![]() | |
Labor | 938 | 8.94% | 8th | ![]() | ||
Labor | Andrew Davison | 935 | 8.91% | 8th | ![]() | |
Labor | Annie Gale | 793 | 7.55% | eliminated | ||
Labor | Robert H. Parkyn | 720 | 6.86% | eliminated | ||
Independent | 380 | 3.62% | eliminated | |||
Independent | 375 | 3.57% | eliminated | |||
Independent | 238 | 2.27% | eliminated | |||
Independent | 219 | 2.09% | eliminated | |||
Total valid votes | 10,498 |
Public School Board[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected | |
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Civic Government Association | 3,119 | 31.11% | 1st | ![]() | ||
Labor | 1,797 | 17.92% | 3rd | ![]() | ||
Civic Government Association | 1,785 | 17.80% | 2nd | ![]() | ||
Civic Government Association | 1,691 | 16.86% | 2nd | ![]() | ||
Independent | 1,021 | 10.18% | ||||
Independent | 614 | 6.12% | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,027 |
Separate School Board[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Government Association | X | X% | 1st | ![]() | ||
Civic Government Association | X% | 2nd | ![]() | |||
Labor | X | X% | 3rd | ![]() | ||
Independent | X | X% | ||||
Independent | 44 | X% | ||||
Total valid votes | X |
- Note: archived copies of The Calgary Daily Herald are poorly scanned and vote totals for candidates are not visible.
Plebiscite[]
Two Year Term for Mayor[]
Two Year Term for Mayor - Passed
Two Year Term for Mayor | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | % | |
No | % |
River Protection Bylaw[]
Bylaw for protection of river. - Defeated[4]
River Protection Bylaw | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | % | |
No | % |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Webster, Mayor; C.G.A. Makes Clean Sweep". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Results of the Mayoralty Vote". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "4,240 Women Cast Civic Votes on Wednesday". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4937. December 14, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "City Hall Nearly Deserted After All-Night Spell". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 19. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
Asked about the defeat of the river protection bylaw, Mr. Graves intimated that this was not unexpected.
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