1925 Calgary municipal election

The 1925 Calgary municipal election was held on December 16, 1925 to elect a Mayor and seven Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, five trustees for the public school board. Mayor George Harry Webster was acclaimed following the close of nominations. The three candidates for the separate school board , John Burns and were also acclaimed.

Calgary City Council governed under "Initiative, Referendum and Recall" which is composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen all elected to staggered two year terms. Six Aldermen: , Thomas H. Crawford, Frederick Ernest Osborne, Fred J. White, , and elected in 1924 continued in their positions.

A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

Background[]

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.^[1]^[2]

Results[]

Council[]

Quota for election was 1,277.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Labor	Andrew Davison	2,007	19.57%	1st	Y
	Labor		1,944	18.95%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association		1,591	15.51%	1st	Y
	Labor	Robert H. Parkyn	1,104	10.76%	2nd	Y
	Civic Government Association		1,084	10.57%	3rd	Y
	Civic Government Association		713	6.95%	8th	Y
	Civic Government Association	Harry W. Ross	688	6.71%	8th	Y
	Independent		484	4.72%
	Independent		338	3.29%
	Independent		305	2.97%
Total valid votes			10,258

Public School Board[]

Quota for election was 1,608.

Party		Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Civic Government Association	2,379	24.62%	1st	Y
	Independent	1,708	17.68%	1st	Y
	Labor	1,528	15.81%	3rd	Y
	Civic Government Association	1,256	13.00%	2nd	Y
	Independent	1,181	12.22%	4th	Y
	Independent	969	10.03%
	Independent	642	6.64%
Total valid votes		9,663

Plebiscites[]

Bridge Bylaw[]

Bridge bylaw for an expenditure of $22,000 to replace Nose Creek Bridge. Required a two-thirds majority to pass. - Defeated

Bridge Bylaw	Votes	%
Yes	2,831	59.64%
No	1,916	40.36%

School Clinic[]

School Clinic Vote. Required a simple majority to pass - Carried

School Clinic	Votes	%
Yes	5,043	55.74%
No	4,004	44.26%

References[]

^ "Calgary Voters Fill City Council Slate". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4552. December 17, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ "Calgary's 1926 Municipal Government". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4552. December 17, 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[1] "Calgary Voters Fill City Council Slate". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4552. December 17, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[2] "Calgary's 1926 Municipal Government". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4552. December 17, 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

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