1926 Calgary municipal election

The 1926 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1926 to elect a Mayor seven Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board two trustees for the Separate School Board, and a number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

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. Mayor Frederick Ernest Osborne and five Aldermen: , , Robert H. Parkyn, and elected in 1925 continued in their positions.

The 1926 election was the second incidence in Calgary history where a woman was elected to Calgary City Council, as Edith Patterson garnered 767 votes. Annie Gale was the first member of Calgary City Council elected in 1917.

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[]

Mayor[]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Civic Government Association	Frederick Ernest Osborne	5,501	51.02%	Y
	Labor	Andrew Davison	5,280	48.98%
Total valid votes			10,781

Council[]

Quota for election was 1,335.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Labor		2,200	20.62%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association		1,834	17.19%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association		1,375	12.89%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association		1,286	12.05%	2nd	Y
	Civic Government Association	Harold Wigmore McGill	1,045	9.79%	6th	Y
	Civic Government Association		961	9.01%	9th	Y
	Labor	Edith Patterson	767	7.19%	8th	Y
	Independent Labor		605	5.67%
	Labor		289	2.71%
	Labor		254	2.38%
	Independent Labor		55	0.52%
Total valid votes			10,671

Public School Board[]

Quota for election was 2,491.

Party		Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Labor	2,797	28.08%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association	2,388	23.97%	2nd	Y
	Independent	2,231	22.40%	3rd	Y
	Civic Government Association	1,828	18.35%	3rd	Y
	Independent	718	7.21%
Total valid votes		9,962

Separate School Board[]

Quota for election was 202.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Independent		308	50.91%	1st	Y
	Independent	Fred Kenny	184	30.41%	2nd	Y
	Independent		113	18.68%
Total valid votes			605

Plebiscites[]

Industries Assessment[]

City proposes to seek powers to grant reduced assessment from 50 to 25 per cent to new industries or extensions costing at least $25,000.^[3]

Industries Assessment	Votes	%
For	3,524	X%
Against	1,310	X%

Edmonton Trail Bridge[]

Edmonton Trail Bridge for $23,500. Requires a two-thirds majority.^[3]

Edmonton Trail	Votes	%
For	4,105	X%
Against	909	X%

References[]

^ "Fred. Osborne Choice of Electorate as Mayor; Five C. G. A. Aldermen, Two Labor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4856. December 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ "Candidates, City Office". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4854. December 14, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (1954). Calgary Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 69. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[1] "Fred. Osborne Choice of Electorate as Mayor; Five C. G. A. Aldermen, Two Labor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4856. December 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[2] "Candidates, City Office". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4854. December 14, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[1954ManualPlebiscites-3] City of Calgary (1954). Calgary Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 69. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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