1927 Calgary municipal election

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1927 Calgary municipal election

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  Frederick E. Osborne NA-2737-1.jpg
Candidate Frederick Ernest Osborne
Popular vote Acclaimed

Mayor before election

Frederick Ernest Osborne
Civic Government Association

Elected Mayor

Frederick Ernest Osborne
Civic Government Association

The 1927 Calgary municipal election was held on December 14, 1927 to elect a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, four trustees for the Public School Board and four questions were put before the voters.

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. Commissioner Arthur Garnet Graves and six Aldermen: Eneas Edward McCormick, Edith Patterson, Harold McGill, John Walker Russell, Reuben Weldon Ward, and Peter Turner Bone elected in 1926 continued in their positions.[1]

Mayor Frederick Ernest Osborne was acclaimed on close of nominations on December 7, 1928.[2]

Background[]

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

Former Calgary Mayor John William Mitchell contested the Aldermanic election as an Independent, however he fell just short of returning to council.[1]

Results[]

Council[]

Quota for election was 1,343.

Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Civic Government Association 1,895 % 1st Green tickY
Independent Labor Robert H. Parkyn 1,569 % 1st Green tickY
Civic Government Association Frederick C. Manning 1,338 % 2nd Green tickY
Civic Government Association 1,262 % 2nd Green tickY
Civic Government Association Samuel Stanley Savage 866 % 9th Green tickY
Labour William Howell Arthur Thomas 668 % 10th Green tickY
Independent John William Mitchell 521 %
Labor James E. Worsley 447 %
Labor Mary A. Wright 375 %
Labor Andrew Graham Broatch 331 %
Labor William F. Dorward 125 %
Total valid votes 8,729

Public School Board[]

Candidate Votes Percent count
O.H. Patrick 2,264 1st
Thomas B. Riley 1,842 1st
Amelia Turner 1,739 2nd
Fred E. Spooner 1,474 5th
R.J. Hutchings 1,335
George W. Walters 305

Separate school board[]

Candidate Votes Percent count
P.G. Burgard Acclaimed
John Burns Acclaimed
A.J. McMillan Acclaimed

Plebiscites[]

Storm sewer[]

Construction of storm sewers at a cost of $127,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.

  • For - 3,003
  • Against - 1,774

Centre St. vote[]

Widening of Centre Street at a cost of $20,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.

  • For - 3,126
  • Against - 1,586

Clinic vote[]

Continuation of the present clinic system. Approval requires two-thirds majority.

  • For - 6,357
  • Against - 2,252

School vote[]

For the erection of two new high schools at a cost of $500,000. Approval requires majority.

  • For - 2,568
  • Against - 2,078

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Six Candidates Endorsed by C.G.A. Returned; School Bylaw and Clinic Approved". Calgary Herald. No. 5161. December 15, 1927. p. 17. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council Election and School Board Creates Interest". Calgary Herald. No. 5155. December 8, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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