1933 Calgary municipal election

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1933 Calgary municipal election
← 1932 November 22, 1933 1934 →
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S.S.S.
Candidate Andrew Davison Samuel Stanley Savage
Popular vote 20,366 3,315
Percentage 86% 14%
Mayor before election

Andrew Davison

 Elected Mayor

Andrew Davison

The 1933 Calgary municipal election was held on November 22, 1933 to elect a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, a Commissioner, three trustees for the Public School Board, and two trustees for the Separate School Board.[1]

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 Thomas B. Riley and six Aldermen: Peter Turner Bone, William Ayer Lincoln, Robert Henry Parkyn, John Walker Russell, Fred J. White, and Harry Humble elected in 1932 continued in their positions.[1]

Background[]

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years. The total ballots cast in the election reached 23,681 which was the highest in Calgary history, over 5,000 more than the previous record in 1931.[1]

Results[]

Results from Calgary Daily Herald.[2]

Mayor[]

Candidate Votes Percent
Andrew Davison 20,366 86%
Samuel Stanley Savage 3,315 14%

Council[]

Quota for election was 3,286.

Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
C.G.A. Robert Henry Weir 3,369 % 1st Green tickY
C.G.A. Alexander John MacMillan 3,367 % 1st Green tickY
Labor William George Southern 3,029 % 3rd Green tickY
C.G.A. Harold William Hounsfield Riley 2,058 % 8th Green tickY
Independent Joseph Hope Ross 2,055 % 8th Green tickY
Independent Joseph Brown Seymour 1,796 % 8th Green tickY
C.G.A. Pansy Louise Pue 1,695 %
Independent Donald McPherson 1,278 %
Labor F.F. McNeill 1,230 %
Labor Thomas Sutcliffe 1,029 %
Independent Matthew Smith 916 %
Total valid votes

Public School Board[]

The quota was 3,053

Candidate Votes Percent count
Amelia Turner 7,635
F.E. Spooner 6,788
E.J. Chambers 2,075
P.L. Brooks 1,554
Watson 1,545
John O'Sullivan 920
Lowe 378

Separate school board[]

Candidate Votes Percent count
John Burns Acclaimed

Plebiscites[]

Elimination of Recall[]

For the elimination of recall provisions in the City Charter.[3]

  • For - 12,131
  • Against - 8,758

Fire department hours[]

To provide fire fighters one day off in a seven-day week.[3]

  • For - 11,384
  • Against - 11,227

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Re-elect Davison Mayor by Big Majority". Calgary Daily Herald. November 23, 1933. p. 1. ProQuest 2252807829. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Record Vote Polled as Citizens Select 1934 Administration". Calgary Daily Herald. November 23, 1933. p. 12. ProQuest 2252807567. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b City of Calgary (1952). Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 71. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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