1898 Calgary municipal election

The 1898 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1898 to elect a Mayor and nine Councilors to sit on the fifteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1899 to January 2, 1900.[1]

1898 Calgary municipal election
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December 12, 1898 (1898-12-12)
 
Candidate James Reilly Silas Alexander Ramsay
Popular vote 185 167
Percentage 52.56% 47.44%
Mayor before election

Arthur Leslie Cameron

 Elected Mayor

James Reilly

Background

Voting rights were provided to any male, single woman, or widowed British subject over twenty-one years of age who are assessed on the last revised assessment roll with a minimum property value of $200.

The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors with a voter's designated ward.[2]

Results

Mayor
1898 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-James Reilly18552.53%Green tickY
-Silas Alexander Ramsay16747.44%
Total valid votes 352-
Source(s)
[3]

Ward 1
1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-Solomon Sheldwyn Spafford11829.35%Green tickY
-Robert Wilson Begley11729.10%Green tickY
-James Alexander McKenzie11428.36%Green tickY
-H. Riddell5313.18%
Source(s)

[4]

Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors.

Ward 2
1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-James Stuart Mackie13130.05%Green tickY
-Robert John Hutchings11726.83%Green tickY
-Thomas O'Brien11526.38%Green tickY
-William Mahon Parslow7316.74%
Source(s)

[5]

Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors.

Ward 3
1898 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-Thomas Underwood5931.38%Green tickY
-George Albert Allen5730.32%Green tickY
-Isaac Stephen Gerow Van Wart4725.00%Green tickY
-Ralph Bell2513.30%
Source(s)

[6]

Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors.

By-elections

Councilor George Albert Allen submitted his resignation to City Council effective April 20, 1899.[7] William Henry Cushing won a by-election held on May 8, 1899 defeating Crispin E. Smith 52-22.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
  3. "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  5. "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. "Reilly is Mayor". The Weekly Herald. No. 51. December 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. "Alderman Resigns". Calgary Herald. No. 107. April 21, 1899. p. 4. ProQuest 2252276266.
  8. "Aldermanic Victory". Calgary Herald. No. 122. May 9, 1899. p. 4. ProQuest 2252270394.
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