1927 Calgary municipal election

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.

1927 Calgary municipal election
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December 14, 1927
 
Candidate Frederick Ernest Osborne
Popular vote Acclaimed
Mayor before election

Frederick Ernest Osborne
Civic Government Association

 Elected Mayor

Frederick Ernest Osborne
Civic Government Association

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 AssociationFrank Roy Freeze1,895%1stGreen tickY
Independent LaborRobert H. Parkyn1,569%1stGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationFrederick C. Manning1,338%2ndGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationThomas Alexander Hornibrook1,262%2ndGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationSamuel Stanley Savage866%9thGreen tickY
LabourWilliam Howell Arthur Thomas668%10thGreen tickY
IndependentJohn William Mitchell521%
Dominion LaborJames E. Worsley447%
Dominion LaborMary A. Wright375%
Dominion LaborAndrew Graham Broatch331%
Dominion LaborWilliam F. Dorward125%
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. "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.

Sources
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