Election in Alberta, Canada
1911 Calgary municipal election|
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The 1911 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1911, to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1912, to January 2, 1913.[1]
Background
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. Mayor John William Mitchell and Commissioner Simon John Clarke was acclaimed as the only candidate for Mayor on December 4, 1911.[2]
Results
Mayor
Commissioner
- Arthur Garnet Graves - Acclaimed
Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| Charles Henry Minchin
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555
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| Adoniram Judson Samis
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542
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| Magnus Brown
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502
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| Alfred Bruce Cushing
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474
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| Charles Riddock
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316
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| Hyman King
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178
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| Thomas Hart
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123
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Ward 2
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| Frank Russell Riley
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530
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| Alexander Clarence McDougall
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499
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| Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen
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355
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| M.F. Batchelor
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336
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| William Henry Ross
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323
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| N.J. Duckworth
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222
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| James Smalley
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203
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| A.R. Vince
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120
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Ward 3
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| James Abel Hornby
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333
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| Richard Addison Brocklebank
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272
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| Stanley Brown Ramsey
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255
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| S. Carson
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200
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| Bert Fisher
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103
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Ward 4
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| George W. Morfitt
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682
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| John Goodwin Watson
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526
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| Reuben Switzer Whaley
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398
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| A.C. Seratch
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369
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| T.E. Jackson
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362
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| Sidney Houlton
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296
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School board trustee
Public School Board
Separate School Board
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| John Burns
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| J.J. Doyle
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| J.L. Tobin
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See also
References
