1912 Calgary municipal election|
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| Candidate
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Herbert Arthur Sinnott
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Richard Addison Brocklebank
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| Popular vote
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3,761
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1,449
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| Percentage
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72.19%
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27.81%
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The 1912 Calgary municipal election was held on December 9, 1912 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1913 to January 2, 1914.[1] Nominations closed on December 4, 1912.[2]
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.
Incumbent Mayor John William Mitchell was predicted to contest the Ward 3 Alderman's office, but did not file nomination papers.[2] The Weekly Albertan called Mitchell the most popular Mayor in Calgary's history.[3]
The Morning Albertan claimed the city prepared an insufficient number of polling booths and election officials, which resulted in many voters being unable to cast their ballot.[4]
Results
- Election results from the Calgary Daily Herald[1] and Morning Albertan.[5]
Mayor
Commissioner
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| Adoniram Judson Samis
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2,599
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| Charles Henry Minchin
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1,012
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| George M. Lang
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787
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| James Abel Hornby
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616
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Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| George Henry Ross
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842
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| Stanley Gordon Freeze
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802
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| Thomas Alfred Presswood Frost
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717
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| R.J. Frizzle
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468
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| Magnus Brown
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333
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| York Shaw
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309
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| J.M. Lowndes
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240
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| John McCoubrey
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192
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| M. McCannel
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181
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Ward 2
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen
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1,014
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| Herbert Bealey Adshead
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940
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| William Ross Sr.
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906
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| Frank Russell Riley
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768
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| Alex Ross
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692
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| George E. Wood
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679
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| Alexander Clarence McDougall
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640
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| J. C. McFarlane
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539
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Ward 3
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| Stanley Brown Ramsey
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367
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| Douglas Ralph Crichton
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301
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| Samuel Allen Carson
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278
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| Thomas Hart
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183
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| Bert Fisher
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144
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Ward 4
School board trustee
| Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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| James Short
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3,221
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| S.Y. Taylor
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2,731
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| John T. MacDonald
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2,703
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| A.C. Newcombe
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2,568
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| R.J. Hutchings
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2,375
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| F.W. Mapson
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2,153
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Sinnott and Samis Sweep the City in Elections". Calgary Herald. December 10, 1912. p. 20. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nominating Day All Over the Big West". The Weekly Albertan. December 4, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "The Mayor Withdraws". The Weekly Albertan. December 4, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lack of Accommodation at the Polls". Morning Albertan. December 10, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "City Ring Smashed, Sinnott and Samis Win; Good Aldermen are Elected". Morning Albertan. December 10, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.