1935 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1935 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1934 Calgary municipal election 1934 1936 Calgary municipal election 1936 November 20, 1935 150x150px Andrew Davison 13,011 47.95% Independent (politician) W.H. AB Social Credit nohash Walter Reginald Herbert Social Credit 10,956 40.38% 150x150px Fred J. White AB Labor nohash Dominion Labor Party (Alberta) 3,013 11.10% 350px Mayor Andrew Davison Andrew Davison The 1935 Calgary municipal election was held on November 20, 1935, to elect a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board, and three trustees for the Separate School Board were elected.Davison beats Herbert in record vote Calgary Daily Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3B1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1869%2C2405471 March 25, 2021 November 22, 1935 1 2252806841 Nominations closed on November 4, 1935.35 Nominated for City Election Honors https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zx1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1563%2C421520 March 30, 2021 Calgary Daily Herald November 4, 1935 9 Calgary City Council was composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen, each elected to staggered two year terms. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and proportional representation were in practice at this time. Mayor Andrew Davison and six Aldermen: Douglas Cunnington, Frank Roy Freeze, William Ayer Lincoln, Robert Henry Parkyn, and Aylmer John Eggert Liesemer elected in 1934 continued in their positions. Electoral system The election used instant-runoff voting for the election of the mayor. The election used Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) to elect the six city councillors in a city-wide district. The term for elected members was two years. Background W. R. Herbert contested the Mayor's seat for the Social Credit Party, which successfully swept the Legislative Assembly months earlier in the 1935 Alberta general election. Social Credit Premier William Aberhart had previously stated that he did not favour the Social Credit party entering municipal politics.Mayor Challenges Social Crediter To Prove Charges Calgary Daily Herald November 13, 1935 14 2252890896 During the campaign it came to light that Herbert's business "Herbert Pain and Varnish Co., Ltd." was in three years in arrears for business tax and water service, however, Herbert was not disqualified.Herbert Not Disqualified By Tax Debt Calgary Daily Herald November 14, 1935 13 2252800308 Alderman Fred J. White resigned halfway through his two-year term to content the Mayor's seat. Results Results from Calgary Daily Herald.27,000 Electors Mark Ballots in Calgary Civic Election https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3B1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1256%2C2442655 March 30, 2021 Calgary Daily Herald November 21, 1935 8 2252806739 Mayor Candidate Initial votes Percent Andrew Davison 13,011 47.95% W. R. Herbert 10,956 40.38% Fred J. White 3,013 11.10% Fred Peat 152 0.56% Least popular candidates were eliminated, their votes transferred, and Davison eventually accumulated a majority of votes to win the seat.Calgary Herald Council Quota for election was 3,313. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB C.G.A. Alexander John MacMillan 3,519 % yes AB C.G.A. Douglas Cameron Sinclair 2,787 % yes AB Labor William George Southern 2,299 % yes AB Social Credit James William Gillman 1,731 % yes AB Social Credit Rose Wilkinson 1,778 % yes AB Social Credit James Gourley 1,586 % yes AB C.G.A. Robert Henry Weir 1,505 % yes AB Social Credit D.W. Mitchell 1,929 % AB C.G.A. George Lancaster 1,469 % AB Social Credit G.W. Walters 1,409 % AB Social Credit F.A. Battisto 1,229 % AB Social Credit G.W. Edmunds 954 % AB Communist Murdoch Clarke 511 % AB Labor Charles K. Vernon 315 % AB Independent E.D. Battrum 259 % AB Labor A.T. Pippard 212 % AB Labor Joseph Sykes 148 % Total valid votes Public School Board The quota was 3,053 Candidate Votes Percent count E.J. Chambers 5,684 D.A. Anderson 3,354 James L. Cromarty 2,034 J.S. McMurchy 3,389 Amelia Turner 3,608 C.R. Pearce 2,713 Arthur Craig 2,015 P.L. Brooks 864 Kay Rankin 539 Separate school board Candidate Votes Percent count P.V. Burgard 625 Roland McGuinness 561 Patrick Cregan 407 C.J. Jones 477 L.L. Plotkins 179 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References Category:1930s in Calgary Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1935 elections in Canada Category:November 1935 in Canada