1893 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1893 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1892 Calgary municipal election 1892 January 1894 Calgary municipal election (Jan) 1894 1893 01 02 150x150px Alexander Lucas 231 69.58% 150x150px Neville James Lindsay 101 30.42% 350px Mayor Alexander Lucas Alexander Lucas The 1893 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 2, 1893 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the ninth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1893 to January 2, 1894. 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 four ballots for separate councillors.Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities 1888 8 R.O.N.W.T. 45-94 https://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll9/id/95263 March 14, 2020 There were a number of concerns during the election related to imperfect voting lists. The Calgary Weekly Herald reported a number of qualified electors were omitted from the list, and situations were wives were on the list where their husbands should have been listed. The errors were attributed to imperfect assessment rolls.Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sBBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pn8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1021%2C26853 12 March 2020 The Calgary Weekly Herald 10 January 4, 1893 5 Results Mayor Calgary municipal 1893 List of mayors of Calgary Mayor yes yes CGY - Alexander Lucas 231 69.58% yes CGY - Neville James Lindsay 101 30.42% Total valid votes 332 - Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sBBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pn8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1021%2C26853 12 March 2020 The Calgary Weekly Herald 10 January 4, 1893 5 Councillors Calgary municipal 1893 Calgary City Council Councillor yes yes CGY - Wendell Maclean 218 65.66% yes CGY - Eugene Watson 217 65.36% yes CGY - John Simcoe Feehan 210 63.25% yes CGY - Wesley Fletcher Orr 205 61.75% yes CGY - Joseph Henry Millward 184 55.42% yes CGY - Robert John Hutchings 165 49.70% yes CGY - Hugh S. McLeod 150 45.18% CGY - Arthur Leslie Cameron 145 43.67% CGY - Edmund Cave 135 40.66% CGY - George Murdoch 100 30.12% Municipal Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sBBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pn8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1021%2C26853 12 March 2020 The Calgary Weekly Herald 10 January 4, 1893 5 Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to six ballots for separate councillors. See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Sources Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1893 elections in Canada Category:1890s in Calgary Category:January 1893 in Canada