1884 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1884 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no None None January 1886 Calgary municipal election 1886 (January) 1884 12 03 150x150px George Murdoch 202 92.66% E. R. E. Redpath 16 7.34% 350px Mayor None George Murdoch The 1884 Calgary municipal election was held on December 3, 1884 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the first Calgary Town Council from December 4, 1884 to January 18, 1886 (Or possibly April 3, 1886, or possibly October 21, 1886).The Contest. Murdoch Elected to the Mayor's Chair. http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1884/12/03/4/ 8 March 2020 The Calgary Herald 14 December 3, 1884 4 September 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916025819/http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1884/12/03/4/ dead Background Even before gaining town status, Calgary had a form of municipal organization under the name Citizen's Committee. Elected by a vote held on January 14, 1884, the Citizens Committee lobbied for town status, a Territorial member for Calgary and increased assistance from the North-West Territorial government to cover the cost of a bridge, all achieved that same year. In the vote, 24 Calgary men put their names up for election, which was perhaps 10 percent of the adult male population of Calgary at the time. Major James Walker took the most votes (88) and was declared chairman of the Committee. Dr. Henderson, G.C. King, Thomas Swan, George Murdoch, G.D. Moulton and Captain Stewart were the most popular after Walker and were also declared elected. (Voting was by Plurality block voting).Grant MacEwan. Colonel James Walker Man of the Western Frontier, p. 115 Calgary was officially incorporated as the Town of Calgary by proclamation issued on November 7, 1884, under provisions of the newly passed North-West Territories Council Municipal Ordinance of 1884.http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/CITY.PDF Alberta Municipal Affairs Location and History Profile: City of Calgary 15 June 17, 2016 June 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325212924/http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/CITY.PDF March 25, 2016 live Only days after the incorporation was announced, a "mass meeting" was held in Calgary where those assembled demanded federal representation and to bring federal government attention on certain other matters that affected the lives of local residents.Calgary Herald, Dec. 3, 1884, p. 1 The right to vote in town elections was provided to any male British subject over twenty-one years of age who are assessed on the last revised assessment roll with a minimum property value of $300. The 1884 election was held under First-past-the-post voting for mayor and Plurality block voting to elect four councillors, where each elector was able to cast up to four votes.Ordinances of the North-West Territories Queens Printer Regina, Canada 1884 47–94 https://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll9/id/95263 14 March 2020 19 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200319224039/https://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll9/id/95263 dead Length of Council Term The first municipal council for the Town of Calgary was intended to sit from December 4, 1884 to January 18, 1886, however judicial interference by stipendiary magistrate Jeremiah Travis in the January 1886 election resulted in Territorial Ordinance 1-1886 "An Ordinance Respecting Municipal Matters in the Town of Calgary" voiding the results of the January 1886 election and declaring no council or mayor for the Town of Calgary exists.Ordinances of the Northwest Territories, Canada. 1886 Regina : Government Printer Regina, Canada 1886 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011724067 9 March 2020 The City of Calgary recognizes George Murdoch as Mayor of the Town of Calgary from December 4, 1884 to October 21, 1886, which implies the City either recognizes Murdoch as the winner of the January 1886 election, or recognizes Murdoch remained Mayor until the November 1886 election.Biographies of Calgary's Mayors http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/cmayors.pdf calgary.ca The City of Calgary March 14, 2020 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025822/http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/cmayors.pdf April 11, 2008 Results The results of the elections, as reported in the December 3, 1884 edition of The Calgary Herald, were as follows: Mayor Candidate Votes Percent George Murdoch 202 92.66% E. Redpath 16 7.34% Total 218 – Councillors Election conducted using Plurality block voting. Each voter could cast up to four votes. Perhaps 221 cast a ballot in the aldermanic contest. (Percentage indicated is percentage of voters who endorsed the candidate, not percentage of votes.) Calgary municipal 1884 Calgary City Council Councillor yes yes CGY - Simon Jackson Hogg 183 83.94% yes CGY - Neville James Lindsay 179 82.11% yes CGY - Joseph Henry Millward 170 77.98% yes CGY - Simon John Clarke 147 67.46% yes CGY - Issac Sanford Freeze 103 47.25% CGY - Archibald Grant 52 23.85% CGY - J. Jarrettspelling confirmed by Calgary Herald, July 23, 1884 56 11.93% CGY - Total 884 The Contest. Murdoch Elected to the Mayor's Chair. http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1884/12/03/4/ 8 March 2020 The Calgary Herald 14 December 3, 1884 4 September 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916025819/http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1884/12/03/4/ dead 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. 1885 Council By-election Simon Jackson Hogg would resign from council effective May 20, 1885. A by-election was scheduled for June 17, 1885. Following the cut-off for nominations, Isaac Sanford Freeze was acclaimed and installed June 10, 1885.Hunter Frederick THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~database/history/THE%20MAYORS%20AND%20COUNCILS%20OF%20THE%20CORPORATION%20OF%20CALGARY.htm Roots Web 14 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200303003535/http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~database/history/THE%20MAYORS%20AND%20COUNCILS%20OF%20THE%20CORPORATION%20OF%20CALGARY.htm March 3, 2020 Isaac Sanford Freeze, (1st Term), by-election for duration of unexpired one-year Term originally scheduled for 17 June 1885 but acclamation declared upon close of nominations 10 June 1885, sworn 10 June 1885, assumed Office 10 June 1885, Installation 10 June 1885 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:1884 elections in Canada Category:1880s in Calgary Category:December 1884 in Canada