1906 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1906 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1905 Calgary municipal election 1905 1907 Calgary municipal election 1907 1906 12 10 150x150px Arthur Leslie Cameron 821 56.39% R.A.B. Richard Addison Brocklebank 338 23.21% R.J.S. Robert James Stuart 297 20.40% 350px Mayor John Emerson Arthur Leslie Cameron The 1906 Calgary municipal election was held on December 10, 1906 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-third Calgary City Council from January 14, 1907 to January 2, 1908.Cameron Is Chosen by the Citizens FOR MAYOR Calgary Herald 6749 - EXTRA December 10, 1906 1 https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/110916 March 15, 2021 Arthur Leslie Cameron was elected Mayor of Calgary for the second time, his first occurring in the 1897 Calgary municipal election. 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. The requirements for a candidate to be eligible to run for the office of Mayor or Aldermen included being a male or female over the age of 21. Property ownership requirements included owning real property with an assessed value of $200, or tenants of real property with a value of $400, or income in the amount of $400. All Aldermen candidates for Ward 3 and Ward 4 were acclaimed upon the close of nomination on December 3, 1906.Calgary Nominates Candidates https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/110853 March 15, 2021 Calgary Herald 6743 December 3, 1906 1 Richard Addison Brocklebank was convinced to run as a candidate for Mayor in November prior to the election, he did so with the backing of Labour on the condition he would run as an independent.Bright David The limits of labour : Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929 1998 UBC Press Vancouver 978-0-7748-5236-4 71 https://archive.org/details/limitsoflabourcl0000brig In order to be eligible as a candidate for the Mayoral election, Brocklebank resigned from the License Commission a day prior to the election.Labor Candidate Still in the Field https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/110912 March 15, 2021 6749 Calgary Herald December 10, 1906 7 Results Mayor Candidate Votes Percent Arthur Leslie Cameron 821 56.39% Richard Addison Brocklebank 338 23.21% Robert James Stuart 297 20.40% Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent Alfred Moodie 259 Silas Alexander Ramsay 190 Robert Suitor 177 James Abel Hornby 163 William Pittman 136 Adoniram Judson Samis 120 Henry Haskins 57 Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent William Henry Manarey 352 Harry William White 302 George Thomas Young 238 William George Hunt 186 Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent John William Mitchell Acclaimed Simon John Clarke Acclaimed Arthur Garnet Graves Acclaimed Ward 4 Candidate Votes Percent Charles McMillan Acclaimed John Goodwin Watson Acclaimed Clifford Bernard Reilly Acclaimed Public School Board Trustees Candidate Votes Percent Thomas Underwood 616 A. McTavish 581 James Short 580 R.J. Hutchings 191 Separate School Board Trustees J.J. Chamberlain J.R. Miquelon See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1906 elections in Canada Category:1900s in Calgary Category:December 1906 in Canada