1920 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1920 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1919 Calgary municipal election 1919 1921 Calgary municipal election 1921 December 15, 1920 150x150px Samuel Hunter Adams 5,249 65.33% 150x150px Issac G. Ruttle 2,786 34.67% 350px Mayor Robert Colin Marshall Samuel Hunter Adams The 1920 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1920 to a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council for two years, and two Aldermen to sit for one year. Additionally a Commissioner, three members for the Public School Board and two members for the Separate School Board were elected. There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: Frank Freeze, George Harry Webster, Annie Gale, and Fred Shouldice, were all elected to two-year terms in 1919 and were still in office. Both Samuel Hunter Adams and Issac G. Ruttle resigned their positions as Aldermen to run for mayor. A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a majority to pass. The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for Alderman being two years and the Mayor being one year.Election Results https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/10653 6 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4021 December 16, 1920 1 Background In the 1920 election for mayor, Adams ran against his only challenger, and fellow alderman Isaac G. Ruttle. Adams and Ruttle were both friends and agreed to spend only $100 during the election, $50 for advertisements in the Calgary Herald and $50 for advertisements in the Albertan. During the campaign both candidates would travel together as Adams did not have a car, and alternated who would speak first at each event. Eventually both candidates broke the agreement to spend only $100 with Ruttle placing advertisements between films in one of the City's theaters, and Adams countered with a $25 advertisement in the Market Examiner. Adams won the election held on December 15, 1920 with approximately 60% of the vote and assumed the role of Calgary's 21st Mayor on January 3, 1920, serving until January 2, 1923.Olson Kirsten Sanders Harry 5 Calgary elections more interesting than this one https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/municipal-election/5-calgary-elections-more-interesting-than-this-one-1.2126524 28 February 2020 CBC News CBC News 18 October 2013 Results Mayor Party Candidate Votes % Elected AB Labor Samuel Hunter Adams 5,249 65.33% yes AB Labor Issac G. Ruttle 2,786 34.67% Total valid votes 8,803 Approximate rejected ballots 1,200 Council Party Candidate Votes % Count Term length Elected AB Labor Fred J. White 1,222 15.44% 1st 2 Years yes AB Labor John Sidney Arnold 924 11.68% 1st 2 Years yes AB Civic Government Association John Hugill 905 11.44% 1st 2 Years yes AB Labor Walter Little 813 10.28% 2nd 2 Years yes AB Civic Government Association Alexander McTaggart 758 9.58% 3rd 2 Years yes AB Civic Government Association Charles Stevenson 691 8.73% 8th 2 Years yes AB Civic Government Association Neil I. McDermid 705 8.91% 8th 1 Year yes AB Independent Geoffrey Silvester 431 5.45% X 1 Year yes AB Independent George E. Williams 367 4.64% AB Independent George D. Batchelor 359 4.54% AB Independent William Turner 295 3.73% AB Independent W. H. Beal 262 3.31% AB Independent J. B. Douglas 180 2.28% Total valid votes 7,912 Approximate rejected ballots 1,200 Commissioner Party Candidate Votes % Elected AB Labor A. J. Samis 4,496 58.01% yes AB Labor A. G. Broatch 2,192 28.28% AB Labor Angus Smith 1,062 13.70% Total valid votes 7,750 Approximate rejected ballots 1,200 Public School Board Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Civic Government Association H. A. Sinnott 3,167 24.62% 1st yes AB Independent Marion Carson 1,363 17.68% 1st yes AB Labor Lillie C. Woodhall 1,004 15.81% 3rd yes AB Civic Government Association Robert H. Parkyn 954 13.00% AB Independent H. M. McCallum 954 12.22% Total valid votes 7,343 Separate School Board Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Civic Government Association J. Harcourt O'Reilly 155 24.62% 1st yes AB Independent R. J. McLean 79 17.68% 1st yes AB Labor M. J. Sheedy 83 15.81% AB Civic Government Association McKay 36 13.00% AB Independent Fay 26 12.22% Total valid votes 379 Plebiscites Gas Plebiscite Gas Plebiscite Votes %To let rates stand, no franchise changes5,41774.49%Council proposal, 42 cent gas, 2.5 years3374.63%Mayor proposal, 50 cent gas, rebate2082.86%Company proposal, arbitration1,31018.01% Curfew Bylaw To institute Curfew Law in Calgary. Curfew Bylaw Votes %Yes4,42160.82%No2,84839.18% Aldermen Pay To pay Aldermen $500 per year. Aldermen Pay Votes %Yes2,89539.59%No4,41760.41% Capitalize Street Railway Expenditures Bylaw Vote on bylaw to capitalize $250,000 street railway expenditures. Capitalize Street Railway Bylaw Votes %For1,63543.00%Against2,16757.00% Waterworks Extension Programme Bylaw Vote on bylaw for waterworks extension programme. Waterworks Extension Bylaw Votes %For2,05753.28%Against1,80446.72% See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:1920s in Calgary Category:Politics of Calgary Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1920 elections in Canada Category:December 1920 in Canada