1904 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1904 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1903 Calgary municipal election 1903 1905 Calgary municipal election 1905 1904 12 12 150x150px John Emerson 398 40.12% 150x150px William Henry Cushing 372 37.50% 150x150px James Abel Hornby 222 22.38% 350px Mayor Silas Alexander Ramsay John Emerson The 1904 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1904, to elect a Mayor and nine Aldermen to sit on the twenty-first Calgary City Council from January 2, 1905, to January 2, 1906.Results of City Election In the Various Wards The Daily Herald December 13, 1904 1 https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/102643 March 10, 2021Results of City Election The Daily Herald December 13, 1904 5 https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/102647 March 10, 2021 Nominations closed on December 5, 1904.Three Candidates for Mayor and Many Aldermen https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/102583 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald 6149 December 5, 1904 1 Incumbent Mayor Silas Alexander Ramsay did not contest the election and instead contested an Aldermanic position in Ward 1. This resulted in incumbent Ward 1 Aldermen John Emerson defeating his opponents and incumbent Aldermen William Henry Cushing and James Abel Hornby to become the 15th Mayor of Calgary. 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 within a voter's designated ward. Results Mayor Candidate Votes Percent John Emerson 398 40.12% William Henry Cushing 372 37.50% James Abel Hornby 222 22.38% Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent Silas Alexander Ramsay 265 John Rawlings Thompson 235 William Leigh Bernard 169 William Pittman 124 Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent Charles Allan Stuart 207 Robert Cadogan Thomas 174 William Head 170 Charles McMillan 118 John Hamilton Kerr 85 Samuel Bartholomew 51 W. J. Dunn 32 Public School Board Nominations included:Three Candidates for Mayor and Many Aldermen (continued) https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/102586 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald 6149 December 5, 1904 4 Alexander Allan Robert John Hutchings Arthur Leslie Cameron James Short Edward Henry Crandell Thomas Underwood Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent Richard Addison Brocklebank 259 Simon John Clarke 237 Clifford Teasdale Jones 217 David Carter 204 By-election William Leigh Bernard declined the office of Aldermen and his seat was declared unclaimed on January 2, 1905.New System of Administration To be Adopted in City Affairs https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/94982/rec/1 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald 6173 January 3, 1905 7 James Abel Hornby was elected in by-election as Aldermen for Ward 1 on January 18, 1905.Hornby Elected https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/95094 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald 6187 January 19, 1905 4 Candidate Votes Percent James Abel Hornby 161 William Pittman 159 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1904 elections in Canada Category:1900s in Calgary Category:December 1904 in Canada