1888 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1888 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no November 1886 Calgary municipal election 1886 (November) 1889 Calgary municipal election 1889 1888 01 03 A.E.S. Arthur Edwin Shelton 85 36.64% 150x150px George Murdoch 73 31.47% 150x150px George Clift King 74 31.90% 350px Mayor George Clift King Arthur Edwin Shelton The 1888 Calgary municipal election was held on January 3, 1888 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the fourth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1888 to January 21, 1889.Calgary Elections https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/190949 Calgary Tribune January 4, 1888 4 The 1888 election was the first after the Town Council had expanded from four councillors to six councillors. Background Nominations for council opened on December 27, 1887 and E. P. Davis was named returning officer, and the town fire hall was selected as his headquarters. Former Mayors George Murdoch, George Clift King and Arthur Edwin Shelton were nominated for the position of mayor. A public meeting was called a 2 p.m. later in the day to give speeches, which became so pointed and personal that several of the Aldermanic candidates withdrew their nominations.Ward Tom Cowtown: an Album of Early Calgary 1975 McClelland and Stewart West Limited Calgary 978-0-7712-1012-9 https://archive.org/details/cowtownalbumofea0000ward November 19, 2020 115–116 Results Mayor Candidate Votes Percent Arthur Edwin Shelton 85 36.64% George Clift King 74 31.90% George Murdoch 73 31.47% Councillors Six councillors were elected in this election. Election was conducted using Plurality block voting. Each voter could cast up to six votes. Candidate Votes Percent Elected James Campbell Linton 133 Howard Douglas 122 John Gillies McCallum 120 Wesley Fletcher Orr 110 Henry Collins 109 Alexander Allan 109 Not elected Isaac Sanford Freeze 101 James Reilly 84 Joseph Bannerman 81 M. O'Keefe 74 James Martin 74 Joseph Maw 57 James Delamere Lafferty 25 G.T. Duncan 24 T. Kdu 22 Charles Watson 17 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References Sources Calgary Elections https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll2/id/190949 Calgary Tribune January 4, 1888 4 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1888 elections in Canada Category:1880s in Calgary Category:January 1888 in Canada