1926 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1926 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1925 Calgary municipal election 1925 1927 Calgary municipal election 1927 December 15, 1926 150x150px Frederick Ernest Osborne 5,501 51.02% 150x150px Andrew Davison 5,280 48.98% 350px Mayor George Harry Webster Frederick Ernest Osborne Civic Government Association The 1926 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1926 to elect a Mayor seven Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board two trustees for the Separate School Board, and a number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass. Calgary City Council governed under "Initiative, Referendum and Recall" which is composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen all elected to staggered two year terms. Mayor Frederick Ernest Osborne and five Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Robert Cadogan Thomas, Robert H. Parkyn, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook and Sam S. Savage elected in 1925 continued in their positions. The 1926 election was the second incidence in Calgary history where a woman was elected to Calgary City Council, as Edith Patterson garnered 767 votes. Annie Gale was the first member of Calgary City Council elected in 1917. Background The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.Fred. Osborne Choice of Electorate as Mayor; Five C. G. A. Aldermen, Two Labor https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/204799 4 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4856 December 16, 1921 1Candidates, City Office https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/204761 4 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4854 December 14, 1921 9 Results Mayor Party Candidate Votes % Elected AB Civic Government Association Frederick Ernest Osborne 5,501 51.02% yes AB Labor Andrew Davison 5,280 48.98% Total valid votes 10,781 Council Quota for election was 1,335. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Labor John Walker Russell 2,200 20.62% 1st yes AB Civic Government Association Reuben Weldon Ward 1,834 17.19% 1st yes AB Civic Government Association Peter Turner Bone 1,375 12.89% 1st yes AB Civic Government Association Eneas Edward McCormick 1,286 12.05% 2nd yes AB Civic Government Association Harold Wigmore McGill 1,045 9.79% 6th yes AB Civic Government Association Frederick Charles Manning 961 9.01% 9th yes AB Labor Edith Patterson 767 7.19% 8th yes AB Independent Labor Andrew Graham Broatch 605 5.67% AB Labor A. J. Boulter 289 2.71% AB Labor J. E. Worsley 254 2.38% AB Independent Labor B. Wallace 55 0.52% Total valid votes 10,671 Public School Board Quota for election was 2,491. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Labor W. E. Turner 2,797 28.08% 1st yes AB Civic Government Association J. T. Sutherland 2,388 23.97% 2nd yes AB Independent Mrs. Norman Hindslay 2,231 22.40% 3rd yes AB Civic Government Association D. S. Moffat 1,828 18.35% 3rd yes AB Independent M. A. Wright 718 7.21% Total valid votes 9,962 Separate School Board Quota for election was 202. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Independent F. N. Sandgathe 308 50.91% 1st yes AB Independent Fred Kenny 184 30.41% 2nd yes AB Independent T. L. Heney 113 18.68% Total valid votes 605 Plebiscites Industries Assessment City proposes to seek powers to grant reduced assessment from 50 to 25 per cent to new industries or extensions costing at least $25,000.City of Calgary Calgary Municipal Manual 1954 City of Calgary 69 https://archive.org/details/N018116/page/70 March 4, 2021 Industries Assessment Votes % For3,524X% Against1,310X% Edmonton Trail Bridge Edmonton Trail Bridge for $23,500. Requires a two-thirds majority. Edmonton Trail Votes % For4,10581.9% Against90918.1% See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:1920s in Calgary Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1926 elections in Canada Category:December 1926 in Canada