1930 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1930 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1929 Calgary municipal election 1929 1931 Calgary municipal election 1931 November 19, 1930 350px The 1930 Calgary municipal election was held on November 19, 1930 to elect a Commissioner and six 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 five questions put before the voters.Civic Slate For Next Year Mainly C.G.A. Calgary Herald November 20, 1930 1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BhRkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2611%2C2467073 March 10, 2021 2252495404C.G.A. Scores Another Sweeping Victory at Polls https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BhRkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1699%2C2571707 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald November 20, 1930 20 2252493968 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 Andrew Davison and six Aldermen: Robert Henry Parkyn, Robert Henry Weir, Pansy Louise Pue, Joseph Hope Ross, Samuel Stanley Savage, and Jean Romeo Cyr-Miquelon elected in 1929 continued in their positions. Background The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years. Aldermanic candidate from East Calgary, William Cummins (1890-1933) nomination papers were refused owing to an ordinance adopted in 1893 which prohibited the proprietor of a saloon or licensed premises from contesting any civic office.Protest Refusal of East Calgary Ass'n Candidate https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-hNkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1429%2C584406 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald November 5, 1930 22 Cummins was the owner of the Shamrock Hotel which included a licensed bar.Williams Marilyn Ramsay Historical Context Paper 2013 Calgary Heritage Authority Calgary, Alberta 33 http://ramsaycalgary.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ramsay-historical-context-paper-mjw.pdf March 11, 2021 After obtaining legal advice, Cummins withdrew his nomination.Mayor A. Davison Denies Cummins Unfairly Treated https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-xNkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CnsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1481%2C699570 March 10, 2021 Calgary Herald November 6, 1930 15 Results Commissioner Candidate Votes Percent count Arthur Garnet Graves 8,969 Michael Copps Costello 4,757 Council Quota for election was 1,942. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Labor Fred J. White 3,005 % 1st yes AB C.G.A. Ralph William Patterson 2,817 % 1st yes AB C.G.A. Wilmont Douglas Milner 1,666 % 3rd yes AB C.G.A. Charles Edward Carr 1,542 % 6th yes AB C.G.A. Lloyd Hamilton Fenerty 1,526 % 6th yes AB Labor Edith Patterson 1,107 % AB Labor John Walker Russell 959 % 6th yes AB Independent William George Southern 415 % AB Independent E.J. Attwood 363 % AB Communist F.G. Bray 190 % Total valid votes 13,590 Public School Board The quota was 3,053 Candidate Votes Percent count John D. McAra 4,369 1st Gartrude Hindsley 4,210 1st Wright 1,956 W.F. Howard 1,795 Separate school board Candidate Votes Percent count Fred Kenny Plebiscites 25th avenue bridge 25th Avenue Bridge for $130,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.City of Calgary Municipal Manual 1952 City of Calgary 70 https://archive.org/details/N018116/page/72 March 9, 2021 For - 3,080 Against - 3,681 Swimming pools Construction of three swimming pools for $90,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 3,283 Against - 3,485 Nurses's home Nurses home for $60,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 2,309 Against - 4,385 Payment of Aldermen Salaries for Aldermen of $300 per year. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 4,000 Against - 7,977 Firemen's hours Firemen's hours providing one day off per week. Approval requires two-thirds majority. The proposition failed for the second year in a row. For - 5,217 Against - 6,827 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:1930s in Calgary Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1930 elections in Canada Category:November 1930 in Canada