1921 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1921 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1920 Calgary municipal election 1920 1922 Calgary municipal election 1922 December 15, 1921 150x150px Samuel Hunter Adams Acclaimed 350px Mayor Samuel Hunter Adams Samuel Hunter Adams The 1921 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1921 to elect six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board. The Mayor Samuel Hunter Adams was acclaimed. There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: Fred J. White, John Sidney Arnold, John Hugill, Charles Stevenson, Walter Little and Alexander McTaggart, were all elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office. A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass. The only successful plebiscite reduced the number of commissioners election from three including the mayor, to two including the major. The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.Candidates for Municipal Honors and Their Platform https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/41599 4 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4324 December 13, 1921 8Angus Smith Elected City Commissioner Over Graves Labor Scores Big Success https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/41639 4 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4326 December 15, 1921 1The City Council https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/41643 4 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4326 December 15, 1921 6 A number of women were refused ballots during the 1921 election, the Calgary Daily Herald estimated a total of 1,000 to 1,500 women were refused votes. Women were refused who were not on the voting list, and many women assumed they would be on the voting list due to being registered for the 1920 Calgary municipal election.Many Women Go To Polls Under Missapprehension https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/41650 4 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 4326 December 15, 1921 13 Because they were on lists in 1920 figured they were on this year. 100 at one booth are refused votes. Results Council Party Candidate Votes % 2nd Count Elected AB Citizen's Committee George Harry Webster 1,499 16.49% 0 yes AB Labor Andrew Davison 1,142 12.56% 0 yes AB Labor Annie Gale 1,051 11.56% 0 yes AB Citizen's Committee James H. Garden 646 7.11% 0 yes AB Labor George D. Batchelor 674 7.42% 0 yes AB Labor Robert H. Parkyn 781 8.59% 0 yes AB Independent John Walker Russell 753 8.28% 0 AB Citizen's Committee Neil Intyre McDermid 609 6.70% 0 AB Independent George J. Connolly 469 5.16% 0 AB Citizen's Committee Geoffrey Silvester 381 4.19% 0 AB Independent George E. Williams 301 3.31% 0 AB Labor John Stark 300 3.30% 0 AB Independent J. B. Douglas 200 2.20% 0 AB Independent William Turner 176 1.94% 0 AB Independent F. C. Potts 107 1.18% 0 Total valid votes 9,089 Full Names and affiliations of unsuccessful candidates not available. Commissioner Party Candidate Votes % Elected AB Citizen's Committee Angus Smith 4,654 52.90% yes AB Citizen's Committee Arther Garnet Graves 4,325 47.10% Total valid votes 8,979 Public School Board Party Candidate Votes % Elected AB Labor R. B. Gale 2,051 25.47% yes AB Citizen's Committee Fred S. Selwood 1,461 18.14% yes AB Labor Thomas B. Riley 1,127 13.99% yes AB Independent Harry Pryde 1,049 13.03% AB Citizen's Committee Clifford T. Jones 1,028 12.77% yes AB Independent V. H. Macaulay 834 10.36% AB Citizen's Committee H. T. Whittemore 503 6.25% Total valid votes 8,053 Separate School Board Party Candidate Votes % Elected AB Independent P. V. Burgard 215 32.77% yes AB Independent George D. Venini 183 27.90% yes AB Independent M. A. Harvey 106 36.16% AB Independent A. P. Donnelly 94 14.33% yes AB Independent John J. Bowlen 58 8.84% Total valid votes 656 Political affiliations are not available. Plebiscites All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed. Reduce number of commissioners Plebiscite to reduce number of commissioners from three, including the mayor, to two including the mayor. - Passed Reduce Number of Commissioners Votes %Yes3,20281.69%No71818.31% Hospital Expenditure Plebiscite to capitalize $71,381.61 of hospital expenditure and place it in previous $155,000 bylaw. - Defeated Hospital Expenditure Votes %Yes2,15046.20%No2,50453.80% Victoria Park Bath House Plebiscite to build public bath house in Victoria Park with $30,000 borrowed from electric light fund. - Defeated Victoria Park Bath House Votes %Yes1,57840.52%No2,31659.48% Sewer Connection Bylaw Bylaw for sewer connections, $25,000. - Defeated Sewer Connection Bylaw Votes %Yes2,02855.26%No1,64244.74% Water Connection Bylaw Bylaw for water connections, $25,000. - Defeated WaterConnection Bylaw Votes %Yes1,95153.32%No1,70846.68% See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:1920s in Calgary Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1921 elections in Canada