1891 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1891 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1890 Calgary municipal election 1890 1892 Calgary municipal election 1892 1891 01 05 150x150px James Reilly 198 51.97% 150x150px James Delamere Lafferty 183 48.03% 350px Mayor James Delamere Lafferty James Reilly The 1891 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 5, 1891 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the seventh Calgary Town Council from January 5, 1891, to January 18, 1892.The Votes Cast https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PLWDSxI5WzYC&dat=18910106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 12 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 202 January 6, 1891 1 Background Voting rights were provided to any male, single woman, or widowed British subject over twenty-one years of age who are assessed on the last revised assessment roll with a minimum property value of $200. The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to four ballots for separate councillors.Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities 1888 8 R.O.N.W.T. 45-94 https://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll9/id/95263 March 14, 2020 Results Mayor Calgary municipal 1891 List of mayors of Calgary Mayor yes yes CGY - James Reilly 198 51.97% yes CGY - James Delamere Lafferty 183 48.03% Total valid votes 381 - The Votes Cast https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PLWDSxI5WzYC&dat=18910106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 12 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 202 January 6, 1891 1 Councillors Calgary municipal 1891 Calgary City Council Councillor yes yes CGY - George Clift King 252 66.14% yes CGY - James Bannerman 235 61.68% yes CGY - Alexander Lucas 233 61.15% yes CGY - William Henry Cushing 228 59.84% yes CGY - Howard Douglas 181 47.51% yes CGY - Frederick George Topp 175 45.93% yes CGY - Joseph Maw 144 37.80% CGY - Alexander McBride 133 34.91% CGY - Silas Alexander Ramsay 117 30.71% CGY - John William Costello 112 29.40% CGY - A. Parrish 95 24.93% The Votes Cast https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PLWDSxI5WzYC&dat=18910106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 12 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 202 January 6, 1891 1 Election was held under Multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to six ballots for separate councillors. Full name of unsuccessful candidates is not known. See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Sources Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1891 elections in Canada Category:1890s in Calgary Category:January 1891 in Canada