1928 Calgary municipal election

Canadian combined local ballot in Calgary, Alberta September 2023 1928 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1927 Calgary municipal election 1927 1929 Calgary municipal election 1929 December 12, 1928 350px Mayor The 1928 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1928 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 three questions put before the voters.Graves Re-Elected For Commissioner; All Bylaws Carried https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cxBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=83oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2763%2C5894626 March 8, 2021 Calgary Herald 5466 December 13, 1928 1 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 six Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook, Frederick Charles Manning, Robert Henry Parkyn, Samuel Stanley Savage, and William Howell Arthur Thomas elected in 1927 continued in their positions.Calgary's Civic Government, 1929 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cxBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=83oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1606%2C6032410 March 8, 2021 Calgary Herald 5446 December 13, 1928 24 Background The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years. W.H. Green, a contractor running under the Civic Government Association banner was the only candidate for Council who had never ran for public office before.New Candidate Seeks Election https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bRBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=83oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3038%2C4967125 March 8, 2021 Calgary Herald 5460 December 6, 1928 13 Results Commissioner Candidate Votes Percent count Arthur Garnet Graves 5,756 John Walker Russell 4,056 Council Quota for election was 1,343. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected AB Independent Andrew Davison 2,016 % 1st yes AB Labor Fred J. White 1,642 % 1st yes AB C.G.A. Peter Turner Bone 1,458 % 1st yes AB C.G.A. Harold McGill 1,252 % 3rd yes AB C.G.A. Eneas Edward McCormick 992 % 5th yes AB Labor Edith Patterson 949 % 4th yes AB C.G.A. W.H. Green 812 % AB Labor James E. Worsley 311 % AB Unknown A.J. Boulter 306 % Total valid votes 9,738 Public School Board Candidate Votes Percent count W.E. Turner 2,688 Mrs. Norman Hindsley 2,257 J.D. McAra 2,249 E.T. Chritchley 1,992 Separate school board Candidate Votes Percent count C.J. Jones Fred Kenny Plebiscites Storm sewer Relief and storm sewers bylaw for $380,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 4,109 Against - 1,149 Centre St. paving Paving and widening of Centre Street North for $102,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 3,804 Against - 1,440 Fire hall equipment New equipment for the fire hall for $50,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 3,692 Against - 1,518 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:1920s in Calgary Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1928 elections in Canada Category:December 1928 in North America