1912 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 March 2021 1912 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1911 Calgary municipal election 1911 1913 Calgary municipal election 1913 1912 12 09 150x150px Herbert Arthur Sinnott 3,761 72.19% Richard Addison Brocklebank 1,449 27.81% 350px Mayor John William Mitchell Herbert Arthur Sinnott The 1912 Calgary municipal election was held on December 9, 1912 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1913 to January 2, 1914.Sinnott and Samis Sweep the City in Elections Calgary Herald December 10, 1912 20 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mL5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=snoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=998%2C5001571 March 2, 2021 Nominations closed on December 4, 1912.Nominating Day All Over the Big West https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/155075 March 28, 2021 The Weekly Albertan December 4, 1912 1 Background The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors with a voter's designated ward. Incumbent Mayor John William Mitchell was predicted to contest the Ward 3 Alderman's office, but did not file nomination papers. The Weekly Albertan called Mitchell the most popular Mayor in Calgary's history.The Mayor Withdraws https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/155077 March 28, 2021 The Weekly Albertan December 4, 1912 3 The Morning Albertan claimed the city prepared an insufficient number of polling booths and election officials, which resulted in many voters being unable to cast their ballot.Lack of Accommodation at the Polls https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/155158 March 28, 2021 Morning Albertan December 10, 1912 1 Results Election results from the Calgary Daily Herald and Morning Albertan.City Ring Smashed, Sinnott and Samis Win; Good Aldermen are Elected https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll18/id/155158 March 28, 2021 Morning Albertan December 10, 1912 1 Mayor Candidate Votes Percent Herbert Arthur Sinnott 3,761 Richard Addison Brocklebank 1,449 Commissioner Candidate Votes Percent Adoniram Judson Samis 2,599 Charles Henry Minchin 1,012 George M. Lang 787 James Abel Hornby 616 Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent George Henry Ross 842 Stanley Gordon Freeze 802 Thomas Alfred Presswood Frost 717 R.J. Frizzle 468 Magnus Brown 333 York Shaw 309 J.M. Lowndes 240 John McCoubrey 192 M. McCannel 181 Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen 1,014 Herbert Bealey Adshead 940 William Ross Sr. 906 Frank Russell Riley 768 Alex Ross 692 George E. Wood 679 Alexander Clarence McDougall 640 J. C. McFarlane 539 Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent Stanley Brown Ramsey 367 Douglas Ralph Crichton 301 Samuel Allen Carson 278 Thomas Hart 183 Bert Fisher 144 Ward 4 Candidate Votes Percent James Hay Garden 1,587 William John Tregillus 1,450 Michael Copps Costello 1,363 E. D. Benson 1,268 School board trustee Candidate Votes Percent James Short 3,221 S.Y. Taylor 2,731 John T. MacDonald 2,703 A.C. Newcombe 2,568 R.J. Hutchings 2,375 F.W. Mapson 2,153 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1912 elections in Canada Category:1910s in Calgary