1911 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 March 2021 1911 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1910 Calgary municipal election 1910 1912 Calgary municipal election 1912 1911 12 11 150x150px John William Mitchell Acclaimed 350px Mayor John William Mitchell John William Mitchell The 1911 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1911, to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1912, to January 2, 1913.Few Surprises in Civic Elections Calgary Herald December 12, 1911 24 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DAlkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m3oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2961%2C4911752 March 2, 2021 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. Mayor John William Mitchell and Commissioner Simon John Clarke was acclaimed as the only candidate for Mayor on December 4, 1911.Mitchell Elected by Acclamation to Mayor's Chair https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BQlkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m3oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2070%2C3693135 March 28, 2021 Calgary Daily Herald December 4, 1911 1 Results Mayor John William Mitchell - Acclaimed Commissioner Arthur Garnet Graves - Acclaimed Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent Charles Henry Minchin 555 Adoniram Judson Samis 542 Magnus Brown 502 Alfred Bruce Cushing 474 Charles Riddock 316 Hyman King 178 Thomas Hart 123 Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent Frank Russell Riley 530 Alexander Clarence McDougall 499 Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen 355 M.F. Batchelor 336 William Henry Ross 323 N.J. Duckworth 222 James Smalley 203 A.R. Vince 120 Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent James Abel Hornby 333 Richard Addison Brocklebank 272 Stanley Brown Ramsey 255 S. Carson 200 Bert Fisher 103 Ward 4 Candidate Votes Percent George W. Morfitt 682 John Goodwin Watson 526 Reuben Switzer Whaley 398 A.C. Seratch 369 T.E. Jackson 362 Sidney Houlton 296 School board trustee Public School Board Candidate Votes Percent James Walker 1,802 Herbert Arthur Sinnott 1,530 A.C. Newcombe 1,208 S.B. Hillocks Separate School Board Candidate Votes Percent John Burns J.J. Doyle J.L. Tobin See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1911 elections in Canada Category:1910s in Calgary Category:December 1911 in Canada