1998 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada 1998 Calgary municipal election Calgary legislative 1995 Calgary municipal election 1995 2001 Calgary municipal election 2001 Mayor and 14 aldermen to Calgary City Council October 19, 1998 A. D. Al Duerr 182,780 R. C. Ray Clark 43,242 R. B. Rick Bell 20,812 R. W. Ron Wise 1,097 200px Mayor Al Duerr Al Duerr The 1998 Calgary municipal election was held on October 19, 1998, to elect a Mayor and 14 Aldermen to Calgary City Council. In addition to the city council election, trustees to the Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District, two plebiscites and the Alberta Senate nominee election. Incumbent Mayor Al Duerr was re-elected defeating Alderman Ray Clark, and each incumbent Alderman was re-elected.Collins Ron Pommer Dave 'I will not let you down'; Duerr back for fourth term; Calgarians keep VLTs, fluoride Calgary Herald October 20, 1998 A1 2466269312 Background Calgary City Council approved a vote on a question on whether Calgarians continued to support water fluoridation following the 1989 plebiscite which saw fluoride first introduced. Plebiscites had previously failed to garner sufficient support in 1957, 1961 1966, and 1971.Smith Madeline A brief history of Calgary's long relationship with fluoride votes https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/a-brief-history-of-calgarys-long-relationship-with-fluoride-votes March 9, 2021 Calgary Herald February 3, 2021 The Calgary Regional Health Authority promoted the fluoridation campaign, spending $250,000 on advertising and other measures. Opponents proposed to take legal action when pro-fluoride posters were on display at a voting station on election day which anti-fluoride groups charged was illegal.Lowey Mark Calgary's fluoride levels will drop Calgary Herald October 20, 1998 AA1 2466269312 The second vote on a question put to Calgary voters was whether video lottery terminals (VLTs) should be removed by the provincial government, or whether the decision to remove VLTs from Calgary should remain with City Council.Cunningham Jim Henton Darcy VLT backers triumph at polls Calgary Herald October 20, 1998 AA1 2466269312 The plebiscite was held in 28 municipalities across Alberta after the provincial government increased access to VLTs, increasing the number present in the province from 500 in 1997 to 2,200 in 1998.Cunningham Jim Henton Darcy All eyes on VLT plebiscite Calgary Herald October 19, 1998 A1 2466268546 Prominent Calgary oilman Jim Gray was an advocate for the removal of the VLTs, while casinos and restaurant groups advocated for VLTs to remain. Incumbent Mayor Duerr supported the provincial government removing the VLTs while the main challenger Clark supported keeping VLTs in the city and leaving the decision to council.Collins Ron Clark favours keeping VLTs Calgary Herald October 11, 1998 A9 2263168885 A police investigation followed a bomb threat to incumbent Ward 13 alderman Sue Higgins written on a ballot cast during the election.Bomb threat targeting Sue Higgins probed Calgary Herald October 20, 1998 A2 2466269312 Results Election results from Calgary Herald.Civic election results Calgary Herald October 21, 1998 B2 2374374013 Mayor Votes % Al Duerr 182,780 % Ray Clark 43,242 % Rick Bell 20,812 % Ron Wise 1,097 % Doug Service 755 % Jerzyk Jamroziak 728 % Floyd D. Allen 690 % Total Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent Dale Hodges 16,636 Robin Elford 4,187 Barb Taylor-Daigarno 1,780 Jason Seitanidis 725 Peter Manousos 489 Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent Joanne Kerr Acclaimed Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent John Schmal 13,065 Carrie Donahue 2,740 Derrik Thomas Meyer 1,291 Ward 4 Candidate Votes Percent Robert Andrew Hawkesworth 11,830 David H. Chambers 2,431 Edward R. Peebles 841 Ward 5 Candidate Votes Percent Ray Jones 11,061 Francis A. Byron 2,704 Ward 6 Candidate Votes Percent Dave Bronconnier 10,691 Craig Burrows 4,322 James Donald Istvanffy 3,491 Janyce Konkin 1,921 Ward 7 Candidate Votes Percent Bev Longstaff 10,638 Augustine Joseph Barron 5,161 Ward 8 Candidate Votes Percent Jon Lord 6,397 Robert Victor Lang 3,650 Luba Arko 671 Ward 9 Candidate Votes Percent Joseph Anthony Ceci 9,075 Shirley-anne Reuben 5,074 Stanley Gabriel Waciak 882 Ward 10 Candidate Votes Percent Diane Lynn Danielson 6,318 Andre R. Chabot 2,455 Kevin John Montgomery 1,443 Amir Hernani 1,083 Bastiaan Quist 483 Ward 11 Candidate Votes Percent James Barry Erskine Acclaimed Ward 12 Candidate Votes Percent Suzanne Higgins 14,360 Richard William McIver 2,711 Tim Rollans 2,375 Albert Ludwig 908 Gareth Evans 371 Ward 13 Candidate Votes Percent Patti Grier 12,859 Diane Marie Colley-Urquhart 8,171 Ward 14 Candidate Votes Percent Linda J. Fox-Mellway 12,294 Diana Fitzpatrick 3,271 Andrew Neufeld 2,936 Blaine Chornawka 2,380 Randy Reynolds 461 Plebiscites Fluoridation Calgarians were asked "Are you in favour of continuing the fluoridation of the municipal water supply? YES or NO."Election Primer Calgary Herald October 18, 1998 C1 2466268514 Candidate Votes Percent Yes 136,393 No 113,730 VLTs Calgarians were asked "Should The City of Calgary request that the Provincial Government take appropriate action to remove all video lottery terminals from our city? YES or No." Candidate Votes Percent Yes 104,999 No 144,281 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References Further reading Pryce Catherine Smorang Jackie Continuing Water Fluoridation in the City of Calgary, Alberta, 1997-1998 Journal of Canadian Dental Association February 1999 65 2 101–104 10079619 https://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-65/issue-2/101.pdf 1488-2159 1998 Calgary municipal election Calgary municipal election Municipal election, 1998