1898 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1898 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1897 Calgary municipal election 1897 1899 Calgary municipal election 1899 1898 12 12 150x150px James Reilly 185 52.56% 150x150px Silas Alexander Ramsay 167 47.44% 350px Mayor Arthur Leslie Cameron James Reilly The 1898 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1898 to elect a Mayor and nine Councilors to sit on the fifteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1899 to January 2, 1900.Reilly is Mayor http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1898/12/15/8/ 14 March 2020 The Weekly Herald 51 December 15, 1898 8 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 three ballots for separate councillors with a voter's designated ward.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 1898 List of mayors of Calgary Mayor yes yes CGY - James Reilly 185 52.53% yes CGY - Silas Alexander Ramsay 167 47.44% Total valid votes 352 - Reilly is Mayor http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1898/12/15/8/ 14 March 2020 The Weekly Herald 51 December 15, 1898 8 Councillors Ward 1 Calgary municipal 1898 Calgary City Council Councillor Ward 1 yes yes CGY - Solomon Sheldwyn Spafford 118 29.35% yes CGY - Robert Wilson Begley 117 29.10% yes CGY - James Alexander McKenzie 114 28.36% yes CGY - H. Riddell 53 13.18% Reilly is Mayor http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1898/12/15/8/ 14 March 2020 The Weekly Herald 51 December 15, 1898 8 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. Ward 2 Calgary municipal 1898 Calgary City Council Councillor Ward 2 yes yes CGY - James Stuart Mackie 131 30.05% yes CGY - Robert John Hutchings 117 26.83% yes CGY - Thomas O'Brien 115 26.38% yes CGY - William Mahon Parslow 73 16.74% Reilly is Mayor http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1898/12/15/8/ 14 March 2020 The Weekly Herald 51 December 15, 1898 8 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. Ward 3 Calgary municipal 1898 Calgary City Council Councillor Ward 3 yes yes CGY - Thomas Underwood 59 31.38% yes CGY - George Albert Allen 57 30.32% yes CGY - Isaac Stephen Gerow Van Wart 47 25.00% yes CGY - Ralph Bell 25 13.30% Reilly is Mayor http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1898/12/15/8/ 14 March 2020 The Weekly Herald 51 December 15, 1898 8 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. By-elections Councilor George Albert Allen submitted his resignation to City Council effective April 20, 1899.Alderman Resigns Calgary Herald 107 April 21, 1899 4 2252276266 William Henry Cushing won a by-election held on May 8, 1899 defeating Crispin E. Smith 52-22.Aldermanic Victory Calgary Herald 122 May 9, 1899 4 2252270394 See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1898 elections in Canada Category:1890s in Calgary Category:December 1898 in Canada