1890 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1890 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1889 Calgary municipal election 1889 1891 Calgary municipal election 1891 1890 01 06 150x150px James Delamere Lafferty 130 54.17% 150x150px George Murdoch 110 45.83% 350px Mayor Daniel Webster Marsh James Delamere Lafferty The 1890 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 6, 1890 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the sixth Calgary Town Council from January 20, 1890 to January 19, 1891. 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 four ballots for separate councillors.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 The Calgary Daily Herald reported there were many cases of electors who were entitled to vote, but were not on the voters list.http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll24/id/43772 Lafferty Elected Mayor 14 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 309 January 6, 1890 4 Results Mayor Calgary municipal 1890 List of mayors of Calgary Mayor yes yes CGY - James Delamere Lafferty 130 54.17% yes CGY - George Murdoch 110 45.83% Total valid votes 240 - http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll24/id/43772 Lafferty Elected Mayor 14 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 309 January 6, 1890 4 Councillors Calgary municipal 1890 Calgary City Council Councillor yes yes CGY - Alexander McBride 154 64.17% yes CGY - James Reilly 151 62.92% yes CGY - Wesley Fletcher Orr 143 59.59% yes CGY - Joseph Maw 125 52.08% yes CGY - Howard Douglas 105 43.75% yes CGY - William Henry Cushing 102 42.50% yes CGY - Bannerman 96 40.00% CGY - Silas Alexander Ramsay 90 37.50% CGY - McLelland 88 36.67% CGY - Ede 71 29.58% CGY - Frederick George Topp 70 29.17% CGY - A. Parrish 18 7.50% CGY - Ferguson 7 2.92% http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll24/id/43772 Lafferty Elected Mayor 14 March 2020 The Calgary Daily Herald 309 January 6, 1890 4 Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to six ballots for separate councillors. Full name of unsuccessful candidates is not known. See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Sources Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1890 elections in Canada Category:1890s in Calgary Category:January 1890 in Canada