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1893 Calgary municipal election

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1893 Calgary municipal election

← 1892 January 2, 1893 (1893-01-02) (Jan) 1894 ⊟
 
Candidate Alexander Lucas Neville James Lindsay
Popular vote 231 101
Percentage 69.58% 30.42%

Mayor before election

Alexander Lucas

Elected mayor

Alexander Lucas

The 1893 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 2, 1893 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the ninth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1893 to January 2, 1894.

Background

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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.[1]

There were a number of concerns during the election related to imperfect voting lists. The Calgary Weekly Herald reported a number of qualified electors were omitted from the list, and situations were wives were on the list where their husbands should have been listed. The errors were attributed to imperfect assessment rolls.[2]

Results

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Mayor

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1893 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- Alexander Lucas 231 69.58% Green tickY
- Neville James Lindsay 101 30.42%
Total valid votes 332 -
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Councillors

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1893 Calgary municipal election: Councillor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- Wendell Maclean 218 65.66% Green tickY
- Eugene Watson 217 65.36% Green tickY
- John Simcoe Feehan 210 63.25% Green tickY
- Wesley Fletcher Orr 205 61.75% Green tickY
- Joseph Henry Millward 184 55.42% Green tickY
- Robert John Hutchings 165 49.70% Green tickY
- Hugh S. McLeod 150 45.18%
- Arthur Leslie Cameron 145 43.67%
- Edmund Cave 135 40.66%
- George Murdoch 100 30.12%
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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 10. January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

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