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1897 Calgary municipal election

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1897 Calgary municipal election

← 1896 December 13, 1897 (1897-12-13) 1898 ⊟
 
Candidate Arthur Leslie Cameron
Popular vote Acclaimed

Mayor before election

Wesley Fletcher Orr

Elected mayor

Arthur Leslie Cameron

The 1897 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 13, 1897 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the fourteenth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1898 to January 3, 1899. Arthur Leslie Cameron was acclaimed as mayor.[1]

Results

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Mayor

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Councillors

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Ward 1

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1897 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- William Hugh Kinnisten 78 30.23% Green tickY
- Alexander McBride 67 25.97% Green tickY
- Silas Alexander Ramsay 67 25.97% Green tickY
- William Pitman 46 17.83%
Source(s)

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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 three ballots for separate councillors.

Ward 2

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1897 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- Thomas O'Brien 106 32.52% Green tickY
- James Stuart Mackie 77 23.62% Green tickY
- Robert John Hutchings 77 23.62% Green tickY
- William Henry Cushing 66 20.25%
Source(s)

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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 three ballots for separate councillors.

Ward 3

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1897 Calgary municipal election: Councillor Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- Thomas Underwood 34 36.56% Green tickY
- Walter Jarrett 26 27.96% Green tickY
- Adam Robson McTavish 25 26.88% Green tickY
- Thomas O'Brien 8 8.60%
Source(s)

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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 three ballots for separate councillors.

School Trustee

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Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Independent McKenzie 144 40.22% Green tickY
Independent Parslow 114 31.84% Green tickY
Independent McNeill 100 27.93%
Total valid votes 358

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "O'Brien on Top". The Calgary Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 16, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

Sources

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