1911 Calgary municipal election|
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The 1911 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1911, to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1912, to January 2, 1913.[1]
Background
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. Mayor John William Mitchell and Commissioner Simon John Clarke was acclaimed as the only candidate for Mayor on December 4, 1911.[2]
Results
Commissioner
- Arthur Garnet Graves - Acclaimed
Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| Charles Henry Minchin |
555 |
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| Adoniram Judson Samis |
542 |
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| Magnus Brown |
502 |
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| Alfred Bruce Cushing |
474 |
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| Charles Riddock |
316 |
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| Hyman King |
178 |
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| Thomas Hart |
123 |
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Ward 2
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| Frank Russell Riley |
530 |
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| Alexander Clarence McDougall |
499 |
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| Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen |
355 |
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| M.F. Batchelor |
336 |
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| William Henry Ross |
323 |
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| N.J. Duckworth |
222 |
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| James Smalley |
203 |
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| A.R. Vince |
120 |
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Ward 3
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| James Abel Hornby |
333 |
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| Richard Addison Brocklebank |
272 |
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| Stanley Brown Ramsey |
255 |
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| S. Carson |
200 |
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| Bert Fisher |
103 |
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Ward 4
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| George W. Morfitt |
682 |
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| John Goodwin Watson |
526 |
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| Reuben Switzer Whaley |
398 |
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| A.C. Seratch |
369 |
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| T.E. Jackson |
362 |
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| Sidney Houlton |
296 |
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School board trustee
Separate School Board
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| John Burns |
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| J.J. Doyle |
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| J.L. Tobin |
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