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1906 Calgary municipal election

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1906 Calgary municipal election

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R.A.B.
R.J.S.
Candidate Arthur Leslie Cameron Richard Addison Brocklebank Robert James Stuart
Popular vote 821 338 297
Percentage 56.39% 23.21% 20.40%

Mayor before election

John Emerson

Elected mayor

Arthur Leslie Cameron

The 1906 Calgary municipal election was held on December 10, 1906 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-third Calgary City Council from January 14, 1907 to January 2, 1908.[1]

Arthur Leslie Cameron was elected Mayor of Calgary for the second time, his first occurring in the 1897 Calgary municipal election.

Background

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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.

The requirements for a candidate to be eligible to run for the office of Mayor or Aldermen included being a male or female over the age of 21. Property ownership requirements included owning real property with an assessed value of $200, or tenants of real property with a value of $400, or income in the amount of $400.[2]

All Aldermen candidates for Ward 3 and Ward 4 were acclaimed upon the close of nomination on December 3, 1906.[3]

Richard Addison Brocklebank was convinced to run as a candidate for Mayor in November prior to the election, he did so with the backing of Labour on the condition he would run as an independent.[4] In order to be eligible as a candidate for the Mayoral election, Brocklebank resigned from the License Commission a day prior to the election.[2]

Results

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Mayor

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Candidate Votes Percent
Arthur Leslie Cameron 821 56.39%
Richard Addison Brocklebank 338 23.21%
Robert James Stuart 297 20.40%

Councillors

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Ward 1

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Candidate Votes Percent
Alfred Moodie 259
Silas Alexander Ramsay 190
Robert Suitor 177
James Abel Hornby 163
William Pittman 136
Adoniram Judson Samis 120
Henry Haskins 57

Ward 2

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Candidate Votes Percent
William Henry Manarey 352
Harry William White 302
George Thomas Young 238
William George Hunt 186

Ward 3

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Candidate Votes Percent
John William Mitchell Acclaimed
Simon John Clarke Acclaimed
Arthur Garnet Graves Acclaimed

Ward 4

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Candidate Votes Percent
Charles McMillan Acclaimed
John Goodwin Watson Acclaimed
Clifford Bernard Reilly Acclaimed

Public School Board Trustees

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Candidate Votes Percent
Thomas Underwood 616
A. McTavish 581
James Short 580
R.J. Hutchings 191

Separate School Board Trustees

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  • J.J. Chamberlain
  • J.R. Miquelon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cameron Is Chosen by the Citizens FOR MAYOR". Calgary Herald. No. 6749 - EXTRA. December 10, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Labor Candidate Still in the Field". Calgary Herald. No. 6749. December 10, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Calgary Nominates Candidates". Calgary Herald. No. 6743. December 3, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Bright, David (1998). The limits of labour : Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-7748-5236-4.