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1923 Calgary municipal election

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1923 Calgary municipal election
← 1922 December 12, 1923 1924 →
 
Candidate George Harry Webster Angus Smith
Popular vote 8,266 2,680
Percentage 75.52% 24.48%

Mayor before election

George Harry Webster

Elected mayor

George Harry Webster

The 1923 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board.

There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: Frederick Johnston, Thomas H. Crawford, Frederick Ernest Osborne, Fred J. White, Neil I. McDermid, and John Walker Russell, were all elected to two-year terms in 1922 and were still in office.

The 1923 election was the first where a mayor would serve for two years after the bylaw providing for a two-year term was approved by the electorate.

A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.[1][2]

The first woman elected to Calgary City Council, Annie Gale was defeated in the election. The Calgary Daily Herald reported approximately 4,240 women voted in the election, compared to 6,582 men.[3]

Results

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Mayor

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Webster was elected on the first count.

Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Civic Government Association George Harry Webster 8,266 75.52% Green tickY
Dominion Labor Angus Smith 2,680 24.48%
Total valid votes 10,946
Approximate rejected ballots 176

Council

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Quota for election was 1,574.

Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Civic Government Association Thomas Alexander Hornibrook 1,824 17.37% 1st Green tickY
Civic Government Association Robert Cadogan Thomas 1,598 15.22% 1st Green tickY
Civic Government Association Sam S. Savage 1,339 12.75% 3rd Green tickY
Civic Government Association Harry W. Ross 1,139 10.85% 8th Green tickY
Dominion Labor Walter Little 938 8.94% 8th Green tickY
Dominion Labor Andrew Davison 935 8.91% 8th Green tickY
Dominion Labor Annie Gale 793 7.55% eliminated
Dominion Labor Robert H. Parkyn 720 6.86% eliminated
Independent George D. Batchelor 380 3.62% eliminated
Independent Daniel Dubber 375 3.57% eliminated
Independent J. Aaron 238 2.27% eliminated
Independent Hugh J. Duffield 219 2.09% eliminated
Total valid votes 10,498

Public School Board

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Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Civic Government Association Fred S. Selwood 3,119 31.11% 1st Green tickY
Dominion Labor Thomas. B. Riley 1,797 17.92% 3rd Green tickY
Civic Government Association Annie E. Langford 1,785 17.80% 2nd Green tickY
Civic Government Association A. C. Newcomb 1,691 16.86% 2nd Green tickY
Independent Robert J. Cameron 1,021 10.18%
Independent Minnie B. Drummond 614 6.12%
Total valid votes 10,027

Separate School Board

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Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Civic Government Association John Burns X X% 1st Green tickY
Civic Government Association V. H. Burgard X% 2nd Green tickY
Dominion Labor J. H. O'Brian X X% 3rd Green tickY
Independent G. D. Venidi X X%
Independent W. D. Mackay 44 X%
Total valid votes X
  • Note: archived copies of The Calgary Daily Herald are poorly scanned and vote totals for candidates are not visible.

Plebiscite

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Two Year Term for Mayor

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Two Year Term for Mayor - Passed

Two Year Term for Mayor Votes %
Yes %
No %

River Protection Bylaw

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Bylaw for protection of river. - Defeated[4]

River Protection Bylaw Votes %
Yes %
No %

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Webster, Mayor; C.G.A. Makes Clean Sweep". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Results of the Mayoralty Vote". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "4,240 Women Cast Civic Votes on Wednesday". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4937. December 14, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "City Hall Nearly Deserted After All-Night Spell". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 19. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Asked about the defeat of the river protection bylaw, Mr. Graves intimated that this was not unexpected.