1890 Calgary municipal election

The 1890 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 6, 1890 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the sixth Calgary Town Council from January 20, 1890 to January 19, 1891.

1890 Calgary municipal election
January 6, 1890 (1890-01-06)
 
Candidate James Delamere Lafferty George Murdoch
Popular vote 130 110
Percentage 54.17% 45.83%
Mayor before election

Daniel Webster Marsh

 Elected Mayor

James Delamere Lafferty

Background

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]

The Calgary Daily Herald reported there were many cases of electors who were entitled to vote, but were not on the voters list.[2]

Results

Mayor
1890 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-James Delamere Lafferty13054.17%Y
-George Murdoch11045.83%
Total valid votes 240-
Source(s)
[3]

Councillors
1890 Calgary municipal election: Councillor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-Alexander McBride15464.17%Y
-James Reilly15162.92%Y
-Wesley Fletcher Orr14359.59%Y
-Joseph Maw12552.08%Y
-Howard Douglas10543.75%Y
-William Henry Cushing10242.50%Y
-Bannerman9640.00%
-Silas Alexander Ramsay9037.50%
-McLelland8836.67%
-Ede7129.58%
-Frederick George Topp7029.17%
-A. Parrish187.50%
-Ferguson72.92%
Source(s)

[4] 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.

Full name of unsuccessful candidates is not known.

See also

References
  1. Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
  2. "Lafferty Elected Mayor". The Calgary Daily Herald (309). January 6, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Lafferty Elected Mayor". The Calgary Daily Herald (309). January 6, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Lafferty Elected Mayor". The Calgary Daily Herald (309). January 6, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

Sources
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