1893 Calgary municipal election

The 1893 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 2, 1893 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the ninth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1893 to January 2, 1894.

1893 Calgary municipal election
January 2, 1893 (1893-01-02)
 
Candidate Alexander Lucas Neville James Lindsay
Popular vote 231 101
Percentage 69.58% 30.42%
Mayor before election

Alexander Lucas

 Elected Mayor

Alexander Lucas

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]

There were a number of concerns during the election related to imperfect voting lists. The Calgary Weekly Herald reported a number of qualified electors were omitted from the list, and situations were wives were on the list where their husbands should have been listed. The errors were attributed to imperfect assessment rolls.[2]

Results

Mayor
1893 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-Alexander Lucas23169.58%Y
-Neville James Lindsay10130.42%
Total valid votes 332-
Source(s)
[3]

Councillors
1893 Calgary municipal election: Councillor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
-Wendell Maclean21865.66%Y
-Eugene Watson21765.36%Y
-John Simcoe Feehan21063.25%Y
-Wesley Fletcher Orr20561.75%Y
-Joseph Henry Millward18455.42%Y
-Robert John Hutchings16549.70%Y
-Hugh S. McLeod15045.18%
-Arthur Leslie Cameron14543.67%
-Edmund Cave13540.66%
-George Murdoch10030.12%
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.

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. "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald (10). January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald (10). January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. "Municipal Elections". The Calgary Weekly Herald (10). January 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

Sources
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