1925 Calgary municipal election

The 1925 Calgary municipal election was held on December 16, 1925 to elect seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally five members for the public school board. The Mayor George Harry Webster was acclaimed following the close of nominations. The three candidates for the separate school board P. V. Burgard, John Burns and A. J. MacMillan were also acclaimed.

1925 Calgary municipal election
December 16, 1925
Elected Council

TBD

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 1924 and were still in office.

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]

Results

Council

Quota for election was 1,277.

Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
LaborAndrew Davison2,00719.57%1stY
LaborFrank Roy Freeze1,94418.95%1stY
Civic Government AssociationRobert Cadogan Thomas1,59115.51%1stY
LaborRobert H. Parkyn1,10410.76%2ndY
Civic Government AssociationThomas Alexander Hornibrook1,08410.57%3rdY
Civic Government AssociationSam S. Savage7136.95%8thY
Civic Government AssociationHarry W. Ross6886.71%8thY
IndependentThos. Vickers4844.72%
IndependentD. McPherson3383.29%
IndependentGeorge D. Batchelor3052.97%
Total valid votes 10,258

Public School Board

Quota for election was 1,608.

Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Civic Government AssociationFred S. Selwood2,37924.62%1stY
IndependentA. B. Singleton1,70817.68%1stY
LaborThos. B. Riley1,52815.81%3rdY
Civic Government AssociationA. C. Newcomb1,25613.00%2ndY
IndependentEvelyn Leacock1,18112.22%4thY
IndependentAmelis Turner96910.03%
IndependentW. E. Turner6426.64%
Total valid votes 9,663

Bridge Bylaw

Bridge bylaw for an expenditure of $22,000 to replace Nose Creek Bridge. Required a two-thirds majority to pass. - Defeated

Bridge Bylaw Votes %
Yes 2,831 59.64%
No 1,916 40.36%

School Clinic

School Clinic Vote. Required a simple majority to pass - Carried

School Clinic Votes %
Yes 5,043 55.74%
No 4,004 44.26%

Also See

References
  1. "Calgary Voters Fill City Council Slate". The Calgary Daily Herald (4552). December 17, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "Calgary's 1926 Municipal Government". The Calgary Daily Herald (4552). December 17, 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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