1922_Calgary_municipal_election

1922 Calgary municipal election

1922 Calgary municipal election

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The 1922 Calgary municipal election was held on December 13, 1922, to elect a mayor, commissioner, seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. In addition three members were elected for the public school board.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Candidate, Popular vote ...

A swimming pool bylaw was defeated by a large majority.

Three plebiscites were held, one regarding compensation for aldermen, one to change the position of commissioner to an appointment, and one for a service tax. All three plebiscites were defeated.

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being one year.

Results

  • bold indicates elected

Mayor

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The quota for election was 6,609, with George Harry Webster was elected on the first ballot.[4]

Council

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The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast.[4]

Commissioner

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There were 13,168 valid ballots, Graves was elected on the 2nd ballot.[4]

School Board

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Plebiscites

All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.

Swimming Pool Bylaw

Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against[4]

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Election or appointment of Commissioners

Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election[4]

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See also


References

  1. "Webster is Mayor, Graves Commissioner". No. 4631. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. "Vote by Polls for the Mayor and Commissioner". No. 4631. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 14, 1922. p. 30. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  3. "Candidates for Municipal Honors and Their Platforms". No. 4629. The Calgary Daily Herald. December 12, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. City of Calgary Municipal Manual (1923 ed.). Calgary, Canada: City of Calgary. pp. 67–68. Retrieved May 11, 2020.



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