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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]
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | |
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Citizen's Committee | George Harry Webster | 7,057 | 53.40% | ![]() | |
Independent | Michael Copps Costello | 5,103 | 38.61% | ||
Dominion Labor | James E. Worsley | 1,056 | 7.99% | ||
Total valid votes | 13,168 | 100.00% | – | ||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 267 | – | – |
The quota for election was 6,609, with George Harry Webster was elected on the first ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | Elected | |
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Dominion Labor | Fred J. White | 1,962 | First | ![]() | |
Citizen's Committee | Frederick Ernest Osborne | 1,810 | First | ![]() | |
Independent | Thomas H. Crawford | 1,544 | Fifth | ![]() | |
Independent | Frederick Johnston | 1,329 | Eighth | ![]() | |
Citizen's Committee | Neil McDermid | 1,011 | Tenth | ![]() | |
Independent | John Sidney Arnold | 964 | |||
Dominion Labor | John Walker Russell | 876 | Tenth | ![]() | |
Dominion Labor | Walter Little | 812 | Tenth | ![]() | |
Citizen's Committee | M. B. Peacock | 865 | |||
Independent | Alexander McTaggart | 682 | |||
Dominion Labor | Mary S. Corse | 551 | |||
Independent | Harry Pryde | 353 | |||
Independent | Charles Bell | 203 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,962 | – | – | ||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 521 | – | – |
The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 2nd Ballot | |
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Independent | Arthur G. Graves | 4,992 | 37.91% | 6,232 | |
Independent | Angus Smith | 5,293 | 40.20% | 6,037 | |
Dominion Labor | Samis | 2,783 | 21.13% | N/A | |
Total valid votes | 13,126 | – | – | ||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 357 | – | – |
There were 13,168 valid ballots, Graves was elected on the 2nd ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | |
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Labor | Marion Carson | 3,111 | First | |
Civic Government Association | V. H. Macaulay | 2,951 | Second | |
Civic Government Association | Geoffrey Silvester | 1,988 | Fourth | |
Civic Government Association | Lillie C. Woodhall | 1,837 | ||
Labor | George McElroy | 1,457 | ||
Independent | John Drummond | 649 |
All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.
Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against [4]
Swimming Pool Bylaw | Votes | % |
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For | 1,893 | 28.21% |
Against | 4,817 | 71.79% |
Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election [4]
Election or Appointment of Commissioners | Votes | % |
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Election | 9,792 | 87.62% |
Appointment | 1,384 | 12.38% |
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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]
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizen's Committee | George Harry Webster | 7,057 | 53.40% | ![]() | |
Independent | Michael Copps Costello | 5,103 | 38.61% | ||
Dominion Labor | James E. Worsley | 1,056 | 7.99% | ||
Total valid votes | 13,168 | 100.00% | – | ||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 267 | – | – |
The quota for election was 6,609, with George Harry Webster was elected on the first ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | Elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominion Labor | Fred J. White | 1,962 | First | ![]() | |
Citizen's Committee | Frederick Ernest Osborne | 1,810 | First | ![]() | |
Independent | Thomas H. Crawford | 1,544 | Fifth | ![]() | |
Independent | Frederick Johnston | 1,329 | Eighth | ![]() | |
Citizen's Committee | Neil McDermid | 1,011 | Tenth | ![]() | |
Independent | John Sidney Arnold | 964 | |||
Dominion Labor | John Walker Russell | 876 | Tenth | ![]() | |
Dominion Labor | Walter Little | 812 | Tenth | ![]() | |
Citizen's Committee | M. B. Peacock | 865 | |||
Independent | Alexander McTaggart | 682 | |||
Dominion Labor | Mary S. Corse | 551 | |||
Independent | Harry Pryde | 353 | |||
Independent | Charles Bell | 203 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,962 | – | – | ||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 521 | – | – |
The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 2nd Ballot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur G. Graves | 4,992 | 37.91% | 6,232 | |
Independent | Angus Smith | 5,293 | 40.20% | 6,037 | |
Dominion Labor | Samis | 2,783 | 21.13% | N/A | |
Total valid votes | 13,126 | – | – | ||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 357 | – | – |
There were 13,168 valid ballots, Graves was elected on the 2nd ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Marion Carson | 3,111 | First | |
Civic Government Association | V. H. Macaulay | 2,951 | Second | |
Civic Government Association | Geoffrey Silvester | 1,988 | Fourth | |
Civic Government Association | Lillie C. Woodhall | 1,837 | ||
Labor | George McElroy | 1,457 | ||
Independent | John Drummond | 649 |
All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.
Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against [4]
Swimming Pool Bylaw | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
For | 1,893 | 28.21% |
Against | 4,817 | 71.79% |
Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election [4]
Election or Appointment of Commissioners | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Election | 9,792 | 87.62% |
Appointment | 1,384 | 12.38% |