1912 Calgary municipal election|
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| |  | | | Candidate | Herbert Arthur Sinnott | Richard Addison Brocklebank | | Popular vote | 3,761 | 1,449 | | Percentage | 72.19% | 27.81% | |
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The 1912 Calgary municipal election was held on December 9, 1912 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1913 to January 2, 1914.[1] Nominations closed on December 4, 1912.[2]
Background
The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors with a voter's designated ward.
Incumbent Mayor John William Mitchell was predicted to contest the Ward 3 Alderman's office, but did not file nomination papers.[2] The Weekly Albertan called Mitchell the most popular Mayor in Calgary's history.[3]
The Morning Albertan claimed the city prepared an insufficient number of polling booths and election officials, which resulted in many voters being unable to cast their ballot.[4]
Results
- Election results from the Calgary Daily Herald[1] and Morning Albertan.[5]
Mayor
Commissioner
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Adoniram Judson Samis | 2,599 | |
| Charles Henry Minchin | 1,012 | |
| George M. Lang | 787 | |
| James Abel Hornby | 616 | |
Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| George Henry Ross | 842 | |
| Stanley Gordon Freeze | 802 | |
| Thomas Alfred Presswood Frost | 717 | |
| R.J. Frizzle | 468 | |
| Magnus Brown | 333 | |
| York Shaw | 309 | |
| J.M. Lowndes | 240 | |
| John McCoubrey | 192 | |
| M. McCannel | 181 | |
Ward 2
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen | 1,014 | |
| Herbert Bealey Adshead | 940 | |
| William Ross Sr. | 906 | |
| Frank Russell Riley | 768 | |
| Alex Ross | 692 | |
| George E. Wood | 679 | |
| Alexander Clarence McDougall | 640 | |
| J. C. McFarlane | 539 | |
Ward 3
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Stanley Brown Ramsey | 367 | |
| Douglas Ralph Crichton | 301 | |
| Samuel Allen Carson | 278 | |
| Thomas Hart | 183 | |
| Bert Fisher | 144 | |
Ward 4
School board trustee
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| James Short | 3,221 | |
| S.Y. Taylor | 2,731 | |
| John T. MacDonald | 2,703 | |
| A.C. Newcombe | 2,568 | |
| R.J. Hutchings | 2,375 | |
| F.W. Mapson | 2,153 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sinnott and Samis Sweep the City in Elections". Calgary Herald. December 10, 1912. p. 20. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nominating Day All Over the Big West". The Weekly Albertan. December 4, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "The Mayor Withdraws". The Weekly Albertan. December 4, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lack of Accommodation at the Polls". Morning Albertan. December 10, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "City Ring Smashed, Sinnott and Samis Win; Good Aldermen are Elected". Morning Albertan. December 10, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
