1923 Calgary municipal election
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December 12, 1923
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Candidate George Harry Webster Angus Smith
Popular vote 8,266 2,680
Percentage 75.52% 24.48%
Mayor before election

George Harry Webster

 Elected Mayor

George Harry Webster

The 1923 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board.

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 1922 and were still in office.

The 1923 election was the first where a mayor would serve for two years after the bylaw providing for a two-year term was approved by the electorate.

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]

The first woman elected to Calgary City Council, Annie Gale was defeated in the election. The Calgary Daily Herald reported approximately 4,240 women voted in the election, compared to 6,582 men.[3]

Results

Mayor

Webster was elected on the first count.

Party Candidate Votes  % Elected
Civic Government AssociationGeorge Harry Webster8,26675.52%Green tickY
Dominion LaborAngus Smith2,68024.48%
Total valid votes 10,946
Approximate rejected ballots 176

Council

Quota for election was 1,574.

Party Candidate Votes  % Count Elected
Civic Government AssociationThomas Alexander Hornibrook1,82417.37%1stGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationRobert Cadogan Thomas1,59815.22%1stGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationSam S. Savage1,33912.75%3rdGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationHarry W. Ross1,13910.85%8thGreen tickY
Dominion LaborWalter Little9388.94%8thGreen tickY
Dominion LaborAndrew Davison9358.91%8thGreen tickY
Dominion LaborAnnie Gale7937.55%eliminated
Dominion LaborRobert H. Parkyn7206.86%eliminated
IndependentGeorge D. Batchelor3803.62%eliminated
IndependentDaniel Dubber3753.57%eliminated
IndependentJ. Aaron2382.27%eliminated
IndependentHugh J. Duffield2192.09%eliminated
Total valid votes 10,498

Public School Board

Party Candidate Votes  % Count Elected
Civic Government AssociationFred S. Selwood3,11931.11%1stGreen tickY
Dominion LaborThomas. B. Riley1,79717.92%3rdGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationAnnie E. Langford1,78517.80%2ndGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationA. C. Newcomb1,69116.86%2ndGreen tickY
IndependentRobert J. Cameron1,02110.18%
IndependentMinnie B. Drummond6146.12%
Total valid votes 10,027

Separate School Board

Party Candidate Votes  % Count Elected
Civic Government AssociationJohn BurnsXX%1stGreen tickY
Civic Government AssociationV. H. BurgardX%2ndGreen tickY
Dominion LaborJ. H. O'BrianXX%3rdGreen tickY
IndependentG. D. VenidiXX%
IndependentW. D. Mackay44X%
Total valid votes X
  • Note: archived copies of The Calgary Daily Herald are poorly scanned and vote totals for candidates are not visible.

Plebiscite

Two Year Term for Mayor

Two Year Term for Mayor - Passed

Two Year Term for Mayor Votes  %
Yes %
No %

River Protection Bylaw

Bylaw for protection of river. - Defeated[4]

River Protection Bylaw Votes  %
Yes %
No %

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Webster, Mayor; C.G.A. Makes Clean Sweep". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Results of the Mayoralty Vote". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "4,240 Women Cast Civic Votes on Wednesday". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4937. December 14, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ "City Hall Nearly Deserted After All-Night Spell". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4936. December 13, 1923. p. 19. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Asked about the defeat of the river protection bylaw, Mr. Graves intimated that this was not unexpected.
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