1890 Calgary municipal election
Election in Alberta, Canada
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The 1890 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 6, 1890 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the sixth Calgary Town Council from January 20, 1890 to January 19, 1891.
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January 6, 1890
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Background
Voting rights were provided to any male, single woman, or widowed British subject over twenty-one years of age who are assessed on the last revised assessment roll with a minimum property value of $200.
The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to four ballots for separate councillors.[1]
The Calgary Daily Herald reported there were many cases of electors who were entitled to vote, but were not on the voters list.[2]
Results
Mayor
| 1890 Calgary municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | James Delamere Lafferty | 130 | 54.17% |  | ||||
| - | George Murdoch | 110 | 45.83% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 240 | - | ||||||
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Councillors
| 1890 Calgary municipal election: Councillor | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | Alexander McBride | 154 | 64.17% | | ||||
| - | James Reilly | 151 | 62.92% | | ||||
| - | Wesley Fletcher Orr | 143 | 59.59% | | ||||
| - | Joseph Maw | 125 | 52.08% | | ||||
| - | Howard Douglas | 105 | 43.75% | | ||||
| - | William Henry Cushing | 102 | 42.50% | | ||||
| - | Bannerman | 96 | 40.00% | |||||
| - | Silas Alexander Ramsay | 90 | 37.50% | |||||
| - | McLelland | 88 | 36.67% | |||||
| - | Ede | 71 | 29.58% | |||||
| - | Frederick George Topp | 70 | 29.17% | |||||
| - | A. Parrish | 18 | 7.50% | |||||
| - | Ferguson | 7 | 2.92% | |||||
Source(s) [4] Election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to six ballots for separate councillors. Full name of unsuccessful candidates is not known. | ||||||||