1896 Calgary municipal election
Election in Alberta, Canada
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The 1896 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for December 14, 1896 to elect a Mayor and nine Councillors to sit on the thirteenth Calgary City Council from January 4, 1897 to January 3, 1898.
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December 14, 1896
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The entire council was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 7, 1896.[1]
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 three ballots for separate councillors.[2]
Results
Mayor
Councillors
Ward 1
- William Pitman Jr.
- William Mahon Parslow
- Silas Alexander Ramsay
Ward 2
- Arthur Leslie Cameron
- Neville James Lindsay
- Henry Brown
Ward 3
- Thomas Underwood
- Adam Robson McTavish
- Walter Jarrett