1904 Calgary municipal election
Election in Alberta, Canada
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The 1904 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1904, to elect a Mayor and nine Aldermen to sit on the twenty-first Calgary City Council from January 2, 1905, to January 2, 1906.[1][2]
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December 12, 1904
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Nominations closed on December 5, 1904.[3] Incumbent Mayor Silas Alexander Ramsay did not contest the election and instead contested an Aldermanic position in Ward 1. This resulted in incumbent Ward 1 Aldermen John Emerson defeating his opponents and incumbent Aldermen William Henry Cushing and James Abel Hornby to become the 15th Mayor of Calgary.
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 within a voter's designated ward.
Results
Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| John Emerson | 398 | 40.12% |
| William Henry Cushing | 372 | 37.50% |
| James Abel Hornby | 222 | 22.38% |
Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Alexander Ramsay | 265 | |
| John Rawlings Thompson | 235 | |
| William Leigh Bernard | 169 | |
| William Pittman | 124 | |
Ward 2
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Allan Stuart | 207 | |
| Robert Cadogan Thomas | 174 | |
| William Head | 170 | |
| Charles McMillan | 118 | |
| John Hamilton Kerr | 85 | |
| Samuel Bartholomew | 51 | |
| W. J. Dunn | 32 |
Public School Board
Nominations included:[4]
- Alexander Allan
- Robert John Hutchings
- Arthur Leslie Cameron
- James Short
- Edward Henry Crandell
- Thomas Underwood
Ward 3
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Addison Brocklebank | 259 | |
| Simon John Clarke | 237 | |
| Clifford Teasdale Jones | 217 | |
| David Carter | 204 | |