1909 Calgary municipal election

1909 election in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Candidate	Reuben Rupert Jamieson
Popular vote	Acclaimed

Mayor before election

Reuben Rupert Jamieson

Elected mayor

Reuben Rupert Jamieson

The 1909 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1909 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-sixth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1910 to January 2, 1911.

Mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 6, 1909.

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.

Results

Mayor

Reuben Rupert Jamieson – Acclaimed

Commissioner

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Arthur Garnet Graves	1,248
Simon John Clarke	1,194
John Goodwin Watson	749
Robert Suitor	217

Councillors

Ward 1

Candidate	Votes	Percent
George Henry Ross	562
George Ernest Wood	471
Malcolm Halladay	336
Thomas A. Clouston	272
Christopher Poffenroth	270
Thomas Hart	131

Ward 2

James Smalley
William Henry Ross

Ward 3

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Richard Addison Brocklebank	339
John William Mitchell	308
Milton Ross Wallace	251
Thomas John Searle Skinner	249

Ward 4

Candidate	Votes	Percent
William Egbert	397
Clifford Bernard Reilly	395
Clifford Teasdale Jones	366
Sydney Houlton	243
William J. Ferguson	115

School Boards

Public School Board

James Walker - acclaimed
Herbert Arthur Sinnott - acclaimed

Separate School Board

P. Burns - acclaimed
E.H. Rouleau - acclaimed
John Kenny - acclaimed

Plebiscite

A bylaw providing that the legislature be requested to give the ratepayers an opportunity of voting on a question of adopting a commission form of government.

For – 1,182
Against – 367

References

"Few Surprises in Municipal Elections". Calgary Herald. No. 7642. December 14, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
"No Election for Mayor this Year". Morning Albertan. December 6, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
"The Civic Nominations". Calgary Herald. No. 7635. December 6, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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