1911 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada

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Candidate	John William Mitchell
Popular vote	Acclaimed

Mayor before election

John William Mitchell

Elected mayor

John William Mitchell

The 1911 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1911, to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-eighth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1912, to January 2, 1913.

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. Mayor John William Mitchell and Commissioner Simon John Clarke was acclaimed as the only candidate for Mayor on December 4, 1911.

Results

Mayor

John William Mitchell - Acclaimed

Commissioner

Arthur Garnet Graves - Acclaimed

Councillors

Ward 1

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Charles Henry Minchin	555
Adoniram Judson Samis	542
Magnus Brown	502
Alfred Bruce Cushing	474
Charles Riddock	316
Hyman King	178
Thomas Hart	123

Ward 2

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Frank Russell Riley	530
Alexander Clarence McDougall	499
Shibley Goldsmith Carscallen	355
M.F. Batchelor	336
William Henry Ross	323
N.J. Duckworth	222
James Smalley	203
A.R. Vince	120

Ward 3

Candidate	Votes	Percent
James Abel Hornby	333
Richard Addison Brocklebank	272
Stanley Brown Ramsey	255
S. Carson	200
Bert Fisher	103

Ward 4

Candidate	Votes	Percent
George W. Morfitt	682
John Goodwin Watson	526
Reuben Switzer Whaley	398
A.C. Seratch	369
T.E. Jackson	362
Sidney Houlton	296

School board trustee

Public School Board

Candidate	Votes	Percent
James Walker	1,802
Herbert Arthur Sinnott	1,530
A.C. Newcombe	1,208
S.B. Hillocks

Separate School Board

Candidate	Votes	Percent
John Burns
J.J. Doyle
J.L. Tobin

References

"Few Surprises in Civic Elections". Calgary Herald. December 12, 1911. p. 24. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
"Mitchell Elected by Acclamation to Mayor's Chair". Calgary Daily Herald. December 4, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

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