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1890 Calgary municipal election

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1890 Calgary municipal election

← 1889 January 6, 1890 (1890-01-06) 1891 →
 
Candidate James Delamere Lafferty George Murdoch
Popular vote 130 110
Percentage 54.17% 45.83%

Mayor before election

Daniel Webster Marsh

Elected mayor

James Delamere Lafferty

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.

Background

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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

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Mayor

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1890 Calgary municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- James Delamere Lafferty 130 54.17% Green tickY
- George Murdoch 110 45.83%
Total valid votes 240 -
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Councillors

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1890 Calgary municipal election: Councillor
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
- Alexander McBride 154 64.17% Green tickY
- James Reilly 151 62.92% Green tickY
- Wesley Fletcher Orr 143 59.59% Green tickY
- Joseph Maw 125 52.08% Green tickY
- Howard Douglas 105 43.75% Green tickY
- William Henry Cushing 102 42.50% Green tickY
- 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%
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[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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lafferty Elected Mayor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 309. January 6, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lafferty Elected Mayor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 309. January 6, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lafferty Elected Mayor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 309. January 6, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

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