1926 Calgary municipal election

The 1926 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1926 to elect a Mayor seven Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board two trustees for the Separate School Board, and a number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

Calgary City Council governed under "Initiative, Referendum and Recall" which is composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen all elected to staggered two year terms. Mayor Frederick Ernest Osborne and five Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Robert Cadogan Thomas, Robert H. Parkyn, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook and Sam S. Savage elected in 1925 continued in their positions.

The 1926 election was the second incidence in Calgary history where a woman was elected to Calgary City Council, as Edith Patterson garnered 767 votes. Annie Gale was the first member of Calgary City Council elected in 1917.

Background

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.^[1]^[2]

Results

Mayor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Civic Government Association	Frederick Ernest Osborne	5,501	51.02%	Y
	Dominion Labor	Andrew Davison	5,280	48.98%
Total valid votes			10,781

Council

Quota for election was 1,335.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Dominion Labor	John Walker Russell	2,200	20.62%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association	Reuben Weldon Ward	1,834	17.19%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association	Peter Turner Bone	1,375	12.89%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association	Eneas Edward McCormick	1,286	12.05%	2nd	Y
	Civic Government Association	Harold Wigmore McGill	1,045	9.79%	6th	Y
	Civic Government Association	Frederick Charles Manning	961	9.01%	9th	Y
	Dominion Labor	Edith Patterson	767	7.19%	8th	Y
	Independent Labor	Andrew Graham Broatch	605	5.67%
	Dominion Labor	A. J. Boulter	289	2.71%
	Dominion Labor	J. E. Worsley	254	2.38%
	Independent Labor	B. Wallace	55	0.52%
Total valid votes			10,671

Public School Board

Quota for election was 2,491.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Dominion Labor	W. E. Turner	2,797	28.08%	1st	Y
	Civic Government Association	J. T. Sutherland	2,388	23.97%	2nd	Y
	Independent	Mrs. Norman Hindslay	2,231	22.40%	3rd	Y
	Civic Government Association	D. S. Moffat	1,828	18.35%	3rd	Y
	Independent	M. A. Wright	718	7.21%
Total valid votes			9,962

Separate School Board

Quota for election was 202.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	Independent	F. N. Sandgathe	308	50.91%	1st	Y
	Independent	Fred Kenny	184	30.41%	2nd	Y
	Independent	T. L. Heney	113	18.68%
Total valid votes			605

Plebiscites

Industries Assessment

City proposes to seek powers to grant reduced assessment from 50 to 25 per cent to new industries or extensions costing at least $25,000.^[3]

Industries Assessment	Votes	%
For	3,524	X%
Against	1,310	X%

Edmonton Trail Bridge

Edmonton Trail Bridge for $23,500. Requires a two-thirds majority.^[3]

Edmonton Trail	Votes	%
For	4,105	X%
Against	909	X%

References

^ "Fred. Osborne Choice of Electorate as Mayor; Five C. G. A. Aldermen, Two Labor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4856. December 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "Candidates, City Office". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4854. December 14, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (1954). Calgary Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 69. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[1] "Fred. Osborne Choice of Electorate as Mayor; Five C. G. A. Aldermen, Two Labor". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4856. December 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[2] "Candidates, City Office". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4854. December 14, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[1954ManualPlebiscites-3] City of Calgary (1954). Calgary Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 69. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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