1921 Calgary municipal election
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December 15, 1921
 
Candidate Samuel Hunter Adams
Popular vote Acclaimed

Mayor before election

Samuel Hunter Adams

Elected Mayor

Samuel Hunter Adams

The 1921 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1921 to elect six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board. The Mayor Samuel Hunter Adams was acclaimed.

There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: Fred J. White, John Sidney Arnold, John Hugill, Charles Stevenson, Walter Little and Alexander McTaggart, were all elected to two-year terms in 1920 and were still in office.

A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass. The only successful plebiscite reduced the number of commissioners election from three including the mayor, to two including the major.

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.[1][2][3]

A number of women were refused ballots during the 1921 election, the Calgary Daily Herald estimated a total of 1,000 to 1,500 women were refused votes. Women were refused who were not on the voting list, and many women assumed they would be on the voting list due to being registered for the 1920 Calgary municipal election.[4]

Results

Council

Party Candidate Votes  % 2nd Count Elected
Citizen's CommitteeGeorge Harry Webster1,49916.49%0Green tickY
Dominion LaborAndrew Davison1,14212.56%0Green tickY
Dominion LaborAnnie Gale1,05111.56%0Green tickY
Citizen's CommitteeJames H. Garden6467.11%0Green tickY
Dominion LaborGeorge D. Batchelor6747.42%0Green tickY
Dominion LaborRobert H. Parkyn7818.59%0Green tickY
IndependentJohn Walker Russell7538.28%0
Citizen's CommitteeNeil Intyre McDermid6096.70%0
IndependentGeorge J. Connolly4695.16%0
Citizen's CommitteeGeoffrey Silvester3814.19%0
IndependentGeorge E. Williams3013.31%0
Dominion LaborJohn Stark3003.30%0
IndependentJ. B. Douglas2002.20%0
IndependentWilliam Turner1761.94%0
IndependentF. C. Potts1071.18%0
Total valid votes 9,089
  • Full Names and affiliations of unsuccessful candidates not available.

Commissioner

Party Candidate Votes  % Elected
Citizen's CommitteeAngus Smith4,65452.90%Green tickY
Citizen's CommitteeArther Garnet Graves4,32547.10%
Total valid votes 8,979

Public School Board

Party Candidate Votes  % Elected
Dominion LaborR. B. Gale2,05125.47%Green tickY
Citizen's CommitteeFred S. Selwood1,46118.14%Green tickY
Dominion LaborThomas B. Riley1,12713.99%Green tickY
IndependentHarry Pryde1,04913.03%
Citizen's CommitteeClifford T. Jones1,02812.77%Green tickY
IndependentV. H. Macaulay83410.36%
Citizen's CommitteeH. T. Whittemore5036.25%
Total valid votes 8,053

Separate School Board

Party Candidate Votes  % Elected
IndependentP. V. Burgard21532.77%Green tickY
IndependentGeorge D. Venini18327.90%Green tickY
IndependentM. A. Harvey10636.16%
IndependentA. P. Donnelly9414.33%Green tickY
IndependentJohn J. Bowlen588.84%
Total valid votes 656
  • Political affiliations are not available.

Plebiscites

All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.

Reduce number of commissioners

Plebiscite to reduce number of commissioners from three, including the mayor, to two including the mayor. - Passed

Reduce Number of Commissioners Votes  %
Yes 3,202 81.69%
No 718 18.31%

Hospital Expenditure

Plebiscite to capitalize $71,381.61 of hospital expenditure and place it in previous $155,000 bylaw. - Defeated

Hospital Expenditure Votes  %
Yes 2,150 46.20%
No 2,504 53.80%

Victoria Park Bath House

Plebiscite to build public bath house in Victoria Park with $30,000 borrowed from electric light fund. - Defeated

Victoria Park Bath House Votes  %
Yes 1,578 40.52%
No 2,316 59.48%

Sewer Connection Bylaw

Bylaw for sewer connections, $25,000. - Defeated

Sewer Connection Bylaw Votes  %
Yes 2,028 55.26%
No 1,642 44.74%

Water Connection Bylaw

Bylaw for water connections, $25,000. - Defeated

WaterConnection Bylaw Votes  %
Yes 1,951 53.32%
No 1,708 46.68%

See also

References

  1. "Candidates for Municipal Honors and Their Platform". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4324. December 13, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. "Angus Smith Elected City Commissioner Over Graves Labor Scores Big Success". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4326. December 15, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. "The City Council". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4326. December 15, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. "Many Women Go To Polls Under Missapprehension". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 4326. December 15, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved March 4, 2020. Because they were on lists in 1920 figured they were on this year. 100 at one booth are refused votes.
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