1928 Calgary municipal election
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The 1928 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1928 to elect a Commissioner and six 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 three questions put before the voters.[1]
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 six Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook, Frederick Charles Manning, Robert Henry Parkyn, Samuel Stanley Savage, and William Howell Arthur Thomas elected in 1927 continued in their positions.[2]
Background[edit]
The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.
W.H. Green, a contractor running under the Civic Government Association banner was the only candidate for Council who had never ran for public office before.[3]
Results[edit]
Commissioner[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | count |
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| Arthur Garnet Graves | 5,756 | ||
| John Walker Russell | 4,056 |
Council[edit]
Quota for election was 1,343.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected | |
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| Independent | Andrew Davison | 2,016 | % | 1st | 
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| Dominion Labor | Fred J. White | 1,642 | % | 1st |
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| C.G.A. | Peter Turner Bone | 1,458 | % | 1st |
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| C.G.A. | Harold McGill | 1,252 | % | 3rd |
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| C.G.A. | Eneas Edward McCormick | 992 | % | 5th |
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| Dominion Labor | Edith Patterson | 949 | % | 4th |
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| C.G.A. | W.H. Green | 812 | % | |||
| Dominion Labor | James E. Worsley | 311 | % | |||
| Unknown | A.J. Boulter | 306 | % | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,738 | |||||
Public School Board[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | count |
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| W.E. Turner | 2,688 | ||
| Mrs. Norman Hindsley | 2,257 | ||
| J.D. McAra | 2,249 | ||
| E.T. Chritchley | 1,992 |
Separate school board[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | Percent | count |
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| C.J. Jones | |||
| Fred Kenny |
Plebiscites[edit]
Storm sewer[edit]
Relief and storm sewers bylaw for $380,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.
- For - 4,109
- Against - 1,149
Centre St. paving[edit]
Paving and widening of Centre Street North for $102,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.
- For - 3,804
- Against - 1,440
Fire hall equipment[edit]
New equipment for the fire hall for $50,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority.
- For - 3,692
- Against - 1,518
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Graves Re-Elected For Commissioner; All Bylaws Carried". Calgary Herald. No. 5466. December 13, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Calgary's Civic Government, 1929". Calgary Herald. No. 5446. December 13, 1928. p. 24. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "New Candidate Seeks Election". Calgary Herald. No. 5460. December 6, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved March 8, 2021.