List of Calgary municipal elections
This is a list of municipal elections held in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Elections for mayor were held annually until after the 1923 election, when the election term was changed to two-year terms. From the 1971 election, the mayoral term was three years.
In the 1920s, Calgary votes also elected city commissioners.
Elections for councillors and aldermen were held annually until the 1914 election, when the terms switched to two-year overlapping terms, with half of the council up for election each year. From the 1971 election, the aldermanic elections lined up fully with the mayoral elections, and were also for three-year terms.[1]
Aldermanic elections at first held at-large with block voting (each voter had as many votes as there were seats to fill).
In 1917 Calgary brought in a system of Proportional Representation, under which city councillors were elected at large using Single Transferable Votes (STV). This survived until 1960. After that, retaining the single transferable votes, Calgary switched to a ward system in which multiple city councillors were elected in each ward in 1961 and 1971 - the elections in between were held according to Alternative Vote in which one councillor was elected in each ward.[2]
Calgary moved to a ward system (six wards each represented by two alderman) starting in the 1961 election. Its retention of single transferable votes produced the emergence and increased representation of neighbourhood or community-based political groups.[3]
Previous to 1971 election, terms of aldermanic service were extended to three years, and all were elected simultaneously, through the STV/PR system and wards. This was the last election held under STV.
Previous to 1977 election, the number of wards was expanded to 14 (the current number) with one alderman representing each ward, three year terms.
On December 14, 2010, council voted to change the title to councillor, which took effect in the October 2013 election.[4] In 2012 the Local Authorities Election Act was amended to increase the term length of the mayor and councillors to 4 years.[5][6]
School board elections are also held in line with city council elections. Hospital boards were also elected in various city elections in Calgary.
(Andrew Davison resigned as mayor)
| Date | Mayor elected | Other candidates (>5%) | Aldermen / Councilor | Turnout | Eligible voters | Turnout % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3, 1884 | George Murdoch | Simon John Clarke Simon Jackson Hogg | Neville James Lindsay Joseph Henry Millward | ||||
| 1885 | |||||||
| November 4, 1886 | George Clift King | ||||||
| 1887 | |||||||
| January 16, 1888 | Arthur Edwin Shelton | ||||||
| January 21, 1889 | Daniel Webster Marsh | ||||||
| January 20, 1890 | James Delamere Lafferty | ||||||
| January 19, 1891 | James Reilly | ||||||
| January 18, 1892 | Alexander Lucas | ||||||
| 1893 | |||||||
| January 15, 1894 | Wesley Fletcher Orr | ||||||
| 1895 | |||||||
| January 6, 1896 | Alexander McBride | ||||||
| January 4, 1897 | Wesley Fletcher Orr | ||||||
| January 3, 1898 | Arthur Leslie Cameron | ||||||
| January 3, 1899 | James Reilly | ||||||
| January 2, 1900 | William Henry Cushing | ||||||
| January 7, 1901 | James Stuart Mackie | ||||||
| January 6, 1902 | Thomas Underwood | ||||||
| 1903 | |||||||
| January 5, 1904 | Silas Alexander Ramsay | ||||||
| January 2, 1905 | John Emerson | ||||||
| 1906 | |||||||
| January 14, 1907 | Arthur Leslie Cameron | ||||||
| 1908 | |||||||
| January 2, 1909 | Reuben Rupert Jamieson | ||||||
| 1910 | |||||||
| December, 1910 | John William Mitchell | ||||||
| December, 1911 | John William Mitchell | ||||||
| December 9, 1912 | Herbert Arthur Sinnott | Richard Brockelbank [7] | |||||
| December, 1913 | Herbert Arthur Sinnott | ||||||
| The mayor is elected every year, and half the council is elected each year. | |||||||
| 1914 | Michael Copps Costello | J.H. Garden (elected commissioner) [8] | |||||
| 1915 | Michael Copps Costello | Samuel Hunter Adams | |||||
| 1916 | Michael Copps Costello | Samuel Hunter Adams | |||||
| Calgary changed to a STV/PR system. | |||||||
| 1917 | Michael Copps Costello | Hannah Gale Samuel Hunter Adams | |||||
| December, 1918 | Robert Colin Marshall | Samuel Hunter Adams Fred J. White | |||||
| December, 1919 | Robert Colin Marshall | Samuel Hunter Adams Fred J. White | |||||
| 1920 | Samuel Hunter Adams | Isaac Ruttle | Fred J. White | ||||
| 1921 | Samuel Hunter Adams | George Harry Webster Fred J. White | |||||
| December 14, 1922 | George Harry Webster | M.C. Costello James Worsley (Ind. Labour) [9] | Fred J. White | ||||
| The mayor is elected for a two-year term, and half the council is elected each year. | |||||||
| 1923 | George Harry Webster | Fred J. White | |||||
| December 10, 1924 | George Harry Webster (continuing from previous year) | Fred J. White Thomas Crawford Rueben Ward | J.W. Russel Turner Bone Eneas McCormick | ||||
| 1925 | George Harry Webster | Fred J. White | |||||
| 1926 | George Harry Webster (continuing from previous year) | ||||||
| 1927 | Frederick Ernest Osborne | ||||||
| 1928 | Andrew Davison | Fred J. White | |||||
| 1929 | Andrew Davison | ||||||
| 1930 | Andrew Davison | Fred J. White | |||||
| December 7, 1931 | Andrew Davison (94.4%) | Philip Luck (5.6%) | S. S. Savage Robert Weir H.W. Riley | J.R. Miquelon Pansy Pue Edith Patterson | |||
| 1932 | Fred J. White | ||||||
| 1933 | Andrew Davison | ||||||
| 1934 | |||||||
| 1935 | Andrew Davison | ||||||
| 1936 | |||||||
| 1937 | Andrew Davison | ||||||
| 1938 | |||||||
| 1939 | Andrew Davison | Fred J. White | |||||
| 1940 | |||||||
| 1941 | Andrew Davison | ||||||
| 1942 | |||||||
| November 1943 | Andrew Davison (Accl.) | F.J. Chalk H.R. Chauncey E.A. McCullough | E.H. Starr J.C. Watson R. Wilkinson | ||||
| 1944 | |||||||
| 1945 | James Cameron Watson | ||||||
| 1946 | James Cameron Watson | ||||||
| November 1947 | James Watson (57.5%) | F.R. Freeze (42.5%) | |||||
| 1948 | |||||||
| November 1949 | Donald Mackay (33.0%) | Paul Brecken (31.1%) James Watson (28.0%) G.M. Brown (7.8%) | Rose Wilkinson P.N.R. Morrison R.T. Alderman R.B. Corley | M.J. Dover N.D. McDermid E.H. Starr Leslie Hill | |||
| November 1950 | Donald McIntosh Ross Upton A.N. Hutchinson | W.H.S. Boote Fred Parker J.L. Hill | |||||
| November 21, 1951 [10] | Donald McKay (84.6%) | Gordon Wray (15.4%) | Gordon S. Houghton (Ind.) PNR Morrison (Lab.) Paul Brecken (CGA) | Rose Wilkinson (Ind.) M.J. Dover (CGA) E. Bruce Watson (Lab.) | 31,875 | 87,550 | 37.3% |
| 1952 | |||||||
| October 1953 | Donald Mackay (71.2%) | Donald McIntosh (27.0%) | Arthur Smith Rose Wilkinson P.N.R. Morrison Grant MacEwan | Paul Brecken Bruce Watson Melvin Shannon | |||
| 1954 | |||||||
| October 1955 | Donald Mackay (86.0%) | Gordon Wray (14.0%) | Mack MacEwan Brecken | Morrison Stevens Macdonald | |||
| 1956 | |||||||
| October 1957 | Donald Mackay | Clarence Mack Ernest Starr | |||||
| 1958 | |||||||
| October 1959 | Harry Hays | Donald Mackay | |||||
| 1960 | |||||||
| All council seats become vacant as city switched to ward systems (while continuing the use of STV). In each ward the candidate for alderman with the most votes was elected for 2 years, candidates with the second most number of votes were elected for one. Elections held through the STV/PR system and wards. 1 | |||||||
| October 1961 | Harry Hays | A. McFaul | |||||
| October 17, 1962 | |||||||
| October 16, 1963 | Grant MacEwan (60.9%) | A.R. Smith (39.1%) | Ward 1: George Ho Lem Ward 2: Mark Tennant Ward 3: Edward (Ted) Duncan | Ward 4: Roy Deyell Ward 5: Walter Boote Ward 6: Dave Russell | |||
| 1964 | |||||||
| October 1965 | Jack Leslie | P.N.R. Morrison Clarence Mack | Ward 1: L. Goodwin Ward 2: M. Tennant Ward 3: B.E. Langridge (Longridge?) | Ward 4: M. Law and A. Smith Ward 5: J. Kushner Ward 6: D.J. Russell | |||
| 1966 | |||||||
| 1967 | Jack Leslie (55.1%) | P.N.R. Morrison (33.8%) Clarence Mack (11.1%) | |||||
| 1968 | |||||||
| 1969 | Rod Sykes (60.0%) | Jack Leslie (34.3%) A.L. Harris (5.7%) | Ward 1: E. Musgrave Ward 2: Don Hartman Ward 3: A.D. Berry | Ward 4: L. Goodwin Ward 5: R.S.H. Greene Ward 6: Tom Priddle | |||
| The terms are extended to three years and all are elected simultaneously, through the STV/PR system and wards. | |||||||
| 1971 | Rod Sykes (57.9%) | F. Johns (36.7%) | Ward 1: E. Musgrave & Peter Petrasuk Ward 2: Don Hartman & Robert Simpson Ward 3: A.D. Berry & John Ayer | Ward 4: Barb Scott & Ed Oman Ward 5: J. Kushner & Gordon Shrake Ward 6: Ross Alger & Tom Priddle | |||
| Calgary ended its use of STV/PR and went to first past the post block voting system. | |||||||
| 1974 | Rod Sykes (42.5%) | Ross Alger (40.5%) Peter Petrasuk (14.9%) | Ward 1: Pat Donnelly & Pat Ryan Ward 2: Donald Hartman & Robert Simpson Ward 3: John Ayer & Virnetta Anderson | Ward 4: Barb Scott & Ed Oman Ward 5: Gordon Shrake & Harry Huish Ward 6: Tom Priddle & Leone Wellwood | |||
| Council moves to a 14-ward system, with one alderman being elected in each ward. | |||||||
| 1977 | Ross Alger (41.3%) | Peter Petrasuk (29.6%) Ed Oman (27.7%) | Ward 1: Pat Donnelly Ward 2: Pat Ryan Ward 3: Robert Simpson Ward 4: Don Hartman Ward 5: Stan Nelson Ward 6: Brian Lee Ward 7: Greg Husband | Ward 8: Barb Scott Ward 9: Harry Huish Ward 10: Gordon Shrake Ward 11: Craig Reid Ward 12: Nomi Whalen Ward 13: Ann Blough Ward 14: Sue Higgins | |||
| 1980 | Ralph Klein | Ross Alger | |||||
| October 17, 1983 [11] | Ralph Klein (80.3%) | Sue Higgins (11.1%) | Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Theresa Baxter Ward 3: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 4: Don Hartmann Ward 5: Les Pears Ward 6: Ron Leigh Ward 7: Tim Bardsley | Ward 8: Barb Scott Ward 9: Al Duerr Ward 10: Ray Clark Ward 11: Craig Reid Ward 12: Larry Gilchrist Ward 13: Jim Bell Ward 14: Diane Hunter | |||
| 1986 | Ralph Klein | ||||||
| 1989 | Al Duerr | ||||||
| 1992 | Al Duerr (90.4%) | ||||||
| 1995 | Al Duerr (92.3%) | ||||||
| October 19, 1998 | Al Duerr (73%) | Ray Clark (17.3%) Rick Bell (8.3%) | |||||
| October 15, 2001 | Dave Bronconnier (28.3%) | Bev Longstaff (26.4%) Richard Magnus (22.5%) Ray Clark (20.5%) | Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: John Schmal Ward 4: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Craig Burrows Ward 7: Druh Farrell | Ward 8: Madeleine King Ward 9: Joe Ceci Ward 10: Diane Danielson Ward 11: Barry Erskine Ward 12: Ric McIver Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Linda Fox-Mellway | |||
| October 18, 2004 | Dave Bronconnier (81.5%) | Oscar Fech (5.5%) | Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: Helen Larocque Ward 4: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Craig Burrows Ward 7: Druh Farrell | Ward 8: Madeleine King Ward 9: Joe Ceci Ward 10: Margot Aftergood Ward 11: Barry Erskine Ward 12: Ric McIver Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Linda Fox-Mellway | |||
| October 15, 2007 | Dave Bronconnier (61.1%) | Alnoor Kasaam (16.9%) Sandy Jenkins (7.9%) | Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: Jim Stevenson Ward 4: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Joe Connelly Ward 7: Druh Farrell | Ward 8: Jon Mar Ward 9: Joe Ceci Ward 10: Andre Chabot Ward 11: Brian Pincott Ward 12: Ric McIver Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Linda Fox-Mellway | |||
| October 18, 2010 | Naheed Nenshi (39.6%) | Ric McIver (31.7%) Barb Higgins (25.6%) | Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: Jim Stevenson Ward 4: Gael Macleod Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Richard Pootmans Ward 7: Druh Farrell | Ward 8: Jon Mar Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra Ward 10: Andre Chabot Ward 11: Brian Pincott Ward 12: Shane Keating Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Peter Demong | |||
| The mayor and the council are elected 4 year terms. | |||||||
| October 21, 2013 | Naheed Nenshi (73.6%) | Jon Lord (31.7%) | Ward 1: Ward Sutherland Ward 2: Joe Magliocca Ward 3: Jim Stevenson Ward 4: Sean Chu Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Richard Pootmans Ward 7: Druh Farrell | Ward 8: Evan Woolley Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra Ward 10: Andre Chabot Ward 11: Brian Pincott Ward 12: Shane Keating Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Peter Demong | 262,577[12] | 668,029[13] | 39.3% |
| October 16, 2017 | Naheed Nenshi (51.4%) | Bill Smith (43.7%) | Ward 1: Ward Sutherland Ward 2: Joe Magliocca Ward 3: Jyoti Gondek Ward 4: Sean Chu Ward 5: George Chahal Ward 6: Jeff Davison Ward 7: Druh Farrell | Ward 8: Evan Woolley Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra Ward 10: Ray Jones Ward 11: Jeromy Farkas Ward 12: Shane Keating Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Peter Demong | 387,306[14] | 666,663[15] | 58.1% |
See also
References
- ↑ "Calgary Civic Elections". AM 770. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ↑ J. Paul Johnston and Miriam Koene, "Learning History's Lessons Anew. The Use of STV in Canadian Municipal Elections," in Shawn Bowler and Bernard Grofman, Elections in Australia, Ireland and Malta under the Single Transferable Vote, p. 218-219, 229
- ↑ Johnston and Koene, "Learning History's Lessons Anew" in Bowler and Grofman, Elections in Australia, Ireland and Malta under STV.
- ↑ Jason Markusoff (December 14, 2010). "Calgary rejects alderman label after 116 years". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Local Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000, c L-21". CanLII. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, December 10, 1912
- ↑ Red Deer News, Dec. 16, 1914
- ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, December 14, 1922
- ↑ "Mackay is Re-Elected Mayor; Bridge Plebiscite Approved". Calgary Herald. 22 November 1951. p. A1.
- ↑ "Polling results". Calgary Herald. 18 October 1983. p. B2.
- ↑ "General Election Results". calgary.ca. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "The City of Calgary - 2013 General Election Official Results". calgary.ca. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Election Results". calgary.ca. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Election Results". calgary.ca. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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