1891 Calgary municipal election

The 1891 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 5, 1891 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the seventh Calgary Town Council from January 5, 1891 to January 18, 1892.^[1]

Background

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.^[2]

Results

Mayor

Template:Calgary municipal election, 1891/Position/Mayor

Councillors

Template:Calgary municipal election, 1891/Position/Councillor

References

^ "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.

Sources

Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020

[1891CgyHerald-1] "The Votes Cast". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 202. January 6, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[OrdMunicipal-2] Ordinances of the North-West Territories; An Ordinance Respecting Municipalities, R.O.N.W.T. 1888, c. 8. March 14, 2020.

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