1899 Calgary municipal election
The 1899 Calgary municipal election took place on December 11, 1899 to elect a Mayor to sit on the sixteenth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1900 to January 7, 1901. All Aldermen candidates for council were acclaimed, and there was only a contest for the position of Mayor.[1]
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Results
Mayor
| 1899 Calgary municipal election: Mayor | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| - | William Henry Cushing | 200 | 53.33% |  | ||||
| - | Silas Alexander Ramsay | 175 | 46.66% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 375 | - | ||||||
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Ward 1
- Thomas Alexander Hatfield
- William Mahon Parslow
- Solomon Sheldwyn Spafford
Ward 2
- John Creighton
- James Hedley Grierson
- Hugh Neilson
Ward 3
- Donald J. Gunn
- Thomas Underwood
- Isacc Stephen Gerow Van Wart
See also
References
- "Mayoralty Contest". The Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 14, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Mayoralty Contest". The Weekly Herald. No. 52. December 14, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
Sources
- Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020
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