Election Name: | 1891 Calgary municipal election |
Country: | Calgary |
Type: | Municipal |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1890 Calgary municipal election |
Previous Year: | 1890 |
Next Election: | 1892 Calgary municipal election |
Next Year: | 1892 |
Image1: | 150x150px |
Candidate1: | James Reilly |
Popular Vote1: | 198 |
Percentage1: | 51.97% |
Candidate2: | James Delamere Lafferty |
Popular Vote2: | 183 |
Percentage2: | 48.03% |
Map Size: | 350px |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | James Delamere Lafferty |
After Election: | James Reilly |
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]
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]