| Election Name: | 1922 Calgary municipal election |
| Country: | Calgary |
| Type: | Municipal |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1921 Calgary municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1921 |
| Next Election: | 1923 Calgary municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1923 |
| Election Date: | December 13, 1922 |
| Image1: | 150x150px |
| Candidate1: | George Harry Webster |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,057 |
| Percentage1: | 53.40% |
| Candidate2: | Michael Copps Costello |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,103 |
| Percentage2: | 38.61% |
| Image3: | J. W. |
| Candidate3: | James E. Worsley |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,056 |
| Percentage3: | 7.99% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Samuel Hunter Adams |
| After Election: | George Harry Webster |
The 1922 Calgary municipal election was held on December 13, 1922, to elect a mayor, commissioner, seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. In addition three members were elected for the public school board.[1] [2] [3]
A swimming pool bylaw was defeated by a large majority.
Three plebiscites were held, one regarding compensation for aldermen, one to change the position of commissioner to an appointment, and one for a service tax. All three plebiscites were defeated.
The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being one year.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 2nd Ballot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | Labor | Marion Carson | 3,111 | First | Civic Government Association | V. H. Macaulay | 2,951 | Second | Civic Government Association | Geoffrey Silvester | 1,988 | Fourth | Civic Government Association | Lillie C. Woodhall | 1,837 | Labor | George McElroy | 1,457 | Independent | John Drummond | 649 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.
Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against
| Swimming Pool Bylaw | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,893 | 28.21% | |
| Against | 4,817 | 71.79% |
Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election
| Election or Appointment of Commissioners | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election | 9,792 | 87.62% | |
| Appointment | 1,384 | 12.38% |