1923 Calgary municipal election explained

Election Name:	1923 Calgary municipal election
Previous Election:	1922 Calgary municipal election
Previous Year:	1922
Next Election:	1924 Calgary municipal election
Next Year:	1924
Election Date:	December 12, 1923
Image1:	File:GHWebster.jpg
Candidate1:	George Harry Webster
Popular Vote1:	8,266
Percentage1:	75.52%
Candidate2:	Angus Smith
Popular Vote2:	2,680
Percentage2:	24.48%
Mayor
Before Election:	George Harry Webster
After Election:	George Harry Webster

The 1923 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a commissioner, four members for the public school board and three members for the separate school board.

There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: Frederick Johnston, Thomas H. Crawford, Frederick Ernest Osborne, Fred J. White, Neil I. McDermid, and John Walker Russell, were all elected to two-year terms in 1922 and were still in office.

The 1923 election was the first where a mayor would serve for two years after the bylaw providing for a two-year term was approved by the electorate.

A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.^{[1] [2]}

The first woman elected to Calgary City Council, Annie Gale was defeated in the election. The Calgary Daily Herald reported approximately 4,240 women voted in the election, compared to 6,582 men.^[3]

Results

Mayor

Webster was elected on the first count.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected

Council

Quota for election was 1,574.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected

Public School Board

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected

Separate School Board

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected

• Note: archived copies of The Calgary Daily Herald are poorly scanned and vote totals for candidates are not visible.

Plebiscite

Two Year Term for Mayor

Two Year Term for Mayor - Passed

Two Year Term for Mayor	Votes	%
Yes		%
No		%

River Protection Bylaw

Bylaw for protection of river. - Defeated^[4]

River Protection Bylaw	Votes	%
Yes		%
No		%

See also

• List of Calgary municipal elections

Notes and References

1. News: Webster, Mayor; C.G.A. Makes Clean Sweep . 5 March 2020 . The Calgary Daily Herald . 4936 . December 13, 1923 . 1.
2. News: Results of the Mayoralty Vote . 5 March 2020 . The Calgary Daily Herald . 4936 . December 13, 1923 . 21.
3. News: 4,240 Women Cast Civic Votes on Wednesday . 5 March 2020 . The Calgary Daily Herald . 4937 . December 14, 1923 . 17.
4. News: City Hall Nearly Deserted After All-Night Spell . 7 March 2020 . The Calgary Daily Herald . 4936 . December 13, 1923 . River Protection Bylaw . 19 . Asked about the defeat of the river protection bylaw, Mr. Graves intimated that this was not unexpected..