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R.A.B.
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R.J.S.
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| Candidate
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Arthur Leslie Cameron
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Richard Addison Brocklebank
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Robert James Stuart
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| Popular vote
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821
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338
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297
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| Percentage
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56.39%
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23.21%
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20.40%
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The 1906 Calgary municipal election was held on December 10, 1906 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-third Calgary City Council from January 14, 1907 to January 2, 1908.[1]
Arthur Leslie Cameron was elected Mayor of Calgary for the second time, his first occurring in the 1897 Calgary municipal election.
Background
The election was held under multiple non-transferable vote where each elector was able to cast a ballot for the mayor and up to three ballots for separate councillors with a voter's designated ward.
The requirements for a candidate to be eligible to run for the office of Mayor or Aldermen included being a male or female over the age of 21. Property ownership requirements included owning real property with an assessed value of $200, or tenants of real property with a value of $400, or income in the amount of $400.[2]
All Aldermen candidates for Ward 3 and Ward 4 were acclaimed upon the close of nomination on December 3, 1906.[3]
Richard Addison Brocklebank was convinced to run as a candidate for Mayor in November prior to the election, he did so with the backing of Labour on the condition he would run as an independent.[4] In order to be eligible as a candidate for the Mayoral election, Brocklebank resigned from the License Commission a day prior to the election.[2]
Results
Mayor
| Candidate
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Votes
|
Percent
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| Arthur Leslie Cameron
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821
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56.39%
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| Richard Addison Brocklebank
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338
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23.21%
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| Robert James Stuart
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297
|
20.40%
|
Councillors
Ward 1
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
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| Alfred Moodie
|
259
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| Silas Alexander Ramsay
|
190
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| Robert Suitor
|
177
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| James Abel Hornby
|
163
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| William Pittman
|
136
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| Adoniram Judson Samis
|
120
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| Henry Haskins
|
57
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Ward 2
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
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| William Henry Manarey
|
352
|
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| Harry William White
|
302
|
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| George Thomas Young
|
238
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| William George Hunt
|
186
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Ward 3
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| John William Mitchell
|
Acclaimed
|
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| Simon John Clarke
|
Acclaimed
|
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| Arthur Garnet Graves
|
Acclaimed
|
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Ward 4
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
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| Charles McMillan
|
Acclaimed
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| John Goodwin Watson
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Acclaimed
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| Clifford Bernard Reilly
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Acclaimed
|
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Public School Board Trustees
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percent
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| Thomas Underwood
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616
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| A. McTavish
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581
|
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| James Short
|
580
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| R.J. Hutchings
|
191
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Separate School Board Trustees
- J.J. Chamberlain
- J.R. Miquelon
See also
References
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