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.
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.
Results bold indicates elected
Mayor Party Candidate Votes % Elected The quota for election was 6,609, with George Harry Webster was elected on the first ballot.
Council Party Candidate Votes Count Elected
The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast.
Commissioner Party Candidate Votes % 2nd Ballot There were 13,168 valid ballots, Graves was elected on the 2nd ballot.
School Board Party Candidate Votes CountLaborMarion Carson3,111FirstCivic Government AssociationV. H. Macaulay2,951SecondCivic Government AssociationGeoffrey Silvester1,988FourthCivic Government AssociationLillie C. Woodhall1,837LaborGeorge McElroy1,457IndependentJohn Drummond649
Plebiscites All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.
Swimming Pool Bylaw Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against Swimming Pool Bylaw Votes %For1,89328.21%Against4,81771.79%
Election or appointment of Commissioners Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election
Election or Appointment of Commissioners Votes %Election9,79287.62%Appointment1,38412.38%
See also List of Calgary municipal elections
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