The 1909 Calgary municipal election took place on December 13, 1909 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-sixth Calgary City Council from January 3, 1910 to January 2, 1911.
Mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson was acclaimed upon the close of nominations on December 6, 1909.
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.
Results Mayor Reuben Rupert Jamieson – Acclaimed
Commissioner Candidate Votes Percent Arthur Garnet Graves 1,248 Simon John Clarke 1,194 John Goodwin Watson 749 Robert Suitor 217
Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent George Henry Ross 562 George Ernest Wood 471 Malcolm Halladay 336 Thomas A. Clouston 272 Christopher Poffenroth 270 Thomas Hart 131
Ward 2 James Smalley William Henry Ross
Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent Richard Addison Brocklebank 339 John William Mitchell 308 Milton Ross Wallace 251 Thomas John Searle Skinner 249
Ward 4 Candidate Votes Percent William Egbert 397 Clifford Bernard Reilly 395 Clifford Teasdale Jones 366 Sydney Houlton 243 William J. Ferguson 115
School Boards Public School Board James Walker - acclaimed Herbert Arthur Sinnott - acclaimed
Separate School Board P. Burns - acclaimed E.H. Rouleau - acclaimed John Kenny - acclaimed
Plebiscite A bylaw providing that the legislature be requested to give the ratepayers an opportunity of voting on a question of adopting a commission form of government.
For – 1,182 Against – 367
See also List of Calgary municipal elections
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