1933 Calgary municipal election

1933 Calgary municipal election

November 22, 1933

S.S.S. Candidate Andrew Davison Samuel Stanley Savage Popular vote 20,366 3,315 Percentage 86% 14%

Mayor before election Andrew Davison Elected mayor Andrew Davison

The 1933 Calgary municipal election was held on November 22, 1933 to elect a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, a Commissioner, three trustees for the Public School Board, and two trustees for the Separate School Board.[1]

Calgary City Council governed under "Initiative, Referendum and Recall" which is composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen all elected to staggered two year terms. Commissioner Thomas B. Riley and six Aldermen: Peter Turner Bone, William Ayer Lincoln, Robert Henry Parkyn, John Walker Russell, Fred J. White, and Harry Humble elected in 1932 continued in their positions.[1]

Background

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years. The total ballots cast in the election reached 23,681 which was the highest in Calgary history, over 5,000 more than the previous record in 1931.[1]

Results

Results from Calgary Daily Herald.[2]

Mayor

Candidate	Votes	Percent
Andrew Davison	20,366	86%
Samuel Stanley Savage	3,315	14%

Council

Quota for election was 3,286.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Count	Elected
	C.G.A.	Robert Henry Weir	3,369	%	1st	Y
	C.G.A.	Alexander John MacMillan	3,367	%	1st	Y
	Dominion Labor	William George Southern	3,029	%	3rd	Y
	C.G.A.	Harold William Hounsfield Riley	2,058	%	8th	Y
	Independent	Joseph Hope Ross	2,055	%	8th	Y
	Independent	Joseph Brown Seymour	1,796	%	8th	Y
	C.G.A.	Pansy Louise Pue	1,695	%
	Independent	Donald McPherson	1,278	%
	Dominion Labor	F.F. McNeill	1,230	%
	Dominion Labor	Thomas Sutcliffe	1,029	%
	Independent	Matthew Smith	916	%
Total valid votes

Public School Board

The quota was 3,053

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
Amelia Turner	7,635
F.E. Spooner	6,788
E.J. Chambers	2,075
P.L. Brooks	1,554
Watson	1,545
John O'Sullivan	920
Lowe	378

Separate school board

Candidate	Votes	Percent	count
John Burns	Acclaimed

Plebiscites

Elimination of Recall

For the elimination of recall provisions in the City Charter.[3]

• For - 12,131
• Against - 8,758

Fire department hours

To provide fire fighters one day off in a seven-day week.[3]

• For - 11,384
• Against - 11,227

See also

• List of Calgary municipal elections

References

1. "Re-elect Davison Mayor by Big Majority". Calgary Daily Herald. November 23, 1933. p. 1. ProQuest 2252807829. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
2. "Record Vote Polled as Citizens Select 1934 Administration". Calgary Daily Herald. November 23, 1933. p. 12. ProQuest 2252807567. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
3. City of Calgary (1952). Municipal Manual. City of Calgary. p. 71. Retrieved March 9, 2021.