January 1886 Calgary municipal election

January 1886 Calgary municipal election
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D.
Candidate George Murdoch James Reilly Dick
Popular vote 180 18 10
Percentage 86.5% 8.7% 4.8%
Mayor before election

George Murdoch

 Elected mayor

George Murdoch

The January 1886 Calgary municipal election was held on January 4, 1886 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the second Calgary Town Council from January 18, 1886 (or April 3, 1886) to October 21, 1886.

The second Council was terminated by a special Territorial Ordinance effective October 21, 1886 following an order by local Stipendiary Magistrate Jeremiah Travis. Travis contended George Murdoch had tampered with the voters' list and a new council was appointed which failed to garner public support.[1][2]

  1. ^ Foran, Max. "George Murdoch". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Yesterday's Election". The Calgary Herald. No. 18. January 6, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved 8 March 2020.