November 1886 Calgary municipal election

November 1886 Calgary municipal election

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Candidate George Clift King John Lineham
Popular vote 195 172
Percentage 53.1% 46.9%

Mayor before election

George Murdoch

Elected mayor

George Clift King

The November 1886 Calgary municipal election was held on November 3, 1886 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the third Calgary Town Council from November 4, 1886 to January 16, 1888.

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. ^ "The Elections". The Calgary Herald. No. 43. November 6, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved 8 March 2020.