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The 1919 Calgary municipal election was held on December 10, 1919 to a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Additionally a Commissioner, four members for the Public School Board, three members for the Separate School Board, and six members of the Hospital Board were elected.
There were twelve aldermen on city council, but six of the positions were already filled: David Ernest Black, Frederick Arthur Johnston, John McCoubrey, Alexander McTaggart, Frederick Ernest Osborne and Fred J. White, were all elected to two-year terms in 1918 and were still in office.
A number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a majority to pass.
The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for Alderman being two years and the Mayor being one year.[1]
The turnout of 7,052 was the largest turnout in Calgary's history at the time, despite temperatures forecasted for -26 °C.[2][3]
- ^ "The Candidates for Municipal Honors and Their Platforms". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 3708. December 9, 1919. pp. 16–17. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Marshall is elected by bumper majority; money bylaws carry". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 3710. December 11, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Yesterday's Vote By Polls". The Calgary Daily Herald. No. 3710. December 11, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved March 16, 2020.