The 1905 Calgary municipal election was held on December 11, 1905 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-second Calgary City Council from January 2, 1906 to January 14, 1907.
Nominations closed on December 4, 1905 with incumbent Mayor John Emerson and Aldermen John Rawlings Thompson nominated for Mayor.
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 Candidate Votes Percent John Emerson 724 57.64% John Rawlings Thompson 532 42.36%
Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent Silas Alexander Ramsay 258 William Pittman 233 Charles McMillan 225 Henry Haskins 179
Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent George Thomas Young 314 John Smythe Hall 248 William George Hunt 235 J.S. Mackie 230
Ward 3 Candidate Votes Percent John William Mitchell 215 Simon John Clarke 152 Arthur Garnet Graves 137 Richard Addison Brocklebank 124
Ward 4 Candidate Votes Percent Robert James Stuart 223 David Carter 166 Clifford Teasdale Jones 130 E. D. Benson 127 Eneas McCormick 121 Arthur Hobbs 112
Public School Board Nominations include: C.F. Comer James Walker E.H. Crandell
Separate School Board Nominations include: Thomas McCaffrey E.H. Rouleau Rev. A. Lemarchand
By-elections Ward 4 Alderman David Carter (1863—1906) died on July 1, 1906, John Goodwin Watson was acclaimed as Alderman for Ward 4 on July 23, 1906. His nomination by the Fourth Ward Ratepayers' Association came after a strenuous meeting which almost led to violence.
John Smythe Hall resigned as Alderman for Ward 2 effective November 30, 1906. No by-election was held.
See also List of Calgary municipal elections
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