The 1928 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1928 to elect a Commissioner and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board, two trustees for the Separate School Board, and three questions put before the voters.
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. Mayor Frederick Ernest Osborne and six Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook, Frederick Charles Manning, Robert Henry Parkyn, Samuel Stanley Savage, and William Howell Arthur Thomas elected in 1927 continued in their positions.
Background The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.
W.H. Green, a contractor running under the Civic Government Association banner was the only candidate for Council who had never ran for public office before.
Results Commissioner Candidate Votes Percent count Arthur Garnet Graves 5,756 John Walker Russell 4,056
Council Quota for election was 1,343. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Public School Board Candidate Votes Percent count W.E. Turner 2,688 Mrs. Norman Hindsley 2,257 J.D. McAra 2,249 E.T. Chritchley 1,992
Separate school board Candidate Votes Percent count C.J. Jones Fred Kenny
Plebiscites Storm sewer Relief and storm sewers bylaw for $380,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 4,109 Against - 1,149
Centre St. paving Paving and widening of Centre Street North for $102,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 3,804 Against - 1,440
Fire hall equipment New equipment for the fire hall for $50,000. Approval requires two-thirds majority. For - 3,692 Against - 1,518
See also List of Calgary municipal elections
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