The 1935 Calgary municipal election was held on November 20, 1935, to elect a Mayor and six Aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. Along with positions on Calgary City Council, three trustees for the Public School Board, and three trustees for the Separate School Board were elected. Nominations closed on November 4, 1935.
Calgary City Council was composed of a Mayor, Commissioner and twelve Aldermen, each elected to staggered two year terms. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and proportional representation were in practice at this time.
Mayor Andrew Davison and six Aldermen: Douglas Cunnington, Frank Roy Freeze, William Ayer Lincoln, Robert Henry Parkyn, and Aylmer John Eggert Liesemer elected in 1934 continued in their positions.
Electoral system The election used instant-runoff voting for the election of the mayor.
The election used Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) to elect the six city councillors in a city-wide district.
The term for elected members was two years.
Background W. R. Herbert contested the Mayor's seat for the Social Credit Party, which successfully swept the Legislative Assembly months earlier in the 1935 Alberta general election. Social Credit Premier William Aberhart had previously stated that he did not favour the Social Credit party entering municipal politics. During the campaign it came to light that Herbert's business "Herbert Pain and Varnish Co., Ltd." was in three years in arrears for business tax and water service, however, Herbert was not disqualified.
Alderman Fred J. White resigned halfway through his two-year term to content the Mayor's seat.
Results Results from Calgary Daily Herald.
Mayor Candidate Initial votes Percent Andrew Davison 13,011 47.95% W. R. Herbert 10,956 40.38% Fred J. White 3,013 11.10% Fred Peat 152 0.56% Least popular candidates were eliminated, their votes transferred, and Davison eventually accumulated a majority of votes to win the seat.Calgary Herald
Council Quota for election was 3,313. Party Candidate Votes % Count Elected
Public School Board The quota was 3,053 Candidate Votes Percent count E.J. Chambers 5,684 D.A. Anderson 3,354 James L. Cromarty 2,034 J.S. McMurchy 3,389 Amelia Turner 3,608 C.R. Pearce 2,713 Arthur Craig 2,015 P.L. Brooks 864 Kay Rankin 539
Separate school board Candidate Votes Percent count P.V. Burgard 625 Roland McGuinness 561 Patrick Cregan 407 C.J. Jones 477 L.L. Plotkins 179
See also List of Calgary municipal elections
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