# 1922 Calgary municipal election

The 1922 Calgary municipal election was held on December 13, 1922, to elect a mayor, commissioner, seven aldermen to sit on Calgary City Council. In addition three members were elected for the public school board.
A swimming pool bylaw was defeated by a large majority.
Three plebiscites were held, one regarding compensation for aldermen, one to change the position of commissioner to an appointment, and one for a service tax. All three plebiscites were defeated.
The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being one year.

## Results

* bold indicates elected

### Mayor

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Citizen's Committee | George Harry Webster | 7,057 | 53.40% | Y |
| | Independent | Michael Copps Costello | 5,103 | 38.61% | |
| | Dominion Labor | James E. Worsley | 1,056 | 7.99% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,168 | 100.00% | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 267 | – | – |
The quota for election was 6,609, with George Harry Webster was elected on the first ballot.

### Council

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Count | Elected |
| | Dominion Labor | Fred J. White | 1,962 | First | Y |
| | Citizen's Committee | Frederick Ernest Osborne | 1,810 | First | Y |
| | Independent | Thomas H. Crawford | 1,544 | Fifth | Y |
| | Independent | Frederick Johnston | 1,329 | Eighth | Y |
| | Citizen's Committee | Neil McDermid | 1,011 | Tenth | Y |
| | Independent | John Sidney Arnold | 964 | | |
| | Dominion Labor | John Walker Russell | 876 | Tenth | Y |
| | Dominion Labor | Walter Little | 812 | Tenth | Y |
| | Citizen's Committee | M. B. Peacock | 865 | | |
| | Independent | Alexander McTaggart | 682 | | |
| | Dominion Labor | Mary S. Corse | 551 | | |
| | Independent | Harry Pryde | 353 | | |
| | Independent | Charles Bell | 203 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,962 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 521 | – | – |
The quota required to be elected was 1,621, there were 12,962 total ballots cast.

### Commissioner

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 2nd Ballot |
| | Independent | Arthur G. Graves | 4,992 | 37.91% | 6,232 |
| | Independent | Angus Smith | 5,293 | 40.20% | 6,037 |
| | Dominion Labor | Samis | 2,783 | 21.13% | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,126 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 357 | – | – |
There were 13,168 valid ballots, Graves was elected on the 2nd ballot.

### School Board

| Party | Candidate | Votes | Count |
| Labor | Marion Carson | 3,111 | First |
| Civic Government Association | V. H. Macaulay | 2,951 | Second |
| Civic Government Association | Geoffrey Silvester | 1,988 | Fourth |
| Civic Government Association | Lillie C. Woodhall | 1,837 | |
| Labor | George McElroy | 1,457 | |
| Independent | John Drummond | 649 | |

### Plebiscites

All plebiscites required a two-thirds majority to pass. Only the reduction in number of commissioners plebiscite passed.

#### Swimming Pool Bylaw

Plebiscite for Bylaw 2139 - Swimming Pool - Against
| Swimming Pool Bylaw | Votes | % |
| For | 1,893 | 28.21% |
| Against | 4,817 | 71.79% |

#### Election or appointment of Commissioners

Plebiscite for the election or Appointment of Commissioners. - election
| Election or Appointment of Commissioners | Votes | % |
| Election | 9,792 | 87.62% |
| Appointment | 1,384 | 12.38% |