# 1926 Calgary municipal election

The 1926 Calgary municipal election was held on December 15, 1926 to elect a Mayor seven 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 a number of plebiscites were held, all requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.
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 five Aldermen: Frank Roy Freeze, Robert Cadogan Thomas, Robert H. Parkyn, Thomas Alexander Hornibrook and Sam S. Savage elected in 1925 continued in their positions.
The 1926 election was the second incidence in Calgary history where a woman was elected to Calgary City Council, as Edith Patterson garnered 767 votes. Annie Gale was the first member of Calgary City Council elected in 1917.

## Background

The election was held under the Single Transferable Voting/Proportional Representation (STV/PR) with the term for candidates being two years.

## Results
### Mayor

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Civic Government Association | Frederick Ernest Osborne | 5,501 | 51.02% | Y |
| | Dominion Labor | Andrew Davison | 5,280 | 48.98% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,781 |

### Council

Quota for election was 1,335.
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected |
| | Dominion Labor | John Walker Russell | 2,200 | 20.62% | 1st | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | Reuben Weldon Ward | 1,834 | 17.19% | 1st | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | Peter Turner Bone | 1,375 | 12.89% | 1st | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | Eneas Edward McCormick | 1,286 | 12.05% | 2nd | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | Harold Wigmore McGill | 1,045 | 9.79% | 6th | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | Frederick Charles Manning | 961 | 9.01% | 9th | Y |
| | Dominion Labor | Edith Patterson | 767 | 7.19% | 8th | Y |
| | Independent Labor | Andrew Graham Broatch | 605 | 5.67% | | |
| | Dominion Labor | A. J. Boulter | 289 | 2.71% | | |
| | Dominion Labor | J. E. Worsley | 254 | 2.38% | | |
| | Independent Labor | B. Wallace | 55 | 0.52% | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,671 |

### Public School Board

Quota for election was 2,491.
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected |
| | Dominion Labor | W. E. Turner | 2,797 | 28.08% | 1st | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | J. T. Sutherland | 2,388 | 23.97% | 2nd | Y |
| | Independent | Mrs. Norman Hindslay | 2,231 | 22.40% | 3rd | Y |
| | Civic Government Association | D. S. Moffat | 1,828 | 18.35% | 3rd | Y |
| | Independent | M. A. Wright | 718 | 7.21% | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,962 |

### Separate School Board

Quota for election was 202.
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Count | Elected |
| | Independent | F. N. Sandgathe | 308 | 50.91% | 1st | Y |
| | Independent | Fred Kenny | 184 | 30.41% | 2nd | Y |
| | Independent | T. L. Heney | 113 | 18.68% | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 605 |

### Plebiscites
#### Industries Assessment

City proposes to seek powers to grant reduced assessment from 50 to 25 per cent to new industries or extensions costing at least $25,000.
| Industries Assessment | Votes | % |
| For | 3,524 | X% |
| Against | 1,310 | X% |

#### Edmonton Trail Bridge

Edmonton Trail Bridge for $23,500. Requires a two-thirds majority.
| Edmonton Trail | Votes | % |
| For | 4,105 | X% |
| Against | 909 | X% |