1904 Calgary municipal election
The 1904 Calgary municipal election was held on December 12, 1904, to elect a Mayor and nine Aldermen to sit on the twenty-first Calgary City Council from January 2, 1905, to January 2, 1906. Nominations closed on December 5, 1904. Incumbent Mayor Silas Alexander Ramsay did not contest the election and instead contested an Aldermanic position in Ward 1. This resulted in incumbent Ward 1 Aldermen John Emerson defeating his opponents and incumbent Aldermen William Henry Cushing and James Abel Hornby to become the 15th Mayor of Calgary. 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 within a voter's designated ward. Results. Public School Board. Nominations included: By-election. William Leigh Bernard declined the office of Aldermen and his seat was declared unclaimed on January 2, 1905. James Abel Hornby was elected in by-election as Aldermen for Ward 1 on January 18, 1905.