List of Calgary municipal elections

This is a list of municipal elections held in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Elections for mayor were held annually until the 1923 election, when the election was for a two-year term. From the 1971 election, the mayoral term was three years. Elections for councillors and aldermen were held annually until the 1914 election, when the terms switched to two-year overlapping terms, with half of each council up for election each year. From the 1971 election, the aldermanic elections lined up fully with the mayoral elections, and were also for three-year terms.^[1] In 1976, the number of wards expanded to 14 (current number) with one alderman representing each ward for three years. On December 14, 2010, council voted to change the title to councillor, which took effect in the October 2013 election.^[2] In 2012 the Local Authorities Election Act was amended to increase the term length of the mayor and councillors to 4 years.^[3][4]

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Date	Mayor elected	Other candidates (>5%)	Aldermen / Councilor		Turnout	Eligible voters	Turnout %
December 3, 1884	George Murdoch		Simon John Clarke Simon Jackson Hogg	Neville James Lindsay Joseph Henry Millward
1885
November 4, 1886	George Clift King
1887
January 16, 1888	Arthur Edwin Shelton
January 21, 1889	Daniel Webster Marsh
January 20, 1890	James Delamere Lafferty
January 19, 1891	James Reilly
January 18, 1892	Alexander Lucas
1893
January 15, 1894	Wesley Fletcher Orr
1895
January 6, 1896	Alexander McBride
January 4, 1897	Wesley Fletcher Orr
January 3, 1898	Arthur Leslie Cameron
January 3, 1899	James Reilly
January 2, 1900	William Henry Cushing
January 7, 1901	James Stuart Mackie
January 6, 1902	Thomas Underwood
1903
January 5, 1904	Silas Alexander Ramsay
January 2, 1905	John Emerson
1906
January 14, 1907	Arthur Leslie Cameron
1908
January 2, 1909	Reuben Rupert Jamieson
1910
January 2, 1911	John William Mitchell
1912
January 2, 1913	Herbert Arthur Sinnott
The mayor is elected every year, and half the council is elected each year.
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
The mayor is elected for a two-year term, and half the council is elected each year.
1923
December 10, 1924			Fred White Thomas Crawford Rueben Ward	J.W. Russel Turner Bone Eneas McCormick
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
December 7, 1931	Andrew Davison (94.4%)	Philip Luck (5.6%)	S. S. Savage Robert Weir H.W. Riley	J.R. Miquelon Pansy Pue Edith Patterson
1932
1933	Andrew Davison
1934
1935	Andrew Davison
1936
1937	Andrew Davison
1938
1939	Andrew Davison
1940
1941	Andrew Davison
1942
November 1943	Andrew Davison (Accl.)		F.J. Chalk H.R. Chauncey E.A. McCullough	E.H. Starr J.C. Watson R. Wilkinson
1944
1945
1946	James Cameron Watson
November 1947	James Watson (57.5%)	F.R. Freeze (42.5%)
1948
November 1949	Donald Mackay (33.0%)	Paul Brecken (31.1%) James Watson (28.0%) G.M. Brown (7.8%)	Rose Wilkinson P.N.R. Morrison R.T. Alderman R.B. Corley	M.J. Dover N.D. McDermid E.H. Starr Leslie Hill
November 1950			Donald McIntosh Ross Upton A.N. Hutchinson	W.H.S. Boote Fred Parker J.L. Hill
November 21, 1951 [5]	Donald McKay (84.6%)	Gordon Wray (15.4%)	Gordon S. Houghton (Ind.) PNR Morrison (Lab.) Paul Brecken (CGA)	Rose Wilkinson (Ind.) M.J. Dover (CGA) E. Bruce Watson (Lab.)	31,875	87,550	37.3%
1952
October 1953	Donald Mackay (71.2%)	Donald McIntosh (27.0%)	Arthur Smith Rose Wilkinson P.N.R. Morrison Grand MacEwan	Paul Brecken Bruce Watson Melvin Shannon
1954
October 1955	Donald Mackay (86.0%)	Gordon Wray (14.0%)	Mack MacEwan Brecken	Morrison Stevens Macdonald
1956
October 1957	Donald Mackay	Clarence Mack Ernest Starr
1958
October 1959	Harry Hays	Donald Mackay
1960
All council seats become vacant. Candidates for alderman with the most votes were elected for 2 years, while candidates with the second most number of votes were elected for one. ^1
October 1961	Harry Hays	A. McFaul
October 17, 1962
October 16, 1963	Grant MacEwan (60.9%)	A.R. Smith (39.1%)	Ward 1: George Ho Lem Ward 2: Mark Tennant Ward 3: Edward (Ted) Duncan	Ward 4: Roy Deyell Ward 5: Walter Boote Ward 6: Dave Russell
1964
October 1965	Jack Leslie	P.N.R. Morrison Clarence Mack	Ward 1: L. Goodwin Ward 2: M. Tennant Ward 3: B.E. Langridge	Ward 4: M. Law and A. Smith Ward 5: J. Kushner Ward 6: D.J. Russell
1966
1967	Jack Leslie (55.1%)	P.N.R. Morrison (33.8%) Clarence Mack (11.1%)
1968
1969	Rod Sykes (60.0%)	Jack Leslie (34.3%) A.L. Harris (5.7%)	Ward 1: E. Musgrave Ward 2: Don Hartman Ward 3: A.D. Berry	Ward 4: L. Goodwin Ward 5: R.S.H. Greene Ward 6: Tom Priddle
The terms are extended to three years and all are elected simultaneously.
1971	Rod Sykes (57.9%)	F. Johns (36.7%)	Ward 1: E. Musgrave & Peter Petrasuk Ward 2: Don Hartman & Robert Simpson Ward 3: A.D. Berry & John Ayer	Ward 4: Barb Scott & Ed Oman Ward 5: J. Kushner & Gordon Shrake Ward 6: Ross Alger & Tom Priddle
1974	Rod Sykes (42.5%)	Ross Alger (40.5%) Peter Petrasuk (14.9%)	Ward 1: Pat Donnelly & Pat Ryan Ward 2: Donald Hartman & Robert Simpson Ward 3: John Ayer & Virnetta Anderson	Ward 4: Barb Scott & Ed Oman Ward 5: Gordon Shrake & Harry Huish Ward 6: Tom Priddle & Leone Wellwood
Council moves to a 14-ward system, with one alderman being elected in each ward.
1977	Ross Alger (41.3%)	Peter Petrasuk (29.6%) Ed Oman (27.7%)	Ward 1: Pat Donnelly Ward 2: Pat Ryan Ward 3: Robert Simpson Ward 4: Don Hartman Ward 5: Stan Nelson Ward 6: Brian Lee Ward 7: Greg Husband	Ward 8: Barb Scott Ward 9: Harry Huish Ward 10: Gordon Shrake Ward 11: Craig Reid Ward 12: Nomi Whalen Ward 13: Ann Blough Ward 14: Sue Higgins
1980	Ralph Klein	Ross Alger
October 17, 1983 [6]	Ralph Klein (80.3%)	Sue Higgins (11.1%)	Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Theresa Baxter Ward 3: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 4: Don Hartmann Ward 5: Les Pears Ward 6: Ron Leigh Ward 7: Tim Bardsley	Ward 8: Barb Scott Ward 9: Al Duerr Ward 10: Ray Clark Ward 11: Craig Reid Ward 12: Larry Gilchrist Ward 13: Jim Bell Ward 14: Diane Hunter
1986	Ralph Klein
1989	Al Duerr
1992	Al Duerr (90.4%)
1995	Al Duerr (92.3%)
October 19, 1998	Al Duerr (73%)	Ray Clark (17.3%) Rick Bell (8.3%)
October 15, 2001	Dave Bronconnier (28.3%)	Bev Longstaff (26.4%) Richard Magnus (22.5%) Ray Clark (20.5%)	Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: John Schmal Ward 4: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Craig Burrows Ward 7: Druh Farrell	Ward 8: Madeleine King Ward 9: Joe Ceci Ward 10: Diane Danielson Ward 11: Barry Erskine Ward 12: Ric McIver Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Linda Fox-Mellway
October 18, 2004	Dave Bronconnier (81.5%)	Oscar Fech (5.5%)	Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: Helen Larocque Ward 4: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Craig Burrows Ward 7: Druh Farrell	Ward 8: Madeleine King Ward 9: Joe Ceci Ward 10: Margot Aftergood Ward 11: Barry Erskine Ward 12: Ric McIver Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Linda Fox-Mellway
October 15, 2007	Dave Bronconnier (61.1%)	Alnoor Kasaam (16.9%) Sandy Jenkins (7.9%)	Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: Jim Stevenson Ward 4: Bob Hawkesworth Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Joe Connelly Ward 7: Druh Farrell	Ward 8: Jon Mar Ward 9: Joe Ceci Ward 10: Andre Chabot Ward 11: Brian Pincott Ward 12: Ric McIver Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Linda Fox-Mellway
October 18, 2010	Naheed Nenshi (39.6%)	Ric McIver (31.7%) Barb Higgins (25.6%)	Ward 1: Dale Hodges Ward 2: Gord Lowe Ward 3: Jim Stevenson Ward 4: Gael Macleod Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Richard Pootmans Ward 7: Druh Farrell	Ward 8: Jon Mar Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra Ward 10: Andre Chabot Ward 11: Brian Pincott Ward 12: Shane Keating Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Peter Demong
The mayor and the council are elected 4 year terms.
October 21, 2013	Naheed Nenshi (73.6%)	Jon Lord (31.7%)	Ward 1: Ward Sutherland Ward 2: Joe Magliocca Ward 3: Jim Stevenson Ward 4: Sean Chu Ward 5: Ray Jones Ward 6: Richard Pootmans Ward 7: Druh Farrell	Ward 8: Evan Woolley Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra Ward 10: Andre Chabot Ward 11: Brian Pincott Ward 12: Shane Keating Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart Ward 14: Peter Demong

See also

• Calgary City Council
• List of mayors of Calgary

References

1. "Calgary Civic Elections". AM 770. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
2. Jason Markusoff (December 14, 2010). "Calgary rejects alderman label after 116 years". Calgary Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
3. "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
4. "Local Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000, c L-21". CanLII. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
5. "Mackay is Re-Elected Mayor; Bridge Plebiscite Approved". Calgary Herald. 22 November 1951. p. A1.
6. "Polling results". Calgary Herald. 18 October 1983. p. B2.