The 1902 Calgary municipal election took place on December 8, 1902 to elect a Mayor and nine Aldermen to sit on the nineteenth Calgary City Council from January 5, 1903 to January 5, 1904.
Background The position for Mayor was contested by incumbent one-term mayor Thomas Underwood, who also previously served seven terms as Alderman, and five-term Alderman William Mahon Parslow.
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 with a voter's designated ward.
Key issues in the election were expansion of the sewer system, public health related to the spread of scarlet fever, municipally owned electric light systems, prohibition, and expanded fire protection.
Richard Addison Brocklebank became the first labour supported candidate to sit on Calgary City Council after he was acclaimed in Ward 3.
Results Mayor Candidate Votes Percent Thomas Underwood 419 60.81% William Mahon Parslow 270 39.19% Total419-
Councillors Ward 1 Candidate Votes Percent John Emerson 183 Silas Alexander Ramsay 182 Owen Herbert Bott 174 Mackenzie 154 Pitman 85
Ward 2 Candidate Votes Percent John Irwin 185 William Carson 143 William John Binning 95 John Hamilton Kerr 80 Brown 61
Ward 3 William Charles Gordon Armstrong - Acclaimed Richard Addison Brocklebank - Acclaimed James Abel Hornby - Acclaimed
School Trustees Candidate Votes Percent R. F. Hutchings 408 A. L. Cameron 364 Clifford Jones 333
September 1902 by-election Following William Carson's decision to decline the office of Alderman for Ward 2 communicated to the City Clerk on December 18, 1902, a by-election was held which was won by William Henry Cushing.
See also List of Calgary municipal elections
References
Sources Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020