| Election Name: | 1888 Calgary municipal election |
| Country: | Calgary |
| Type: | Municipal |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | November 1886 Calgary municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1886 (November) |
| Next Election: | 1889 Calgary municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1889 |
| Image1: | A.E.S. |
| Candidate1: | Arthur Edwin Shelton |
| Popular Vote1: | 85 |
| Percentage1: | 36.64% |
| Candidate2: | George Murdoch |
| Popular Vote2: | 73 |
| Percentage2: | 31.47% |
| Image3: | 150x150px |
| Candidate3: | George Clift King |
| Popular Vote3: | 74 |
| Percentage3: | 31.90% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | George Clift King |
| After Election: | Arthur Edwin Shelton |
The 1888 Calgary municipal election was held on January 3, 1888 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the fourth Calgary Town Council from January 16, 1888 to January 21, 1889.[1]
The 1888 election was the first after the Town Council had expanded from four councillors to six councillors.
Nominations for council opened on December 27, 1887 and E. P. Davis was named returning officer, and the town fire hall was selected as his headquarters. Former Mayors George Murdoch, George Clift King and Arthur Edwin Shelton were nominated for the position of mayor. A public meeting was called a 2 p.m. later in the day to give speeches, which became so pointed and personal that several of the Aldermanic candidates withdrew their nominations.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Edwin Shelton | 85 | 36.64% |
| George Clift King | 74 | 31.90% |
| George Murdoch | 73 | 31.47% |
Six councillors were elected in this election. Election was conducted using Plurality block voting. Each voter could cast up to six votes.
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Elected | ||
| James Campbell Linton | 133 | |
| Howard Douglas | 122 | |
| John Gillies McCallum | 120 | |
| Wesley Fletcher Orr | 110 | |
| Henry Collins | 109 | |
| Alexander Allan | 109 | |
| Not elected | ||
| Isaac Sanford Freeze | 101 | |
| James Reilly | 84 | |
| Joseph Bannerman | 81 | |
| M. O'Keefe | 74 | |
| James Martin | 74 | |
| Joseph Maw | 57 | |
| James Delamere Lafferty | 25 | |
| G.T. Duncan | 24 | |
| T. Kdu | 22 | |
| Charles Watson | 17 | |