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1917 - Calgary became first city in Canada to use a form of proportional representation (single transferable voting) to elect its city councillors. The mayor and other single-person posts were filled using instant-runoff voting. Hannah Gale, Calgary's first female councillor, elected. STV in use until 1961, then again in 1971.
There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.It is the largest metro area within the three prairie provinces.As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in Canada and its predecessor states. Prehistory
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In the early history of Calgary from 1884 to 1888, three Councillors were elected at-large by all electors, then from 1888 to 1893, six Councillors were elected. Following the passage of the Calgary Charter (Ordinance 33 of 1893), which provided "City" status to Calgary, the Councillors were elected to represent wards of the City.
Mayors of Calgary Mayor Term began Term ended Time in office 1: George Murdoch [a]: December 4, 1884: October 21, 1886: 1 year, 321 days 2: George Clift King