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Events in Manitoba History: Winnipeg Municipal Election (1902)

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The Winnipeg municial election of 1902 was held on 9 December. The results were as follows:

Position

Candidate

Votes

Mayor

John Arbuthnot (1861-1931)

2,457

John Fletcher Mitchell (1862-1943)

2,135

Alderman (Ward 1)

James Cunningham Gibson (1855-1947)

272

J. J. Roberts (?-?)

71

Alderman (Ward 2)

John Russell (c1854-1904)

423

James Reynolds Wynne (1842-1914)

379

Alderman (Ward 3)

James Gerald Latimer (1842-1927)

438

John William Horne (1855-1917)

379

Alderman (Ward 4)

James Graham Harvey (1840-1923)

688

George Dales (1847-?)

451

James Scott (?-?)

388

Alderman (Ward 5)

Daniel David Wood (1859-1925)

Acclaimed

Alderman (Ward 6)

John Wesley Cockburn (1856-1924)

387

Frederick John Charles “Fred” Cox (1860-1939)

178

Sources:

“Civic contests in Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 December 1902, page 1.

“Some surprises at yesterday’s polls,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 December 1903, page 1.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 July 2020

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