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