Events in Manitoba History: Winnipeg Municipal Election (1903)

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The Winnipeg municial election of 1903 was held on 8 December. The results were as follows:

Position	Candidate	Votes
Mayor	Thomas Sharpe (1866-1929)	2,407
	John Fletcher Mitchell (1862-1943)	1,404
	Robert Barclay (1840-1907)	794
Alderman (Ward 1)	Christopher “Chris” Campbell (1865-1931)	Acclaimed
Alderman (Ward 2)	James Reynolds Wynne (1842-1914)	475
	Henry “Harry” Sandison (1861-1942)	434
Alderman (Ward 3)	John William Horne (1855-1917)	513
	Albert Robert “Ginger” Snook (1835-1926)	109
Alderman (Ward 4)	Alexander McCharles (1850-?)	665
	Albert T. Davidson (c1861-1948)	641
	William Scott (?-?)	137
Alderman (Ward 5)	Henry Fry (1859-1933)	?
	David Anderson Ritchie (1858-1942)	?
	John Coltart (1861-?)	?
Alderman (Ward 6)	Frederick John Charles “Fred” Cox (1860-1939)	306
	Benjamin Nicholson (1842-?)	183

Sources:

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

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

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 July 2020