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Election Records

Forms part of Fonds 1: Series consists of records created, accumulated and used by the City Clerk's Department to run elections for Mayor, Councilors and School Trustees and to record the vote on money by-laws, referenda and plebiscites. The records document the development of election processes including those designed to implement proportional representation in 1920; disputes regarding the counting of the vote and judicial recounts; nomination papers and oaths of office; staffing of election polls; preparation of voters lists; sample posters, ballots and other documentation created to facilitate the electoral process; and voters lists.

The records consist of three sub-series:

Sub-Series 4:Nominations and Results, 1874-1970

Sub-Series 5: Election Working Papers, 1874-1970

Sub-Series 6:Voters Lists, 1881-1970

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Results of 1874 civic election in West Ward

Results of 1874 civic election in West Ward

A voting tabulation sheet for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874 in West Ward. Voters’ names are recorded, along with who they voted for (Mayor and Aldermen), and the document was confirmed by William Nassau Kennedy, who was acting City Clerk.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Nominations for Mayor for 1875

Nominations for Mayor for 1875

A copy of nominations for Mayor for the year 1875, written down by the City Clerk during a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874. Francis E. Cornish was nominated by Andrew Strang and Alexander Logan, and William Nassau Kennedy was nominated by J.H. Ashdown and [H.L. Shelton?].

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

City of Winnipeg By-laws volume A (1 to 183)

Book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Voters list for 1875 civic election

Voters list for 1875 civic election

A list of eligible voters for Winnipeg’s second civic election on January 4, 1875, divided by ward. It was compiled sometime after the election by the City Clerk for the casket placed into the cornerstone of City Hall.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Voters list for 1874 civic election

Voters list for 1874 civic election

A list of eligible voters for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874, divided by ward. It was compiled by the City Clerk, likely in 1875, and was included in the casket placed into the cornerstone of City Hall.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

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