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1911 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1911. Africa * Liberian general election * Mauritius general election * Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election Europe * Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election * Bulgarian parliamentary election * Cisleithanian legislative election * Finnish parliamentary election * Portuguese Constituent National Assembly election * Swedish general election * Swiss federal election United Kingdom * Arfon by-election * Bootle by-election North America Canada * Canadian federal election * Edmonton municipal by-election * Nova Scotia general election * Ontario general election * Toronto municipal election United States * Senate election in New York Oceania Australia * Constitutional referendum * Western Australian state election New Zealand * General election * Christchurch North by-election See also * :1911 elections {{Electoral calendar navigation 1911 Elections An election is a formal group decision-maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Liberian General Election
General elections were held in Liberia in 1911. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Daniel Edward Howard of the True Whig Party, who defeated J. J. Dossen of the Republican Party (Liberia), Republican Party. He took office on 1 January 1912. References 1911 elections in Africa, Liberia 1911 in Liberia, General Elections in Liberia Election and referendum articles with incomplete results {{Africa-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Edmonton Municipal By-election
In 1911, James McKinley, an alderman on Edmonton City Council, resigned his position to protest the firing of two city commissioners. A by-election to fill the vacancy he left was scheduled for August 14 of that year. McKinley himself was a candidate, as was Thomas Bellamy. Bellamy defeated McKinely by a count of 966 votes to 576. ReferencesCity of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections {{Edmonton elections 1911
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Lists Of Elections By Year
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1911 Christchurch North By-election
The 1911 Christchurch North by-election was a by-election during the 17th New Zealand Parliament held on 17 August that year in the electorate. It was triggered by the death of sitting member Tommy Taylor on 27 July and was won by his close friend and political ally, Leonard Isitt. Background Taylor had come to national prominence over prohibition even before he was first elected to parliament in the . A radical politician, he was interested in a variety of labour and liberal issues, but was a staunch opponent of Richard Seddon and always maintained his independence, going as far as refusing company ownership or joining cabinet. On a personal level, he was deeply popular with the population, and when he died aged 49 only months after having been elected Mayor of Christchurch, 50,000 people lined the streets during his funeral procession. Candidates and campaign At the time, Taylor had been one of New Zealand's most colourful politicians. Naturally, when it came to discussions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 New Zealand General Election
The 1911 New Zealand general election was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 590,042 (83.5%) voters turned out to vote. In two seats ( Eastern Maori and Gisborne) there was only one candidate (not one seat, as in Wilson). Outcome The result was that the Liberal Party, which had won a majority of seats (50 of 80) in Parliament, lost 17 seats and its majority, winning only 33. The Reform Party gained 9 to obtain a plurality (37) of seats. , Elections.org Liberal Prime Minister |
1911 Western Australian State Election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 3 October 1911 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader John Scaddan, defeated the conservative Ministerialist government led by Premier Frank Wilson. In doing so, Scaddan achieved Labor's first absolute majority on the floor of the Assembly and, with 68% of the seats (34 of 50), set a record for Labor's biggest majority in Western Australia. The record would stand for nearly 106 years until Labor won 69% of seats (41 of 59) at the 2017 election. The result came as something of a surprise to many commentators and particularly to the Ministerialists, as they went to an election for the first time as a single grouping backed by John Forrest's Western Australian Liberal League, under a new system of compulsory preferential voting and new electoral boundaries both of which had been passed by Parliament earlier in the year despite ardent Labor oppositi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Australian Referendum
The 1911 Australian referendum was held on 26 April 1911. It contained two referendum questions. __NoTOC__ Results in detail Trade and Commerce :''This section is an excerpt from 1911 Australian referendum (Trade and Commerce) § Results'' Monopolies :''This section is an excerpt from 1911 Australian referendum (Monopolies) § Results'' See also *Referendums in Australia *Politics of Australia *History of Australia References Further reading * * . * Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present' AEC, Canberra. {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Referendum, 1911 1911 referendums 1911 Plebiscite A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of ... April 1911 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Senate Election In New York, 1911
The 1911 United States Senate election in New York was held from January 17 to March 31, 1911, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate. The initial Democratic choice for Senator, former Lieutenant Governor William F. Sheehan, was defeated. Although Sheehan had the support of Tammany Hall, insurgent Democratic legislators led by State Senator Franklin Delano Roosevelt revolted against the machine and deadlocked balloting until March. The Roosevelt faction forced a second Democratic caucus in late March to nominate Judge James A. O'Gorman, who was elected on March 31. Background Republican Chauncey M. Depew had been re-elected to this seat in 1905, and his term would expire on March 3, 1911. In the 1910 state election, 29 Democrats, 21 Republicans and 1 Independence Senators were elected for a two-year term (1911–1912), along with 86 Democrats, 63 Republicans and 1 Independence Leaguer were elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Toronto Municipal Election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1911. Mayor George Reginald Geary was easily reelected mayor. Toronto mayor Mayor George Reginald Geary had been elected mayor the year previous 1910. His only opposition were two candidates who had never before held elected office. Herbert Capewell, who finished second, had no intention of winning and declared his campaign a protest against the city taking over public transit in the city from private companies. ;Results :George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - 30,931 :Herbert Capewell - 2,671 :Robert Buist Noble - 530 Board of Control There was one change to the Board of Control as ''Toronto Daily Star'' founder Horatio Clarence Hocken won a seat at the expense of incumbent Thomas Foster. :Horatio Clarence Hocken - 22,761 : Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 16,187 : J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,999 :Tommy Church (incumbent) - 15,760 : Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,540 :Thomas Davies - 3,285 City council ;Ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Ontario General Election
The 1911 Ontario general election was the 13th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (titled as Members of the Provincial Parliament or M.P.P.). The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P. Whitney, was elected for a third consecutive term in government, with a slight reduced majority in the Legislature. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Newton Rowell, added three members to its caucus. The legislature's sole Labour MLA, Allan Studholme of Hamilton East, retained his seat. The four Toronto districts each elected two members in this election. Each seat was contested separately, with each voter in the district allowed to vote for a candidate in each contest. Results , - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ! rowspan=2 , Party leader ! colspan=5 , MPPs ! colspan=3 , Votes , - ! Candidates !1908 ! Dissol. !1911 !± !# !% ! ± (pp) , style=" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1911 Nova Scotia general election was held on 14 June 1911 to elect members of the 35th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party Retiring incumbents ;Liberal *Joseph A. Bancroft, Annapolis * Charles F. Cooper, Queens * Neil J. Gillis, Cape Breton *Joshua H. Livingstone, Cumberland *David McPherson, Halifax *Moses H. Nickerson, Shelburne *James O'Brien, Hants *Elisha B. Paul, Cumberland *William Whitman, Guysborough Nominated candidates 1911 Nova Scotia Provincial Election Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley , - , rowspan="2", Annapolis , , , Orlando Daniels2,09226.74% , , A. L. Davison1,93124.68% , , , , , , , Orlando Daniels , - , , J. R. Hall1,86323.81% , , , Norman Phinney1,93824.77% , , , , , , , Joseph A. Bancroft† , - , rowspan="2", Digby , , , Joseph Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
