Andrew Davison

Andrew Davison
Andrew Davison
24th Mayor of Calgary
	In office; January 1, 1930 – December 31, 1945
Preceded by	Frederick Ernest Osborne
Succeeded by	James Cameron Watson
Alderman for The City of Calgary
	In office; January 1929 – December 31, 1929
	In office; January 3, 1922 – December 31, 1926
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
	In office; March 21, 1940 – August 17, 1948
Constituency	Calgary
Personal details
Born	December 18, 1886; Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland
Died	April 6, 1963 (aged 76); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	printer

Andrew Davison (December 18, 1886 – April 6, 1963)[1] was a Canadian politician.

Early life

Davison was born in 1886 in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland. He arrived in Alberta in 1895 and received his education in both Edmonton and Calgary.

Prior to entering politics, Davison worked as a printer, a linotype operator and publisher and was associated with the Calgary Herald, the Calgary Albertan and the News Telegram. During the World War, 1914–1918, he served overseas as a Pay Sergeant with the Canadian Army Pay Corps. He served as Pay Master of the Second Battalion, Calgary Highlanders, with the rank of captain, during World War II.

Political career

In 1921, Mr. Davison was elected to Calgary City Council as a Labour Alderman. After serving four terms as Alderman from 1922 to 1926, he was acclaimed as the 24th Mayor of Calgary on November 12, 1929.[2] He was re-elected Mayor another seven times, serving a total of sixteen years as the City's Chief Magistrate, a record unequalled before or since. During his term, the ambitious and controversial Glenmore Dam waterworks system was completed.

Davison ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1935 Canadian federal election as the Conservative candidate in the Bow River district. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Charles Edward Johnston.

Davison ran for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1940 Alberta general election in the Calgary district as the leader of the Independent Movement, which sought to unite the opposition to Social Credit. He was re-elected in 1944 Alberta general election. He continued to serve as both mayor and a member in the Legislature. He did not run again in 1948.[3] [4]

In 1945, due to ill health, Davison resigned his position as Mayor of Calgary but kept his seat in the Legislature until his term was over. He retired to Vancouver.

Andrew Davison died in 1963.[5]

Election results

1944 Alberta provincial general election

1944 Ballot Transfer Results: Calgary			Turnout 80.39%
Affiliation		Candidate	6,562 vote threshold
Affiliation		Candidate	1st (Forces)	%	Votes	Count
	Independent	Andrew Davison	7,754 (137)		7,754	1st
	Social Credit	Fred Anderson	6,655 (123)		6,655	1st
	Social Credit	Rose Wilkinson	5,042 (103)		8,338	15th
	Independent	Howard MacDonald	2,365 (20)		6,897	17th
	CCF	Alymer Liesemer	3,560 (76)		6,077	17th
	CCF	Robert Alderman	2,088 (43)		Eliminated 17th
	Independent	John J. Bowlen	2,192 (25)		Eliminated 16th
	Social Credit	Art Larsen	1,351 (33)		Eliminated 15th
	CCF	C.W.J. Helmer	1,655 (72)		Eliminated 14th
	Independent	R.C. Carlile	1,433 (10)		Eliminated 13th
	CCF	Ken Tory	1,462 (49)		Eliminated 12th
	Social Credit	Edward Geehan	1,162 (42)		Eliminated 11th
	Labor–Progressive	Pat Lenihan	491 (25)			Eliminated 10th
	Social Credit	C.M. Baker	834 (30)		Eliminated 9th
	CCF	Herbert Wiertz	504 (4)		Eliminated 8th
	Labor–Progressive	Lionel Edwards	304 (3)			Eliminated 7th
	Labor–Progressive	Mike Daniels	258 (9)			Eliminated 6th
	Labor–Progressive	Gordon Wray	128 (5)			Eliminated 5th
	Labor–Progressive	Audrey Staples	71 (1)			Eliminated 4th
Total			39,309 (810)	100%	17 Counts

Note:

In the 1944 Election, Canadian Forces personnel were given special ballots intended to track how they voted. Service vote results are only available for the 1st Count.

1940 Alberta provincial general election

1940 Ballot Transfer Results: Calgary			Turnout 78.69%
Affiliation		Candidate	7,653 vote threshold
Affiliation		Candidate	1st	%	Votes	Count
	Independent	Andrew Davison	12,465	27.15%	elected	1st
	Social Credit	William Aberhart	12,122	26.40%	elected	1st
	Independent	James Mahaffy	3,645	7.94%	elected
	Independent	John J. Bowlen	3,447	7.51%	elected
	Social Credit	Fred Anderson	1,939	4.22%	elected
	Independent	Joseph Shaw	2,685	5.85%
	Social Credit	Edith Gostick	1,605	3.50%
	CCF	Fred J. White	2,846	6.20%
	Independent	Norman Dingle	1,480	3.22%
	Social Credit	H.D. Tarves	1,386	3.02%
	CCF	Robert Alderman	1,298	2.83%
	Independent	Harry Pryde	576	1.26%
	Independent Labor	Douglas Mitchell	251	0.55%
	Independent	J.F.M. Moodie	169	0.35%
Total			45,914	100%	10 Counts

1935 Canadian general election

1935 Canadian federal election: Bow River
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Charles Edward Johnston	7,529
	Conservative	Andrew Davison	3,091
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Edward Joseph Garland	2,315
	Liberal	Charles Ross Walrod	1,242

Honours

The Andrew Davison Building, a 13 floor building located at 133 6 Avenue SE and the former home of the Calgary Police Service headquarters is named in his honour.[6]

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References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY". Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
"Legislative Assembly of Alberta member listing" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
"Past Mayors and Aldermen". City of Calgary. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
"Mayors' Gallery" (PDF). calgary.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2006-09-02.
"Andrew Davison Building". Calgary Herald. July 22, 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Frederick Ernest Osborne	Mayor of Calgary 1930–1945	Succeeded by James Cameron Watson
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by Ernest Manning John Irwin Edith Gostick John Hugill	MLA Calgary 1940–1948	Succeeded by Frederick Colborne Hugh John MacDonald James Mahaffy

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY". Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[3] "Legislative Assembly of Alberta member listing" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2006-10-08.

[4] "Past Mayors and Aldermen". City of Calgary. Retrieved 2020-02-28.

[5] "Mayors' Gallery" (PDF). calgary.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2006-09-02.

[6] "Andrew Davison Building". Calgary Herald. July 22, 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2020.