List of mayors of Victoria, British Columbia
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This is a list of mayors of Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The mayor leads Victoria City Council, the city's governing body, and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Marianne Alto, who was first elected in 2022
Member ofCity Council
SeatVictoria City Hall
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
AppointerDirect election by residents of Victoria
| Mayor of Victoria | |
|---|---|
since November 3, 2022 | |
| Style | Mayor |
| Member of | City Council |
| Seat | Victoria City Hall (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Appointer | Direct election by residents of Victoria |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | August 1, 1862 |
| First holder | Thomas Harris |
| Website | https://www.victoria.ca/ |
List of Mayors
| No. | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria incorporated as a city on August 1, 1862. | |||
| 1 | Thomas Harris | 1862 | 1865 |
| 2 | Lumley Franklin | 1865 | 1866 |
| 3 | William J. Macdonald | 1866 | 1867 |
| 4 | James Trimble | 1867 | 1870 |
| 5 | Alexander R. Robertson | 1870 | 1871 |
| (3) | William J. Macdonald (2nd term) | 1871 | 1871 |
| 6 | Richard Lewis | 1872 | 1872 |
| 7 | James E. McMillan | 1872 | 1873 |
| 8 | James D. Robinson | 1873 | 1873 |
| 9 | William Dalby | 1873 | 1875 |
| 10 | James S. Drummond | 1875 | 1876 |
| 11 | Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake | 1876 | 1877 |
| 12 | Roderick Finlayson | 1877 | 1879 |
| 13 | John Herbert Turner | 1879 | 1881 |
| 14 | Noah Shakespeare | 1881 | 1882 |
| 15 | Charles E. Redfern | 1882 | 1883 |
| 16 | Joseph Carey | 1883 | 1884 |
| 17 | Robert P. Rithet | 1884 | 1885 |
| 18 | James Fell | 1885 | 1887 |
| 19 | John Grant | 1887 | 1891 |
| 20 | Robert Beaven | 1891 | 1893 |
| 21 | John Teague | 1894 | 1895 |
| (20) | Robert Beaven (2nd term) | 1896 | 1896 |
| (15) | Charles E. Redfern (2nd term) | 1896 | 1899 |
| 22 | Charles Hayward | 1900 | 1902 |
| 23 | Alexander G. McCandless | 1902 | 1903 |
| 24 | George Henry Barnard | 1904 | 1905 |
| 25 | Alfred J. Morley | 1905 | 1907 |
| 26 | Lewis Hall | 1908 | 1909 |
| (25) | Alfred J. Morley (2nd term) | 1909 | 1911 |
| 27 | John L. Beckwith | 1912 | 1912 |
| (25) | Alfred J. Morley (3rd term) | 1913 | 1913 |
| 28 | Alexander Stewart | 1914 | 1916 |
| 29 | Albert E. Todd | 1917 | 1919 |
| 30 | Robert J. Porter | 1919 | 1921 |
| 31 | William M. Marchant | 1921 | 1922 |
| 32 | Reginald Hayward | 1922 | 1924 |
| 33 | John Carl Pendray | 1924 | 1928 |
| 34 | Herbert Anscomb | 1928 | 1931 |
| 35 | David Leeming | 1931 | 1936 |
| 36 | Andrew McGavin | 1936 | 1944 |
| 37 | Percy E. George | 1944 | 1951 |
| 38 | Claude L. Harrison | 1951 | 1955 |
| 39 | Percy B. Scurrah | 1955 | 1961 |
| 40 | Richard B. Wilson | 1961 | 1966 |
| 41 | Alfred W. Toone | 1966 | 1966 |
| 42 | Hugh R. Stephen | 1966 | 1969 |
| 43 | Courtney J. Haddock | 1969 | 1971 |
| 44 | G. Peter A. Pollen | 1971 | 1975 |
| 45 | Michael D. W. Young | 1975 | 1979 |
| 46 | William J. Tindall | 1979 | 1981 |
| (44) | G. Peter A. Pollen (2nd term) | 1981 | 1985 |
| 47 | Gretchen Brewin | 1986 | 1990 |
| 48 | David Turner | 1991 | 1993 |
| 49 | Robert Cross | 1994 | 1999 |
| 50 | Alan Lowe | 2000 | 2008 |
| 51 | Dean Fortin | 2008 | 2014 |
| 52 | Lisa Helps | 2014 | 2022 |
| 53 | Marianne Alto | 2022 | present |
See also
References
- Victoria Mayors Listed By Date from the city of Victoria archives