List of mayors of New Westminster

The mayor of New Westminster, British Columbia, is the head of the municipal government of New Westminster, and acts as the presiding officer of New Westminster City Council. They are elected alongside the rest of city council every four years during the British Columbia municipal elections, although there are no limits to how many terms a mayor may serve.^[1] Prior to 1873, the head of the local government was titled the president of New Westminster, and was appointed by members of the municipal council, rather than being directly elected by New Westminster's residents.^[2]^[3]^[4] The current mayor of New Westminster is Patrick Johnstone, who is the 38th mayor of the city.^[3] Mayor Johnstone is also the first mayor who was elected as a member of an official municipal political party.

Style

His Worship
Mayor (informal)

Member ofNew Westminster City Council

Reports toNew Westminster City Council

SeatNew Westminster City Hall

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Mayor of New Westminster
Incumbent Patrick Johnstone since November 7, 2022
Style	His Worship Mayor (informal)
Member of	New Westminster City Council
Reports to	New Westminster City Council
Seat	New Westminster City Hall
Term length	Four years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Municipal Council Act, 1860 Municipal Act, 1872
Inaugural holder	Leonard McClure (president) James Cunningham (mayor)
Formation	President: 1860; 166 years ago (1860) Mayor: 1873; 153 years ago (1873)
Website	www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/mayor_and_council/mayor.php

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Appointed by City Council (president)
#	Mayor	Term start	Term end
1	Leonard McClure	1860	1861	Independent
2	John Ramage	1861	1862	Independent
3	Henry Holbrook	1862	1863	Independent
4	Robert Dickinson	1863	1864	Independent
5	William Clarkson	1864	1865	Independent
6	William J. Armstrong	1865	1866	Independent
7	John Robson	1866	1867	Independent
(3)	Henry Holbrook	1867	1869	Independent
(6)	William J. Armstrong	1869	1871	Independent
(5)	William Clarkson	1871	1872	Independent

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Elected directly by the public (mayor)
#	Mayor	Term start	Term end
8	James Cunningham	1873	1873	Independent^{[n 1]}
(4)	Robert Dickinson	1874	1875	Independent
9	Thomas R. McInnes	1876	1877	Independent^{[n 2]}
(3)	Henry Holbrook	1878	1878	Independent
10	W.D. Ferris	1979	1979	Independent
(4)	Robert Dickinson	1880	1881	Independent
11	Loftus R. McInnes	1882	1882	Independent
12	Henry Edmonds	1883	1883	Independent
(4)	Robert Dickinson	1883	1888	Independent
13	John Hendry	1889	1889	Independent
14	W.B. Townsend	1889	1889	Independent
15	John Brown	1890	1891	Independent
(14)	W.B. Townsend	1892	1892	Independent
16	D.S. Curtis	1893	1893	Independent
17	Henry Hoy^[a]	1894	1894	Independent
18	B.W. Shiles	1895	1897	Independent
19	Thomas Ovens	1898	1899	Independent
20	J.T. Scott	1900	1901	Independent
21	W.H. Keary	1902	1909	Independent
22	John A. Lee	1910	1912	Independent
23	Arthur "Wells" Gray	1913	1919	Independent^{[n 3]}
24	J. J. Johnston^[b]	1920	1922	Independent
25	T.S. Annandale	1923	1926	Independent
(23)	Arthur "Wells" Gray	1927	1933^[c]	Independent^{[n 3]}
26	Fred J. Hume	1934	1942	Independent^{[n 4]}
27	William Mott	1943	1948	Independent^{[n 1]}
28	J.L. Sangster	1949	1950	Independent
29	F. H. Jackson	1951	1958	Independent
30	Beth Wood^[d]	1959	1964	Independent
31	Stuart Gifford	1964	1968	Independent
32	Muni Evers	1968^[e]	1982^[e]	Independent
33	Tom Baker^[f]	1982	1988	Independent
34	Betty Toporowski	1988	1996	Independent
35	Helen Sparkes	1996	2002	Independent
36	Wayne Wright	2002	2014	Independent
37	Jonathan X. Côte	2014	2022	Independent
38	Patrick Johnstone	2022	ongoing	Community First New West

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[1]
Also a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
[2]
Also a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
[3]
Also a member of the BC Liberals.
[4]
Also a member of Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association.

[a]
Not to be confused with the English locomotive engineer Henry Hoy.
[b]
Not to be confused with American actor J. J. Johnston.
[c]
Conflicting reports suggest Wells Gray left office in 1930.
[d]
Not to be confused with American politician Beth Wood.
[e]
Conflicting reports suggest Muni Evers served as mayor between 1969 and 1984.
[f]
Not to be confused with English actor and writer Tom Baker.