List of mayors of New Westminster

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Mayor of New Westminster
Incumbent
Patrick Johnstone
since  November 7, 2022
Style
Member of New Westminster City Council
Reports toNew Westminster City Council
Seat New Westminster City Hall
Term length Four years, renewable
Constituting instrumentMunicipal Council Act, 1860
Municipal Act, 1872
Inaugural holder Leonard McClure (president)
James Cunningham (mayor)
FormationPresident: 1860;164 years ago (1860)
Mayor: 1873;151 years ago (1873)
Website www.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/mayor_and_council/mayor.php

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 meetings. 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.

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Note: Any affiliations with provincial political parties will only be listed if the person was known to have served in a party caucus of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

Appointed by City Council (president)
#MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1 Leonard McClure 18601861  Independent
2John Ramage18611862 Independent
3 Henry Holbrook 18621863 Independent
4 Robert Dickinson 18631864 Independent
5William Clarkson18641865 Independent
6 William J. Armstrong 18651866 Independent
7 John Robson 18661867 Independent
(3) Henry Holbrook 18671869 Independent
(6) William J. Armstrong 18691871 Independent
(5)William Clarkson18711872 Independent
Elected directly by the public (mayor)
#MayorTerm startTerm endParty
8 James Cunningham 18731873  Independent
(4) Robert Dickinson 18741875 Independent
9 Thomas R. McInnes 18761877 Independent
(3) Henry Holbrook 18781878 Independent
10W.D. Ferris19791979 Independent
(4) Robert Dickinson 18801881 Independent
11Loftus R. McInnes18821882 Independent
12Henry Edmonds18831883 Independent
(4) Robert Dickinson 18831888 Independent
13 John Hendry 18891889 Independent
14W.B. Townsend18891889 Independent
15 John Brown 18901891 Independent
(14)W.B. Townsend18921892 Independent
16D.S. Curtis18931893 Independent
17Henry Hoy [lower-alpha 1] 18941894 Independent
18B.W. Shiles18951897 Independent
19Thomas Ovens18981899 Independent
20J.T. Scott19001901 Independent
21W.H. Keary19021909 Independent
22John A. Lee19101912 Independent
23 Arthur "Wells" Gray 19131919  Liberal [n 1]
24J. J. Johnston [lower-alpha 2] 19201922 Independent
25T.S. Annandale19231926 Independent
(23) Arthur "Wells" Gray 19271933 [lower-alpha 3]   Liberal [n 1]
26 Fred J. Hume 19341942 Independent
27 William Mott 19431948 Independent
28J.L. Sangster19491950 Independent
29F. H. Jackson19511958 Independent
30Beth Wood [lower-alpha 4] 19591964 Independent
31Stuart Gifford19641968 Independent
32 Muni Evers 1968 [lower-alpha 5] 1982 [lower-alpha 5]  Independent
33Tom Baker [lower-alpha 6] 19821988 Independent
34Betty Toporowski19881996 Independent
35Helen Sparkes19962002 Independent
36Wayne Wright20022014 Independent
37Jonathan X. Côte20142022 Independent
38Patrick Johnstone2022ongoing  Community First New West
  1. 1 2 Provincial party affiliation that was not registered as a British Columbian municipal political party.
  1. Not to be confused with the English locomotive engineer Henry Hoy.
  2. Not to be confused with American actor J. J. Johnston.
  3. Conflicting reports suggest Wells Gray left office in 1930.
  4. Not to be confused with American politician Beth Wood.
  5. 1 2 Conflicting reports suggest Muni Evers served as mayor between 1969 and 1984.
  6. Not to be confused with English actor and writer Tom Baker.

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References

  1. "General local elections". gov.bc.ca. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. "City Council minutes - Record Detail". New Westminster Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "MAYORS OF NEW WESTMINSTER" (PDF). City of New Westminster. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. "William Clarkson House No. 1". historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2024. William Clarkson, served as mayor (then called President) of New Westminster from 1871-72