List of mayors of Saskatoon

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Mayor of Saskatoon
Incumbent
Cynthia Block
since  November 20, 2024
Member of Saskatoon City Council
Residence Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
AppointerDirect election by residents of Saskatoon
Term length 4 years (since 2012)
Formation1903
First holder James Robert Wilson (Town of Saskatoon)
Website https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall

This is a list of mayors of Saskatoon , the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The mayor leads Saskatoon City Council, the city's governing body. The 29th and current mayor is Cynthia Block, who was first elected in 2024.

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Background

Saskatoon received a town charter in July 1903, which led to the inception of a town council. [1] In May 1906 the Town of Saskatoon merged with the settlements of Riversdale and Nutana, and the City of Saskatoon was incorporated. [2] Until 1954, Saskatoon's mayor was elected annually. From 1954 until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually. [1] The term was then extended to three years, and in 2012 it was extended to four. [3]

From 1920 to 1926 and from 1938 to 1942, Saskatoon mayors were elected using instant-runoff voting. All other times the first past the post system was used. [4]

Until 1976, mayor and council were sworn in during the first meeting of the new year, meaning that terms could be measured in calendar years. From 1976, mayor and council have been sworn in during the first meeting following the election. [1]

James Clinkskill served as the first mayor of the incorporated City of Saskatoon in 1906. He was also mayor from 1911 to 1912. James Clinkskill 1.jpg
James Clinkskill served as the first mayor of the incorporated City of Saskatoon in 1906. He was also mayor from 1911 to 1912.

List of mayors

Mayors of Saskatoon [2]
#MayorTerm startTerm end
Town of Saskatoon
1 James Robert Wilson 19031904
2 Malcolm Isbister 19051905
City of Saskatoon
3 James Clinkskill 19061906
(1) James Robert Wilson 19071908
4 William Hopkins 19091910
(3) James Clinkskill 19111912
5 Frederick E. Harrison 19131915
6 Alexander MacGillvray Young 19161918
7 Frank MacMillan 19191919
(6) Alexander MacGillvray Young 19201921
8 Howard McConnell 19221923
9 William Harvey Clare 19241925
10 Russell Wilson 19261926
11 George Wesley Norman 19271929
12 John W. Hair 19301931
13 Joseph Edwin Underwood 19321932
14 John Sproule Mills 19331934
15 Robert Mitford Pinder 19351938
16 Carl Niderost 19391940
17 S. N. MacEachern 19411943
18 Angus W. MacPherson 19441948
(14) John Sproule Mills 19491953
19 J. D. McAskill 19541957
20 Sidney Buckwold 19581963
21 Percy C. Klaehn 19641964
22 E. J. Cole 19651966
(20) Sidney Buckwold 19671971
23 Bert Sears 19721976
24 Cliff Wright 19761988
25 Henry Dayday 19882000
26 Jim Maddin 20002003
27 Don Atchison 20032016
28 Charlie Clark 20162024
29 Cynthia Block 2024Present

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References

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  2. 1 2 City of Saskatoon (2014-12-14). "History". Saskatoon.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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