List of mayors of Vancouver

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Mayor of Vancouver
Ken Sim - Collision 2024 (53799178757) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Ken Sim
since November 7, 2022
Style
Member of Vancouver City Council
Reports toVancouver City Council
Residence Vancouver
Seat Vancouver City Hall
AppointerDirectly elected by residents of Vancouver
Term length Four years, renewable
Inaugural holder Malcolm A. MacLean
Formation1886;139 years ago (1886)
Salary CA$185,595 (2023) [1]
Website mayorofvancouver.ca

The mayor of Vancouver is the head and chief executive officer of Vancouver, British Columbia, who is elected for a four-year term. The 41st and current officeholder is Ken Sim, who has held office since November 7, 2022.

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Malcolm A. MacLean (1842-1895) was the first mayor of Vancouver. Malcolm Alexander MacLean.png
Malcolm A. MacLean (1842–1895) was the first mayor of Vancouver.
L. D. Taylor (1857-1946) was the longest-serving mayor, with 11 years between 1910 and 1934, whose political career was ultimately ended when his administration was proven corrupt. LD Taylor.jpg
L. D. Taylor (1857–1946) was the longest-serving mayor, with 11 years between 1910 and 1934, whose political career was ultimately ended when his administration was proven corrupt.
Gerry McGeer (1888-1947) broke Taylor's political ring and began several reforms. GGMcGeer.jpg
Gerry McGeer (1888–1947) broke Taylor's political ring and began several reforms.

indicates the individual died in office.

#MayorTerm startTerm endTerms Party
1 Malcolm A. MacLean 188618872 Independent
2 David Oppenheimer 188818914Independent
3 Frederick Cope 189218932Independent
4 Robert A. Anderson 189418941Independent
5 Henry Collins 189518962Independent
6 William Templeton 189718971Independent
7 James Garden 189819003Independent
8 Thomas Townley 190119011Independent
9 Thomas Neelands 190219032Independent
10 William McGuigan 190419041Independent
11 Frederick Buscombe 190519062Independent
12 Alexander Bethune 190719082Independent
13 Charles Douglas 190919091 Conservative
14 Louis D. Taylor 191019112 Liberal [2]
15 James Findlay 191219121Conservative
16 Truman S. Baxter 191319142Liberal
(14) Louis D. Taylor 191519151Liberal
17 Malcolm P. McBeath 191519173Liberal
18 Robert Gale 191819214Conservative
19 Charles E. Tisdall 192219232Conservative
20 William R. Owen 192419241Conservative
(14) Louis D. Taylor 192519284Liberal
21 William H. Malkin 192919302Conservative
(14) Louis D. Taylor 193119344Liberal
22 Gerry McGeer 193519362Liberal
23 George C. Miller 193719382Conservative
24 James L. Telford 193919402Independent
25 Jonathan W. Cornett 194119463 NPA
(22) Gerry McGeer 1947194712NPA
26 Charles E. Jones 19471948+12NPA
27 Charles E. Thompson 194819501NPA
28 Frederick Hume 195019584NPA
29 Albert T. Alsbury 195819622CVA/NPA
30 William Rathie 196219662NPA
31 Tom Campbell 196619723Independent [a]
32 Arthur Phillips 197219762 TEAM
33 Jack Volrich 197619802TEAM [b]
34 Mike Harcourt 198019863Independent
35 Gordon Campbell 198619933NPA
36 Philip Owen 199320023NPA
37 Larry Campbell 200220051 COPE
38 Sam Sullivan 200520081NPA
39 Gregor Robertson 200820183 Vision
40 Kennedy Stewart 201820221 Independent (2018–2022)
Forward Together [c] (2022)
41 Ken Sim 2022present1 ABC Vancouver

Notes

  1. Tom Campbell was elected as an independent, with the NPA's close support but later became a Social Credit Party supporter. [3]
  2. Jack Volrich left TEAM during his first term and was elected as an independent in 1978. [4]
  3. Kennedy Stewart was elected as an independent in 2018 but formed a party for the 2022 election.

List of mayors who held higher office

Two former mayors, Mike Harcourt and Gordon Campbell, went on to become premier of British Columbia.

George Clark Miller, Sam Sullivan, and James Garden became members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLAs) after being mayor. Art Phillips was elected to the Parliament of Canada in 1979 as a Liberal.

Larry Campbell became a Canadian senator after being mayor.

Gregor Robertson, Charles Douglas, James Lyle Telford, Jonathan Webster Cornett and Charles Edward Tisdall were British Columbia MLAs prior to becoming mayor.

Jonathan Webster Cornett was reeve of South Vancouver before becoming Vancouver mayor.

Gerry McGeer was a BC MLA and provincial cabinet minister before becoming mayor of Vancouver and became a Canadian member of Parliament (MP) and senator after having been mayor.

Kennedy Stewart was the New Democratic Party MP for Burnaby South before being elected.

References

  1. "City Council salaries and expenses". vancouver.ca. City of Vancouver. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. Robert A. J. McDonald, McDonald; Jean, Barman (January 1, 1986). Vancouver Past: Essays in Social History. UBC Press. p. 327.
  3. "Former Vancouver mayor Tom 'Terrific' Campbell dies". Vancouver Sun . April 2, 2012.
  4. "Volrich says he dumped TEAM before they dumped him". The Province. September 5, 1978. p. 5.