List of mayors of Victoria, British Columbia

Last updated

Mayor of Victoria
Incumbent
Marianne Alto
since November 3, 2022
Style Mayor
Member of City Council
Seat Victoria City Hall
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
AppointerDirect election by residents of Victoria
Term length 4 years
FormationAugust 1, 1862;162 years ago (1862-08-01)
First holder Thomas Harris
Website https://www.victoria.ca/

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

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List of Mayors

No.MayorTerm startTerm end
Victoria incorporated as a city on August 1, 1862.
1 Thomas Harris 18621865
2 Lumley Franklin 18651866
3 William J. Macdonald 18661867
4 James Trimble 18671870
5 Alexander R. Robertson 18701871
(3) William J. Macdonald (2nd term)18711871
6 Richard Lewis 18721872
7 James E. McMillan 18721873
8 James D. Robinson 18731873
9 William Dalby 18731875
10 James S. Drummond 18751876
11 Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake 18761877
12 Roderick Finlayson 18771879
13 John Herbert Turner 18791881
14 Noah Shakespeare 18811882
15 Charles E. Redfern 18821883
16 Joseph Carey 18831884
17 Robert P. Rithet 18841885
18 James Fell 18851887
19 John Grant 18871891
20 Robert Beaven 18911893
21 John Teague 18941895
(20) Robert Beaven (2nd term)18961896
(15) Charles E. Redfern (2nd term)18961899
22 Charles Hayward 19001902
23 Alexander G. McCandless 19021903
24 George Henry Barnard 19041905
25 Alfred J. Morley 19051907
26 Lewis Hall 19081909
(25) Alfred J. Morley (2nd term)19091911
27 John L. Beckwith 19121912
(25) Alfred J. Morley (3rd term)19131913
28 Alexander Stewart 19141916
29 Albert E. Todd 19171919
30 Robert J. Porter 19191921
31 William M. Marchant 19211922
32 Reginald Hayward 19221924
33 John Carl Pendray 19241928
34 Herbert Anscomb 19281931
35 David Leeming 19311936
36 Andrew McGavin 19361944
37 Percy E. George 19441951
38 Claude L. Harrison 19511955
39 Percy B. Scurrah 19551961
40 Richard B. Wilson 19611966
41 Alfred W. Toone 19661966
42 Hugh R. Stephen 19661969
43 Courtney J. Haddock 19691971
44 G. Peter A. Pollen 19711975
45 Michael D. W. Young 19751979
46 William J. Tindall 19791981
(44) G. Peter A. Pollen (2nd term)19811985
47 Gretchen Brewin 19861990
48 David Turner 19911993
49 Robert Cross 19941999
50 Alan Lowe 20002008
51 Dean Fortin 20082014
52 Lisa Helps 20142022
53 Marianne Alto 2022present

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