| Mayor of Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Style | Mayor, His/Her Worship |
| Member of | City Council |
| Seat | Victoria City Hall (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Appointer | Direct election by residents of Victoria |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | August 1, 1862 |
| 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
List of Mayors
| No. | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria incorporated as a city on August 1, 1862. | |||
| 1 | Thomas Harris | 1862 | 1865 |
| 2 | Lumley Franklin | 1865 | 1866 |
| 3 | William J. Macdonald | 1866 | 1867 |
| 4 | Dr. James Trimble | 1867 | 1870 |
| 5 | Alexander R. Robertson | 1870 | 1871 |
| 6 | William J. Macdonald | 1871 | 1871 |
| 7 | Richard Lewis | 1872 | 1872 |
| 8 | James E. McMillan | 1872 | 1873 |
| 9 | James D. Robinson | 1873 | 1873 |
| 10 | William Dalby | 1873 | 1875 |
| 11 | James S. Drummond | 1875 | 1876 |
| 12 | Montague W. Tyrwhitt-Drake | 1876 | 1877 |
| 13 | Roderick Finlayson | 1877 | 1879 |
| 14 | John Herbert Turner | 1879 | 1881 |
| 15 | Noah Shakespeare | 1881 | 1882 |
| 16 | Charles E. Redfern | 1882 | 1883 |
| 17 | Joseph Carey | 1883 | 1884 |
| 18 | Robert P. Rithet | 1884 | 1885 |
| 19 | James Fell | 1885 | 1887 |
| 20 | John Grant | 1887 | 1891 |
| 21 | Robert Beaven | 1891 | 1893 |
| 22 | John Teague | 1894 | 1895 |
| (21) | Robert Beaven (2nd time) | 1896 | 1896 |
| 23 | Charles E. Redfern | 1896 | 1899 |
| 24 | Charles Hayward | 1900 | 1902 |
| 25 | Alexander G. McCandless | 1902 | 1903 |
| 26 | George Henry Barnard | 1904 | 1905 |
| 27 | Alfred J. Morley | 1905 | 1907 |
| 28 | Dr. Lewis Hall | 1908 | 1909 |
| (27) | Alfred J. Morley (2nd time) | 1909 | 1911 |
| 29 | John L. Beckwith | 1912 | 1912 |
| (27) | Alfred J. Morley (3rd time) | 1913 | 1913 |
| 30 | Alexander Stewart | 1914 | 1916 |
| 31 | Albert E. Todd | 1917 | 1919 |
| 32 | Robert J. Porter | 1919 | 1921 |
| 33 | William M. Marchant | 1921 | 1922 |
| 34 | Reginald Hayward | 1922 | 1924 |
| 35 | John Carl Pendray | 1924 | 1928 |
| 36 | Herbert Anscomb | 1928 | 1931 |
| 37 | David Leeming | 1931 | 1936 |
| 38 | Andrew McGavin | 1936 | 1944 |
| 39 | Percy E. George | 1944 | 1951 |
| 40 | Claude L. Harrison | 1951 | 1955 |
| 41 | Percy B. Scurrah | 1955 | 1961 |
| 42 | Richard B. Wilson | 1961 | 1966 |
| 43 | Alfred W. Toone | 1966 | 1966 |
| 44 | Hugh R. Stephen | 1966 | 1969 |
| 45 | Courtney J. Haddock | 1969 | 1971 |
| 46 | G. Peter A. Pollen | 1971 | 1975 |
| 47 | Michael D. W. Young | 1975 | 1979 |
| 48 | William J. Tindall | 1979 | 1981 |
| (46) | G. Peter A. Pollen (2nd time) | 1981 | 1985 |
| 49 | Gretchen Brewin | 1986 | 1990 |
| 50 | David Turner | 1991 | 1993 |
| 51 | Robert Cross | 1994 | 1999 |
| 52 | Alan Lowe | 2000 | 2008 |
| 53 | Dean Fortin | 2008 | 2014 |
| 54 | Lisa Helps | 2014 | 2022 |
| 55 | Marianne Alto | 2022 | present |
See also
References
- Victoria Mayors Listed By Date from the city of Victoria archives
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