The mayor of Winnipeg is a member of Winnipeg City Council, but does not represent a ward.
The position of mayor was created in 1873 following the incorporation of Winnipeg. Since 1998, the term of office has been for four years.[1]
The 44th and current mayor of Winnipeg is Scott Gillingham, elected on October 26, 2022.[2]
History
The position of mayor was created in 1873 following the incorporation of Winnipeg (renamed from Fort Garry), now the provincial capital of Manitoba. From 1874 to 1955, the mayor of Winnipeg was elected for one year only; then, from 1955 until 1972, the term of office was extended to two years.[1]
The election of the first City Council was held on 6 October 1971 and the new City of Winnipeg was amalgamated on 1 January 1972. Thereafter, the new Council consisted of 50 councillors—elected from each of Winnipeg's wards—and 1 mayor, who is elected by the city as a whole. From 1972 onward, the mayor held office for a term of three years. Finally, in 1998, the term of office was extended to four years.[1]
List of mayors
19th century
20th century
- 1900 Horace Wilson
- 1901–03 John Arbuthnot
- 1904–06 Thomas Sharpe
- 1907–08 James Henry Ashdown
- 1909–11 William Sanford Evans
- 1912 Richard Deans Waugh
- 1913–14 Thomas Russ Deacon
- 1915–16 Richard Deans Waugh
- 1917 David J. Dyson
- Unseated on recount, January 5, 1917
- 1917 Frederick Harvey Davidson
- Declared elected on recount, January 8, 1917
- 1918 Frederick Harvey Davidson
- 1919–20 Charles Frederick Gray
- 1921 Edward Parnell
- 1922 Edward Parnell
- 1922 Frank Oliver Fowler
- 1923–24 Seymour Farmer
- 1925–27 Lt. Col. Ralph Webb, D.S.O., M.C.
- 1928–29 Lt. Col. Daniel McLean
- 1930–34 Lt. Col. Ralph Webb, D.S.O., M.C.
- 1935–36 John Queen, M. L. A.
- 1937 Frederick Edgar Warriner, D. D. S.
- 1938–40 John Queen, M. L. A.
- 1941–42 John Queen
- 1943–54 Garnet Coulter, Q. C.
- 1955–56 George Edward Sharpe
- 1957–59 Stephen Juba, M. L. A.
- 1960–77 Stephen Juba, OC
- 1977–79 Robert Steen, Q. C.
- 1979–92 William Norrie, Q. C.
- 1992–98 Susan Ann Thompson
- 1998–2000 Glen Murray
21st century
References
- ^ a b c "Mayors, Past and Present - City Government - City of Winnipeg".
- ^ Danton Unger (26 October 2022). "Scott Gillingham elected as Winnipeg's next mayor". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
External links
- Mayors of Winnipeg - Manitoba Historical Society
- History: Mayors, Past and Present - Winnipeg.ca (copy archived in 2008)