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s of Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. The mayor leads

Victoria City Council The Victoria City Council is the governing body of the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus eight councillors. A deputy mayor is appointed monthly Monthly usually refers to the scheduling of somethin ...

, the city's governing body, and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is

Marianne Alto 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 ...

, who was first elected in 2022

List of Mayors

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

incorporated as a city on August 1, 1862. , - , 1 ,

Thomas Harris William Thomas Harris III (born 1940/1941) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, the most notab ...

, 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 Richard, Rich, Richie, Rick, Ricky or Dick Lewis may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Field Lewis Jr. (1907–1957), American radio network owner * Dick "Rocko" Lewis (Richard Henry Lewis III, 1908–1966), American entertainer * Rich ...

, 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 Roderick Finlayson (March 16, 1818 – January 20, 1892) was a Canadian Hudson's Bay Company officer, farmer, businessman, and politician. Born in Loch Alsh (Kyle of Lochalsh), Scotland, Finlayson came to North America in 1837. He moved to L ...

, 1877 , 1879 , - , 14 ,

John Herbert Turner John Herbert Turner (May 7, 1834 – December 9, 1923) was a British Columbia politician. Born in Claydon, Suffolk, England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to V ...

, 1879 , 1881 , - , 15 ,

Noah Shakespeare Noah Shakespeare (January 26, 1839 – May 13, 1921) was a Canadians, Canadian politician from British Columbia noted for his involvement in the anti-Chinese movement. Shakespeare was born in Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, arriving ...

, 1881 , 1882 , - , 16 , Charles E. Redfern , 1882 , 1883 , - , 17 , Joseph Carey , 1883 , 1884 , - , 18 , Robert P. Rithet , 1884 , 1885 , - , 19 ,

James Fell James Fell (October 15, 1821 – December 8, 1890) was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1885 to 1887. He was born at Muncaster Head, Cumberland and appren ...

, 1885 , 1887 , - , 20 , John Grant , 1887 , 1891 , - , 21 ,

Robert Beaven Robert Beaven (January 20, 1836 – September 18, 1920), son of James Beaven, was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of ...

, 1891 , 1893 , - , 22 ,

John Teague John Teague (June 3, 1833 – October 25, 1902) was a Canadian architect and politician who served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1894 until 1895. Born in Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Teague left the UK in 1856 spending som ...

, 1894 , 1895 , - , (21) ,

''(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 George Henry Barnard, (November 9, 1868 – January 13, 1954) was a Canadian lawyer and Conservative politician. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Francis Jones Barnard and Ellen Stillman, Barnard was educated at Trinity Colle ...

, 1904 , 1905 , - , 27 , Alfred J. Morley , 1905 , 1907 , - , 28 ,

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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 William M. Marchant was a Canadian politician and had been the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. T ...

, 1921 , 1922 , - , 34 , Reginald Hayward , 1922 , 1924 , - , 35 , John Carl Pendray , 1924 , 1928 , - , 36 ,

Herbert Anscomb Herbert Bertie Anscomb (February 23, 1892 – November 12, 1972) was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister. He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911. He settled in Victoria, British Columbia where he found w ...

, 1928 , 1931 , - , 37 ,

David Leeming David Leeming (1876 – January 2, 1939) was an English-born politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as mayor of Victoria from 1931 to 1936. He was born in Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. ...

, 1931 , 1936 , - , 38 ,

Andrew McGavin Andrew Ingram McGavin (January 31, 1879 – April 18, 1946) was a Canadian politician and was the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver ...

, 1936 , 1944 , - , 39 ,

Percy E. George Percival Edward George (1 July 1890 – 28 March 1983) was a Canadian politician and mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1944 to 1951. George was born in Finchley, London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Ki ...

, 1944 , 1951 , - , 40 ,

Claude L. Harrison Claude Lionel Harrison (September 20, 1886 – March 12, 1986) became the 44th mayor of Victoria, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean a ...

, 1951 , 1955 , - , 41 ,

Percy B. Scurrah Percy Beall Scurrah (June 17, 1883 – July 14, 1970) was mayor of Victoria, British Columbia Canada from 1955 to 1961. He was the first mayor to have three consecutive terms. He is responsible for bringing the BC Ferries to Victoria - prior to th ...

, 1955 , 1961 , - , 42 ,

Richard B. Wilson Richard Biggerstaff Wilson (February 25, 1904 – May 1, 1991) was an entrepreneur and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as mayor of Victoria from 1961 to 1965. The son of William Biggerstaff Wilson and Bertha Matilda Erb, he ...

, 1961 , 1966 , - , 43 , Alfred W. Toone , 1966 , 1966 , - , 44 , Hugh R. Stephen , 1966 , 1969 , - , 45 ,

Courtney J. Haddock Courtney John Haddock (May 24, 1906 – February 19, 1972) was a Canadian politician and had been the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1969 to 1971.G. Peter A. Pollen , 1971 , 1975 , - , 47 ,

Michael D. W. Young Michael Dalway Watson Young (August 2, 1934 – January 11, 2010) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician from British Columbia who was the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1975 to 1979. Born in Scotland in 1934, Young emigrated to Canad ...

, 1975 , 1979 , - , 48 ,

William J. Tindall William David Tindall (May 29, 1921 – April 9, 2004) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1979 to 1981. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Tindall was also an a ...

, 1979 , 1981 , - , (46) , G. Peter A. Pollen ''(2nd time)'' , 1981 , 1985 , - , 49 ,

Gretchen Brewin Patricia Gretchen Mann Brewin (born December 23, 1938), known as Gretchen, is a Canadian politician. Brewin was born in Ottawa, Ontario to mother Marjorie Mann and Walter Mann on December 23, 1938. Gretchen has one sister, Susan Mann (Canadian ...

, 1986 , 1990 , - , 50 , David Turner , 1991 , 1993 , - , 51 , Robert Cross , 1994 , 1999 , - , 52 ,

Alan Lowe Alan Lowe (born July 26, 1961) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, 1999–2008. Education In 1982 Lowe earned a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of Manitoba, and ...

, 2000 , 2008 , - , 53 , Dean Fortin , 2008 , 2014 , - , 54 ,

Lisa Helps Lisa Helps (born April 6, 1976) is a Canadian politician and former mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, with her inauguration taking place on December 4, 2014. She narrowly defeated incumbent mayor Dean Fortin in the 2014 municipal election.

, 2014 , 2022 , - , 55 , Marianne Alto , 2022 , present

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Victoria Mayors Listed By Date
from the city of Victoria archives

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

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