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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

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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 ,

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, 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 , 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 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 , 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 , 1936 , 1944 , - , 39 , Percy E. George , 1944 , 1951 , - , 40 , Claude L. Harrison , 1951 , 1955 , - , 41 , Percy B. Scurrah , 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 , 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 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, 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. The ...

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