List of mayors of Winnipeg

Member ofWinnipeg City CouncilSeatWinnipeg City HallConstituting instrumentThe City of Winnipeg CharterFormation1874First holderFrancis Evans Cornish

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

• 1874 Francis Evans Cornish, Q. C.
• 1875–76 William Nassau Kennedy
• 1877–78 Thomas Scott
• 1879–80 Alexander Logan
• 1881 Elias George Conklin
• 1882 Braeden Barnabe
• 1883 Benjamin Dusik
• 1884 Josh Richards
• 1885 Charles Edward Hamilton
• 1886 Henry Shaver Wesbrook
• 1887–88 Lyman Melvin Jones
• 1889 Thomas Ryan
• 1890–91 Alfred Pearson
• 1892 Alexander Macdonald
• 1893–94 Thomas William Taylor
• 1895 Thomas Gilroy
• 1896 Richard Willis Jameson
• 1897 William F. McCreary
• 1898–99 A.J. Andrews

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
  • Died June 9, 1922
• 1922 Frank Oliver Fowler
  • Elected June 20, 1922
• 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.
  • Died May 10, 1979
• 1979–92 William Norrie, Q. C.
  • Elected June 21, 1979
• 1992–98 Susan Ann Thompson
• 1998–2000 Glen Murray

21st century

• 2000–2004 Glen Murray
  • Resigned May 11, 2004
• 2004–2014 Sam Katz
• 2014–2022 Brian Bowman
• 2022–present Scott Gillingham

References

External links

• Mayors of Winnipeg - Manitoba Historical Society
• History: Mayors, Past and Present - Winnipeg.ca (copy archived in 2008)