List of mayors of Vancouver
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of mayors of Vancouver, British Columbia. It includes the mayor
s of Vancouver
since 1886, of which there is a total of 39 individuals.
Mike Harcourt and Gordon Campbell went on to become Premier of British Columbia
.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
since 1886, of which there is a total of 39 individuals.
| Dates | Mayor | Political Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1886–1887 | M.A. MacLean Malcolm Alexander MacLean Malcolm Alexander MacLean was the first Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1886 to 1887. He beat his opponent, sawmill manager Richard H. Alexander, by 17 votes.- References :... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
| 1888–1891 | David Oppenheimer David Oppenheimer David Oppenheimer was a successful entrepreneur, the second mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, and a National Historic Person of Canada.-Early life:... |
Independent |
| 1892–1893 | Frederick Cope Frederick Cope Frederick Cope was the third Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving from 1892 to 1893. He was born in Oxford, England.-External links:*... |
Independent |
| 1894 | R. A. Anderson | Independent |
| 1895–1896 | Henry Collins Henry Collins (politician) Henry Collins , merchant, was the fifth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He served from 1895 to 1896.... |
Independent |
| 1897 | William Templeton | Independent |
| 1898–1900 | James F. Garden James Garden James Ford Garden was a Canadian engineer and the seventh Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1898 to 1900. Under his tenure the city developed a street car system, sidewalks, road grades and water connections.Born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, the son of son of H. M. G. and E... |
Independent |
| 1901 | Thomas Owen Townley Thomas Townley Thomas Owen Townley was a Canadian lawyer and the eighth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving one term in 1901.... |
Independent |
| 1902–1903 | Thomas Fletcher Neelands Thomas Neelands Thomas Fletcher Neelands was the ninth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1902 to 1903.... |
Independent |
| 1904 | Dr. William J. McGuigan William McGuigan Dr. William J. McGuigan was the tenth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia and served one term in 1904. He was born in Stratford, Ontario and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.-References:... |
Independent |
| 1905–1906 | Frederick Buscombe Frederick Buscombe Frederick Buscombe , merchant, was the 11th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1905 to 1906. He served as President of the Vancouver Board of Trade in 1900.... |
Independent |
| 1907–1908 | Alexander Bethune Alexander Bethune Alexander Bethune , merchant, was the 12th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1907 to 1908. He had previously served five years as alderman. He was a Freemason, and was a founding member of Acacia Lodge No. 22. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery.... |
Independent |
| 1909 | Charles S. Douglas | Independent |
| 1910–1911 | Louis Denison Taylor | Independent |
| 1912 | James Findlay James Findlay (Vancouver mayor) James Findlay was the 15th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Montreal, he moved to Vancouver in June 1887.... |
Independent |
| 1913–1914 | Truman Smith Baxter Truman Smith Baxter Truman Smith Baxter was the 16th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born on a farm near Carlingford, Ontario, part of Fullertown Township in Perth County. He was the... |
Independent |
| 1915 | Louis Denison Taylor | Independent |
| 1915–1917 | Malcolm Peter McBeath Malcolm Peter McBeath Malcolm Peter McBeath was the 17th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1915 to 1917.Born in Allenford, Bruce County, Ontario, the son of Thomas and Lena McBeath, McBeath moved with his family to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1892. In 1894, he apprenticed to be a printer... |
Independent |
| 1918–1921 | Robert Henry Otley Gale Robert Henry Otley Gale Robert Henry Otley Gale was the 18th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1918 to 1921. He was born in Quebec.... |
Independent |
| 1922–1923 | Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall was the 19th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham, England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade.... |
Independent |
| 1924 | William Reid Owen William Reid Owen William Reid Owen was the 20th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1924. He was born in Ontario and moved to Vancouver in 1899.... |
Independent |
| 1925–1928 | Louis Denison Taylor | Independent |
| 1929–1930 | William Harold Malkin William Harold Malkin William Harold Malkin was the 21st mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1929 to 1930, after serving as Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade in 1902... |
Independent |
| 1931–1934 | Louis Denison Taylor | Independent |
| 1935–1936 | Gerald Grattan McGeer | Independent |
| 1937–1938 | George Clark Miller George Clark Miller George Clark Miller was the 23rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1937 to 1938. He was born in Huron County, Ontario, moving to Manitoba, then in 1941 to Vancouver.... |
Independent |
| 1939–1940 | James Lyle Telford James Lyle Telford James Lyle Telford was the 24th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation . He was born in Valens, Ontario.... |
Independent |
| 1941–1946 | Jack (Jonathan Webster) Cornett Jonathan Webster Cornett Jonathan Webster Cornett was the 25th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1941 to 1946. He was born in Lansdowne, Ontario, moving to Vancouver in 1907.... |
Non-partisan Association Non-Partisan Association The Non-Partisan Association is a civic-level electoral organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are, and have also been in the past, Non-Partisan Association political parties in the nearby municipalities of Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey.The NPA was established in 1937 to... |
| 1947 | Gerald Gratton McGeer | Non-partisan Association |
| 1947–1948 | Charles Jones Charles E. Jones Charles E. Jones was the 26th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from August 1947 until September 1948. He was born in Whitby, England and moved to Vancouver in 1905. It is uncertain whether the Whitby of his birth was the fishing port in Yorkshire, or the district of Whitby in Ellesemere Port... |
Non-partisan Association |
| 1948 | George Clark Miller George Clark Miller George Clark Miller was the 23rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1937 to 1938. He was born in Huron County, Ontario, moving to Manitoba, then in 1941 to Vancouver.... (acting) |
Non-partisan Association |
| 1949–1950 | Charles Edwin Thompson Charles Edwin Thompson Charles Edwin Thompson was a Canadian politician. He served one year as the 27th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia.Born in Grey County, Ontario, Thompson worked as a teacher, rancher, and an automotive dealer.... |
Non-partisan Association |
| 1951–1958 | Frederick Hume Frederick Hume Frederick J. Hume was the 28th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1951 to 1958. He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia where he served as mayor from 1933 to 1942... |
Non-partisan Association |
| 1959–1962 | A. Thomas Alsbury A. Thomas Alsbury Albert Thomas Alsbury was the 29th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1959 to 1962. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and in 1907 moved to Vancouver. He studied education at the University of British Columbia where he received a degree... |
Independent |
| 1963–1966 | William Rathie William Rathie William George Rathie was the 30th mayor of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1963 through 1966.... |
Non-partisan Association |
| 1967–1972 | Tom Campbell | Independent, later Non-partisan Association |
| 1972–1976 | Art Phillips Art Phillips Arthur "Art" Phillips served as the 32nd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1973 to 1977. Prior to being elected to this post, he founded the Vancouver investment firm of Phillips, Hager & North. Phillips was instrumental in founding a reform-minded, centrist municipal-level... |
TEAM The Electors' Action Movement TEAM was a centrist political party from 1968 to the mid-1980s at the municipal level in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It fielded candidates for the office of mayor as well as for positions on the city council, school board, and park board... |
| 1976–1980 | Jack Volrich Jack Volrich Jack Volrich was born in Anyox, British Columbia and was the 33rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1977 to 1980. Prior to this, he practiced law and served as an alderman on the Vancouver City Council.... |
TEAM, later Independent |
| 1980–1986 | Michael Harcourt Mike Harcourt Michael Franklin Harcourt served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the 34th mayor of BC's major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986.... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
| 1986–1993 | Gordon Campbell | Non-partisan Association |
| 1993–2002 | Philip Owen Philip Owen Philip Walter Owen was the mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1993 to 2002, making him one of Vancouver's longest serving mayors. His father was Walter S. Owen, who was Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1973 to 1978.... |
Non-partisan Association |
| 2002–2005 | Larry Campbell Larry Campbell Larry W. Campbell was the 37th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently a member of the Canadian Senate. Starting in 1969 Campbell worked for the RCMP in Vancouver and then in 1973 as a member of the Drug Squad... |
Coalition of Progressive Electors Coalition of Progressive Electors The Coalition of Progressive Electors is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.-Origins:... later Vision Vancouver Vision Vancouver Vision Vancouver is one of three parties represented on Vancouver City Council in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vision was formed in the months leading up to the 2005 municipal election.-Formation:... |
| 2005–2008 | Sam Sullivan Sam Sullivan Sam Sullivan, CM served as the 38th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and has been invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian award... |
Non-partisan Association Non-Partisan Association The Non-Partisan Association is a civic-level electoral organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are, and have also been in the past, Non-Partisan Association political parties in the nearby municipalities of Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey.The NPA was established in 1937 to... |
| 2008–present | Gregor Robertson Gregor Robertson (politician) Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson is a Canadian politician who has been the 39th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, since 2008. He was elected as part of the Vision Vancouver party slate... |
Vision Vancouver Vision Vancouver Vision Vancouver is one of three parties represented on Vancouver City Council in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vision was formed in the months leading up to the 2005 municipal election.-Formation:... |
Mike Harcourt and Gordon Campbell went on to become Premier of British Columbia
Premier of British Columbia
The Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
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