This is a list of mayors of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The mayor leads Saskatoon City Council, the city's governing body. The 29th and current mayor is Cynthia Block, who was first elected in 2024.
| Mayor of Saskatoon | |
|---|---|
since November 20, 2024 | |
| Member of | Saskatoon City Council |
| Residence | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Appointer | Direct election by residents of Saskatoon |
| Term length | 4 years (since 2012) |
| Formation | 1903 |
| First holder | James Robert Wilson (Town of Saskatoon) |
| Website | https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall |
Background
editSaskatoon received a town charter in July 1903, which led to the inception of a town council.[1] In May 1906 the Town of Saskatoon merged with the settlements of Riversdale and Nutana, and the City of Saskatoon was incorporated.[2] Until 1954, Saskatoon's mayor was elected annually. From 1954 until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually.[1] The term was then extended to three years, and in 2012 it was extended to four.[3]
From 1920 to 1926 and from 1938 to 1942, Saskatoon mayors were elected using instant-runoff voting. All other times the first past the post system was used.[4]
Until 1976, mayor and council were sworn in during the first meeting of the new year, meaning that terms could be measured in calendar years. From 1976, mayor and council have been sworn in during the first meeting following the election.[1]
List of mayors
edit| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Saskatoon | |||
| 1 | James Robert Wilson | 1903 | 1904 |
| 2 | Malcolm Isbister | 1905 | 1905 |
| City of Saskatoon | |||
| 3 | James Clinkskill | 1906 | 1906 |
| (1) | James Robert Wilson | 1907 | 1908 |
| 4 | William Hopkins | 1909 | 1910 |
| (3) | James Clinkskill | 1911 | 1912 |
| 5 | Frederick E. Harrison | 1913 | 1915 |
| 6 | Alexander MacGillvray Young | 1916 | 1918 |
| 7 | Frank MacMillan | 1919 | 1919 |
| (6) | Alexander MacGillvray Young | 1920 | 1921 |
| 8 | Howard McConnell | 1922 | 1923 |
| 9 | William Harvey Clare | 1924 | 1925 |
| 10 | Russell Wilson | 1926 | 1926 |
| 11 | George Wesley Norman | 1927 | 1929 |
| 12 | John W. Hair | 1930 | 1931 |
| 13 | Joseph Edwin Underwood | 1932 | 1932 |
| 14 | John Sproule Mills | 1933 | 1934 |
| 15 | Robert Mitford Pinder | 1935 | 1938 |
| 16 | Carl Niderost | 1939 | 1940 |
| 17 | S. N. MacEachern | 1941 | 1943 |
| 18 | Angus W. MacPherson | 1944 | 1948 |
| (14) | John Sproule Mills | 1949 | 1953 |
| 19 | J. D. McAskill | 1954 | 1957 |
| 20 | Sidney Buckwold | 1958 | 1963 |
| 21 | Percy C. Klaehn | 1964 | 1964 |
| 22 | E. J. Cole | 1965 | 1966 |
| (20) | Sidney Buckwold | 1967 | 1971 |
| 23 | Bert Sears | 1972 | 1976 |
| 24 | Cliff Wright | 1976 | 1988 |
| 25 | Henry Dayday | 1988 | 2000 |
| 26 | Jim Maddin | 2000 | 2003 |
| 27 | Don Atchison | 2003 | 2016 |
| 28 | Charlie Clark | 2016 | 2024 |
| 29 | Cynthia Block | 2024 | Present |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Pedersen, Jen. "A Seat on Council: The Aldermen, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903-2006" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b City of Saskatoon (2014-12-14). "History". Saskatoon.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Sask. mayors moving to 4-year terms". CBC News. 2010-02-02. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Voting-System Changes in Canada Provincial System".