List of mayors of Saskatoon

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 28th and current mayor is Charlie Clark, who was first elected in 2016.

Mayor of Saskatoon
Member ofSaskatoon City Council
AppointerDirect election by residents of Saskatoon
Term length4 years (since 2012)
Formation1903
First holderJames Robert Wilson (Town of Saskatoon)
Websitehttps://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall

Background

Saskatoon 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 First past the post 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]

James Clinkskill served as the first mayor of the incorporated City of Saskatoon in 1906. He was also mayor from 1911-1912.

List of mayors
Mayors of Saskatoon[2]
# Mayor Term start Term end
Town of Saskatoon
1 James Robert Wilson1903 1904
2 Malcolm Isbister1905 1905
City of Saskatoon
3 James Clinkskill1906 1906
(1) James Robert Wilson1907 1908
4 William Hopkins1909 1910
(3) James Clinkskill1911 1912
5 Frederick E. Harrison1913 1915
6 Alexander MacGillvray Young1916 1918
7 Frank MacMillan1919 1919
(6) Alexander MacGillvray Young1920 1921
8 Howard McConnell1922 1923
9 William Harvey Clare1924 1925
10 Russell Wilson1926 1926
11 George Wesley Norman1927 1929
12 John W. Hair1930 1931
13 Joseph Edwin Underwood1932 1932
14 John Sproule Mills1933 1934
15 Robert Mitford Pinder1935 1938
16 Carl Niderost1939 1940
17 S. N. MacEachern1941 1943
18 Angus W. MacPherson1944 1948
(14) John Sproule Mills1949 1953
19 J. D. McAskill1954 1957
20 Sidney Buckwold1958 1963
21 Percy C. Klaehn1964 1964
22 E. J. Cole1965 1966
(20) Sidney Buckwold1967 1971
23 Bert Sears1972 1976
24 Cliff E. Wright1976 1988
25 Henry Dayday1988 2000
26 Jim Maddin2000 2003
27 Donald J. Atchison2003 2016
28 Charlie Clark2016 –

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. City of Saskatoon (2014-12-14). "History". Saskatoon.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. CBC (2010-02-02). "Sask. mayors moving to 4-year terms". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. "Voting-System Changes in Canada Provincial System".
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