List of mayors of New Westminster explained

Post:Mayor
Body:New Westminster
Incumbent:Patrick Johnstone
Incumbentsince:November 7, 2022
Style:
Member Of:New Westminster City Council
Reports To:New Westminster City Council
Seat:New Westminster City Hall
Termlength:Four years, renewable
Constituting Instrument:Municipal Council Act, 1860
Municipal Act, 1872
Inaugural:Leonard McClure (president)
James Cunningham (mayor)
Formation:
Mayor:

The mayor of New Westminster, British Columbia, is the head of the municipal government of New Westminster, and acts as the presiding officer of New Westminster City Council meetings. They are elected alongside the rest of city council every four years during the British Columbia municipal elections, although there are no limits to how many terms a mayor may serve.[1] Prior to 1873, the head of the local government was titled the president of New Westminster, and was appointed by members of the municipal council, rather than being directly elected by New Westminster's residents.[2] [3] [4] The current mayor of New Westminster is Patrick Johnstone, who is the 38th mayor of the city.[3] Mayor Johnstone is also the first mayor who was elected as a member of an official municipal political party.

List

Note: Any affiliations with provincial political parties will only be listed if the person was known to have served in a party caucus of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

! Mayor ! Term start! Term end! colspan="2"

Party
11860 1861 Independent
21861 1862 Independent
31862 1863 Independent
41863 1864 Independent
51864 1865 Independent
61865 1866 Independent
71866 1867 Independent
1867 1869 Independent
1869 1871 Independent
1871 1872 Independent

! Mayor ! Term start! Term end! colspan="2"

Party
81873 1873 Independent
1874 1875 Independent
91876 1877 Independent
1878 1878 Independent
101979 1979 Independent
1880 1881 Independent
111882 1882 Independent
121883 1883 Independent
1883 1888 Independent
131889 1889 Independent
141889 1889 Independent
151890 1891 Independent
1892 1892 Independent
161893 1893 Independent
171894 1894 Independent
181895 1897 Independent
191898 1899 Independent
201900 1901 Independent
211902 1909 Independent
221910 1912 Independent
231913 1919 Liberal
24J. J. Johnston1920 1922 Independent
251923 1926 Independent
1927 1933 Liberal
261934 1942 Independent
271943 1948 Independent
281949 1950 Independent
291951 1958 Independent
301959 1964 Independent
311964 1968 Independent
321968 1982 Independent
331982 1988 Independent
341988 1996 Independent
351996 2002 Independent
362002 2014 Independent
372014 2022 Independent
382022 ongoing Community First New West

Mayors who held higher offices

Federal government

Canadian senators
Canadian members of Parliament

Provincial government

Lieutenant governors of British Columbia
Premiers of British Columbia
MLAs of British Columbia / MLCs of British Columbia / MCAs of British Columbia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General local elections. gov.bc.ca. 1 March 2018. 10 February 2024.
  2. Web site: City Council minutes - Record Detail. New Westminster Archives. 9 March 2024.
  3. Web site: MAYORS OF NEW WESTMINSTER. City of New Westminster. 10 February 2024.
  4. Web site: William Clarkson House No. 1. historicplaces.ca. 10 February 2024. William Clarkson, served as mayor (then called President) of New Westminster from 1871-72.