List of the youngest mayors in Canada explained

This is a list of the youngest mayors in Canada. This list is inclusive of individuals nearest to the age of majority at the time of their election; usually under the age of 35. The people listed here are notable because of the rarity of their age category holding elected office of any type, particularly mayorships.

NameMunicipalityYear ElectedAgeYearsNotes
David Scott Seaforth, Ontario1997321998-2000Won first election, beating incumbent Irwin Johnson. No previous political history.
Nicolas MaletteCayamant, QuebecNovember 5, 2017222017–presentMalette was first elected to council at the age of 18 and is the youngest mayor in Quebec history at 22 years of age when elected.
Christopher EwenR.M. of Ritchot, Manitoba2017292017–presentWon first term in by-election, beating incumbent Jackie Hunt. No previous political history.
Sean HarveyVernon, British Columbia1969291999–2005 At 29, he was Vernon's youngest mayor when he was first elected in 1999. In 2005, he resigned as mayor after questionable expense claims came to light.[1]
Sean McIntyreSylvan Lake, AlbertaSeptember 30, 1983302013–present He was first elected to council in 2010 at the age of 27, and unseated a two-term incumbent to be elected mayor in 2013 at the age of 30 with 71% of the popular vote.[2]
Lisa HolmesMorinville, AlbertaFebruary 22, 1980332013–present She was first elected to Municipal Council in 2010 and was serving as deputy mayor in 2013 when the current mayor, Paul Krauskopf, died from cancer.[3] She was declared the winner after a recount was held.[4] She is currently believed to be the youngest female mayor in Canada.
Robert VagramovPort Moody, British ColumbiaOctober 20, 2018262018–presentFirst elected as city councillor at the age of 22. [5]
Steve BlackTimmins, OntarioApril 20, 1982322014–2018First elected as member of the City of Timmins Council in 2010.
Sébastien DesprésWitless Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorJanuary 28, 1980332013–present He had never served on a municipal council before being elected as Mayor of Witless Bay.
Luke StrimboldBurns Lake, British Columbia30 May 1991212011–2016First elected as a member of the Burns Lake Town Council in 2010. Resigned in 2016.
Don IvesonEdmonton, Alberta30 May 1979342013–2021First elected as member of the Edmonton City Council in 2007.
Herbert Charles WilsonEdmonton, Alberta7 December 1859351895-1896 (resigned)
Claudette MillarCambridge, Ontario35One of the few female mayors in Canada when elected.
Steve PetersSt. Thomas, Ontario19 January 1963281991-2000First elected as a city councillor at age of 25, Peters later represented the area in Provincial Parliament and served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2011.[6]
William Antrobus GriesbachEdmonton, AlbertaJanuary 3, 1878 – January 21, 1945281906-1907 (resigned)Griesbach was referred to as "Edmonton's boy mayor."[7]
Frank N. Darke1863 – 1940351898-1899[8] [9]
André BachandAsbestos, Quebec8 December 1961251986-1997Was the youngest mayor in Quebec history when elected.
Priscilla MooneyBranch, Newfoundland and Labrador1976302006–present[10]
Eddie FrancisWindsor, Ontario1974292003–2014
Steve KentMount Pearl, Newfoundland and LabradorMay 7, 1978252003-2007Elected to Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 2007 at age 29.
Christine (Nussey) LalondeRose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and LabradorAugust 2009252009–2011Perhaps the youngest female mayor in Canadian history
Eric DuncanWinchester, OntarioNovember 10, 1987222011–presentDuncan was first elected at the age of 19 as councillor, then defeated the two-term incumbent mayor in a landslide with 72% of the vote.
Steve ClarkBrockville, Ontario-221982-1991
Jerrod SchaferSwift Current, Saskatchewan-322010–presentWas first elected to council at 26 years of age.
Thomas SierzyckiLa Ronge, SaskatchewanApril 10, 1988212009–presentWas first elected to council at 18 years of age in 2006.
Clayton SmithNew Norway, Alberta-191995-1998First served on village council at the age of 18 in August 1994 after being acclaimed in a by-election. Ran successfully in the general election of October 1995 and was appointed mayor later that month by his fellow councillors.
Gerry TaftInvermere, British ColumbiaJune 15, 1982262008–presentFirst elected to Invermere council at the age of 20 in 2002. After serving two three year terms, ran and won as mayor in 2008.
Ryan WindsorCentral Saanich, British ColumbiaDecember 27, 1979342014–presentFirst elected to council in a by-election in 2013. Elected Mayor of the Vancouver Island municipality in November 2014.
Bill GivenGrande Prairie, AlbertaMarch 13, 1977332010–presentFirst elected to council in 2001 at age 24 as the youngest council member in Grande Prairie's history. Elected in October 2010 as the city's youngest mayor.[11]
Kurtis SmithAdelaide Metcalfe, OntarioOctober 2014252014–PresentFirst elected as councillor in 2010 as the youngest councillor in Adelaide Metcalfe at age 21. Then in 2014 was elected as mayor defeating the incumbent at the age of 25[12] as the youngest mayor and county councillor in Middlesex County.
Sharie MinionsPort Alberni, British ColumbiaOctober 2018302018-PresentYoungest mayor ever elected to Vancouver Island
Mark SagerWest Vancouver, British ColumbiaNovember 1990321990-1996First elected to council in 1986 at age 29 as the youngest council member in West Vancouver. After serving two terms, he ran and won for mayor in November 1990 making him the municipality's youngest mayor at age 32. [13]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former Okanagan mayor jailed . Times Colonist (Victoria)l . February 8, 2008 . December 1, 2014.
  2. News: Sean McIntyre scores upset in Sylvan Lake . Red Deer Advocate . October 22, 2013 . November 19, 2013.
  3. News: Young Mayors Elected in Alberta's Largest Cities - is Age just a Number? . Global Edmonton . October 22, 2013.
  4. News: Morinville recount confirms Holmes' win. 22 April 2014. St. Albert Gazette. October 23, 2013.
  5. News: POMOvotes2018: Vagramov is Port Moody's new mayor . TriCity News . October 20, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  6. http://www.southwesternontario.ca/stmarys/article/40586 "Area MPP snags Speaker's seat at Queen's Park"
  7. http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=380 "A home for Edomonton's boy mayor"
  8. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/P-PP-SK/P-PPofSK.html "F.N. Darke"
  9. http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/regina/south/college.html College, Normal School and Darke Hall
  10. http://www.flare.com/article.jsp?content=20070823_142421_4912 "Volunteer Award: Priscilla Corcoran Mooney Branch"
  11. Web site: GP Given a new mayor. Daily Herald Tribune. 2017-03-13.
  12. Web site: Vance Blackmore defeats veteran Reycraft . The London Free Press. Debora . Van Brenk . 2014-10-28. 2018-12-05.
  13. News: Young mayor now a young father . The Lethbridge Herald . May 22, 1992 . May 7, 2019.