List of mayors of Edmonton
| Mayor of Edmonton | |
|---|---|
since October 29, 2025 | |
| Style | Mayor, His/Her Worship |
| Member of | City Council |
| Reports to | City Council |
| Seat | Edmonton City Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Appointer | Direct election by residents of Edmonton[note 1] |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | February 10, 1892 |
| First holder | Matthew McCauley |
| Website | The Mayor of Edmonton |
This is a list of mayors of Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada.
Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892,[1] with Matthew McCauley acclaimed as its first mayor during the town's first election, held February 10, 1892. On October 8, 1904, Edmonton became a city during the tenure of Mayor William Short. Edmonton was part of the North-West Territories until September 1, 1905, when it became the capital of the newly created province of Alberta, during the tenure of Mayor Kenneth W. MacKenzie. The longest serving mayor is William Hawrelak, who was elected as mayor seven times, serving for a total of 10 years 4 months over three periods: four consecutive terms starting 1951, resigned in 1959 during last month of fourth term; two consecutive terms starting 1963, expelled by the courts in 1964; one term starting in 1974, died in office in 1975.
Mayors of Edmonton
| Mayor | Term began | Term Ended | Age at term start | Previous office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew McCauley
(1850–1930) |
February 10, 1892 | January 14, 1895 | 41 years, 214 days | Co-founder of the Edmonton Board of Trade | |
| 2 | Herbert Charles Wilson
(1859–1909) |
January 14, 1895 | October 6, 1896 | 35 years, 38 days | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories (1888–1891) | |
| 3 | Cornelius Gallagher
(1854–1932) |
October 27, 1896[2] | December 14, 1896 | 41 years, 301 days | Alderman (1893–1895) | |
| 4 | John Alexander McDougall
(1854–1928) |
December 14, 1896 | December 13, 1897 | 42 years, 208 days | Alderman (1893–1895) | |
| 5 | William S. Edmiston
(1857–1903) |
December 13, 1897 | December 11, 1899 | 40 years, 33 days | Alderman (1895–1896) | |
| 6 | Kenneth W. MacKenzie
(1862–1929) |
December 11, 1899 | December 9, 1901 | 37 years, 311 days | Alderman (1898–1899) | |
| 7 | William Short
(1866–1926) |
December 9, 1901 | December 12, 1904 | 35 years, 332 days | Public school trustee (1899–1901) | |
| (6) | Kenneth W. MacKenzie
(1862–1929) |
December 12, 1904 | December 11, 1905 | 42 years, 313 days | Mayor of Edmonton (1899–1901) | |
| 8 | Charles May
(1858–1932) |
December 11, 1905 | December 10, 1906 | 47 years, 164 days | Alderman (1903–1905) | |
| 9 | William Antrobus Griesbach
(1878–1945) |
December 10, 1906 | December 9, 1907 | 28 years, 341 days | Alderman (1904–1906) | |
| (4) | John Alexander McDougall
(1854–1928) |
December 9, 1907 | December 14, 1908 | 53 years, 203 days | Mayor of Edmonton (1896–1897) | |
| 10 | Robert Lee
(1862–1925) |
December 14, 1908 | December 12, 1910 | 46 years, 279 days | Alderman (1899–1901 & 1907–1908) | |
| 11 | George S. Armstrong
(1867–1947) |
December 12, 1910 | December 9, 1912 | 43 years, 210 days | Alderman (1907–1910) | |
| (7) | William Short
(1866–1926) |
December 9, 1912 | December 8, 1913 | 46 years, 333 days | Mayor of Edmonton (1901–1904) | |
| 12 | William J. McNamara
(1879–1947) |
December 8, 1913 | October 27, 1914 | 33 years, 346 days | Mayor of Wetaskiwin (1909–1910) | |
| 13 | William Thomas Henry
(1872–1952) |
December 14, 1914 | December 10, 1917 | 42 years, 346 days | Alderman (1900–1902) | |
| 14 | Harry Marshall Erskine Evans
(1876–1973) |
December 10, 1917 | December 9, 1918 | 41 years, 115 days | President of Edmonton Board of Trade (1916–1917) | |
| 15 | Joseph Clarke
(1869–1941) |
December 9, 1918 | December 13, 1920 | 49 years, 80 days | Alderman (1912 & 1913–1915) | |
| 16 | David Milwyn Duggan
(1879–1942) |
December 13, 1920 | December 10, 1923 | 41 years, 222 days | None | |
| 17 | Kenny Blatchford
(1882–1933) |
December 10, 1923 | December 13, 1926 | 41 years, 280 days | Alderman (1921–1923) | |
| 18 | Ambrose Bury
(1869–1951) |
December 13, 1926 | December 9, 1929 | 57 years, 134 days | Member of Parliament for Edmonton East (1925–1926) | |
| 19 | James McCrie Douglas
(1867–1950) |
December 9, 1929 | November 11, 1931 | 62 years, 307 days | Alderman (1923–1926) | |
| 20 | Dan Knott
(1879–1959) |
November 11, 1931 | November 14, 1934 | 52 years, 133 days | Alderman (1922–1926 & 1929–1931) | |
| (15) | Joseph Clarke
(1869–1941) |
November 14, 1934 | November 10, 1937 | 65 years, 55 days | Alderman (1924–1925) | |
| 21 | John Wesley Fry
(1876–1946) |
November 10, 1937 | November 7, 1945 | 60 years, 340 days | Alderman (1932–1937) | |
| 22 | Harry Ainlay
(1887–1970) |
November 7, 1945 | November 2, 1949 | 58 years, 308 days | Alderman (1931–1935 & 1941–1945) | |
| 23 | Sidney Parsons
(1893–1955) |
November 2, 1949 | November 7, 1951 | 56 years, 205 days | Alderman (1938–1949) | |
| 24 | William Hawrelak
(1915–1975) |
November 7, 1951 | September 9, 1959 | 36 years, 35 days | Alderman (1949–1951) | |
| 25 | Frederick John Mitchell
(1893–1979) |
September 9, 1959 | October 14, 1959 | 65 years, 279 days | Alderman (1940–1959) | |
| 26 | Elmer Ernest Roper
(1893–1994) |
October 14, 1959 | October 16, 1963 | 66 years, 132 days | Leader of Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1942–1955) | |
| (24) | William Hawrelak
(1915–1975) |
October 16, 1963 | March 11, 1965 | 48 years, 13 days | Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959) | |
| 27 | Vincent Dantzer
(1923–2001) |
March 11, 1965 | October 16, 1968 | 41 years, 160 days | Alderman (1962–1965) | |
| 28 | Ivor Dent
(1924–2009) |
October 16, 1968 | October 16, 1974 | 44 years, 252 days | Alderman (1963–1968) | |
| (24) | William Hawrelak
(1915–1975) |
October 16, 1974 | November 7, 1975 | 59 years, 13 days | Mayor of Edmonton (1951–1959 & 1963–1965) | |
| 29 | Terry Cavanagh
(1926–2017) |
November 14, 1975* | October 19, 1977 | 49 years, 118 days | Alderman (1971–1975) | |
| 30 | Cec Purves
(b. 1933) |
October 19, 1977 | October 17, 1983 | 44 years, 1 day | Alderman (1966–1974) | |
| 31 | Laurence Decore
(1940–1999) |
October 17, 1983 | October 17, 1988 | 43 years, 111 days | Alderman (1974–1977) | |
| (29) | Terry Cavanagh
(1926–2017) |
October 17, 1988* | October 16, 1989 | 62 years, 90 days | Alderman (1983–1988) | |
| 32 | Jan Reimer
(b. 1952) |
October 16, 1989 | October 16, 1995 | 37 years, 146 days | Alderman (1980–1989) | |
| 33 | Bill Smith
(b. 1935) |
October 16, 1995 | October 26, 2004 | 59 years, 309 days | None | |
| 34 | Stephen Mandel
(b. 1945) |
October 26, 2004 | October 29, 2013 | 59 years, 100 days | City Councillor (2001–2004) | |
| 35 | Don Iveson
(b. 1979) |
October 29, 2013[3] | October 26, 2021 | 34 years, 152 days | City Councillor (2007–2013) | |
| 36 | Amarjeet Sohi
(b. 1964) |
October 25, 2021 | October 29, 2025 | 62 years, 13 days | City Councillor (2007–2015) | |
| 37 | Andrew Knack
(b. 1983/84) |
October 29, 2025 | Incumbent | 41 or 42 | City Councillor (2013–2025) | |
- Terry Cavanagh was never elected to the mayor's spot. Twice he sat in the mayor's chair. He was interim or acting mayor after Hawrelak's death and after Decore's resignation.
See also
Notes
- ^ When a sitting mayor can not finish their term, Edmonton City Council itself votes for a replacement/interim mayor from within its own members
References
- ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Edmonton". Alberta Municipal Profiles (PDF) (Report). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2021-10-15. p. 50. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
Ordinance of the North-West Territories, Ordinance #7 1891-92, Effective Date January 9, 1892
- ^ "Local". The Edmonton Bulletin. Edmonton, Alberta. October 26, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Don Iveson is sworn-in as Edmonton's new mayor". CBC News. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.