List of mayors of New Westminster

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.

Mayor of New Westminster
Incumbent
Patrick Johnstone
since November 7, 2022
Style
Member ofNew Westminster City Council
Reports toNew Westminster City Council
SeatNew Westminster City Hall
Term lengthFour years, renewable
Constituting instrumentMunicipal Council Act, 1860
Municipal Act, 1872
Inaugural holderLeonard McClure (president)
James Cunningham (mayor)
FormationPresident: 1860 (1860)
Mayor: 1873 (1873)
Websitewww.newwestcity.ca/city_hall/mayor_and_council/mayor.php

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.

Appointed by City Council (president)
# Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Leonard McClure 18601861   Independent
2 John Ramage 18611862   Independent
3 Henry Holbrook 18621863   Independent
4 Robert Dickinson 18631864   Independent
5 William Clarkson 18641865   Independent
6 William J. Armstrong 18651866   Independent
7 John Robson 18661867   Independent
(3) Henry Holbrook 18671869   Independent
(6) William J. Armstrong 18691871   Independent
(5) William Clarkson 18711872   Independent
Elected directly by the public (mayor)
# Mayor Term start Term end Party
8 James Cunningham 18731873   Independent
(4) Robert Dickinson 18741875   Independent
9 Thomas R. McInnes 18761877   Independent
(3) Henry Holbrook 18781878   Independent
10 W.D. Ferris 19791979   Independent
(4) Robert Dickinson 18801881   Independent
11 Loftus R. McInnes 18821882   Independent
12 Henry Edmonds 18831883   Independent
(4) Robert Dickinson 18831888   Independent
13 John Hendry 18891889   Independent
14 W.B. Townsend 18891889   Independent
15 John Brown 18901891   Independent
(14) W.B. Townsend 18921892   Independent
16 D.S. Curtis 18931893   Independent
17 Henry Hoy[lower-alpha 1] 18941894   Independent
18 B.W. Shiles 18951897   Independent
19 Thomas Ovens 18981899   Independent
20 J.T. Scott 19001901   Independent
21 W.H. Keary 19021909   Independent
22 John A. Lee 19101912   Independent
23 Arthur "Wells" Gray 19131919   Liberal[n 1]
24 J. J. Johnston[lower-alpha 2] 19201922   Independent
25 T.S. Annandale 19231926   Independent
(23) Arthur "Wells" Gray 19271933[lower-alpha 3]   Liberal[n 1]
26 Fred J. Hume 19341942   Independent
27 William Mott 19431948   Independent
28 J.L. Sangster 19491950   Independent
29 F. H. Jackson 19511958   Independent
30 Beth Wood[lower-alpha 4] 19591964   Independent
31 Stuart Gifford 19641968   Independent
32 Muni Evers 1968[lower-alpha 5]1982[lower-alpha 5]   Independent
33 Tom Baker[lower-alpha 6] 19821988   Independent
34 Betty Toporowski 19881996   Independent
35 Helen Sparkes 19962002   Independent
36 Wayne Wright 20022014   Independent
37 Jonathan X. Côte 20142022   Independent
38 Patrick Johnstone 2022ongoing   Community First New West
  1. Provincial party affiliation that was not registered as a British Columbian municipal political party.
  1. Not to be confused with the English locomotive engineer Henry Hoy.
  2. Not to be confused with American actor J. J. Johnston.
  3. Conflicting reports suggest Wells Gray left office in 1930.
  4. Not to be confused with American politician Beth Wood.
  5. Conflicting reports suggest Muni Evers served as mayor between 1969 and 1984.
  6. Not to be confused with English actor and writer Tom Baker.

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

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