List of mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Regina
Flag:Flag of Regina.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of Regina
Incumbent:Chad Bachynski
Incumbentsince:November 18, 2024
Style:
Member Of:Regina City Council
Reports To:Regina City Council
Residence:Regina, Saskatchewan
Seat:Regina City Hall
Appointer:Directly elected by residents of Regina
Termlength:Four years (renewable)
Inaugural:David Lynch Scott
Salary:151,015 (2020)[1]

The mayor of Regina is head of Regina City Council, the governing body of Regina, the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The 36th and current mayor of the city of Regina is Chad Bachynski, who was first elected in the 2024 municipal election.[2] The following is a list of mayors of Regina, including those who served as mayor of the town of Regina between 1884 and 1903.

From 1920 to 1926, Regina mayors were elected using instant-runoff voting. All other times a first past the post system was used.[3]

List of Mayors

No.MayorTerm startTerm end
Regina incorporated as a town on December 1, 1883.
1David Lynch Scott18841885
2Daniel Mowat18861887
3W. Cayley Hamilton18881888
4Jacob W. Smith18891889
5J. A. McCaul18901890
6Richard H. Williams18911892
7John Henry Charles Willoughby18931893
8Robert Martin18941894
9George T. Marsh18951895
10William F. Eddy18961897
11Francis Nicholson Darke18981898
12John K. McInnis18991899
13William T. Mollard19001901
(4)Jacob W. Smith (2nd time)19021903
Regina incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903.
(4)Jacob W. Smith (2nd time, ctd.)19031903
14Henry Laird19041905
15Peter McAra, Jr.19061906
(4)Jacob W. Smith (3rd time)19071908
16Richard H. Williams19091910
(15)Peter McAra, Jr. (2nd time)19111912
17Robert Martin19131914
18James Balfour19151915
19Walter Davy Cowan19161917
20Henry Black19181919
21James Grassick19201922
22Stuart C. Burton19231924
23William E. Mason19251926
24James McAra19271930
(18)James Balfour (2nd time)19311931
(24)James McAra (2nd time)19321933
25Cornelius Rink19341935
26Alban C. Ellison19361939
27James Grassick19401941
28Charles Cromwell Williams19421944
29Thomas G. McNall19451946
30Hugh McGillivray19471948
31Garnet Menzies19491951
32Gordon Burton Grant19521953
33Les Hammond19541956
34Thomas Cowburn19571958
35Henry H. P. Baker19591970
36Harry G. R. Walker19711973
(35)Henry H. P. Baker (2nd time)19741979
37Larry Schneider19801988
38Doreen Hamilton19881988
39Doug Archer19882000
40Pat Fiacco20002012
41Michael Fougere20122020
42Sandra Masters20202024
43Chad Bachynski2024Present

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Notes and References

  1. News: Djuric. Mickey. Regina city council gives itself a 26% salary increase, 1.9% for mayor. October 24, 2020. Global News. August 26, 2020.
  2. News: Maess . Donovan . 2024-11-19 . It's official: Regina's next mayor, city council sworn in Monday night . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241119202302/https://regina.ctvnews.ca/it-s-official-regina-s-next-mayor-city-council-sworn-in-monday-night-1.7115178 . 2024-11-19 . 2024-11-19 . . Regina.
  3. Web site: Voting-System Changes in Canada Provincial System.