List of mayors of Saskatoon explained

This is a list of mayors of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The mayor leads Saskatoon City Council, the city's governing body. The 29th and current mayor is Cynthia Block, who was first elected in 2024.

Background

Saskatoon received a town charter in July 1903, which led to the inception of a town council.^[1] In May 1906 the Town of Saskatoon merged with the settlements of Riversdale and Nutana, and the City of Saskatoon was incorporated.^[2] Until 1954, Saskatoon's mayor was elected annually. From 1954 until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually. The term was then extended to three years, and in 2012 it was extended to four.^[3]

From 1920 to 1926 and from 1938 to 1942, Saskatoon mayors were elected using instant-runoff voting. All other times the first past the post system was used.^[4]

Until 1976, mayor and council were sworn in during the first meeting of the new year, meaning that terms could be measured in calendar years. From 1976, mayor and council have been sworn in during the first meeting following the election.

List of mayors

Mayors of Saskatoon!#!Mayor!Term start!Term end

Town of Saskatoon
1		1903	1904
2		1905	1905
City of Saskatoon
3		1906	1906
(1)		1907	1908
4		1909	1910
(3)		1911	1912
5		1913	1915
6		1916	1918
7		1919	1919
(6)		1920	1921
8		1922	1923
9		1924	1925
10		1926	1926
11		1927	1929
12		1930	1931
13		1932	1932
14		1933	1934
15		1935	1938
16		1939	1940
17		1941	1943
18		1944	1948
(14)		1949	1953
19		1954	1957
20		1958	1963
21		1964	1964
22		1965	1966
(20)		1967	1971
23		1972	1976
24	Cliff Wright	1976	1988
25		1988	2000
26		2000	2003
27		2003	2016
28		2016	2024
29	Cynthia Block	2024	Present

See also

• Saskatoon City Council

External links

• City of Saskatoon - History

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pedersen. Jen. A Seat on Council: The Aldermen, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903-2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20140623141055/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/City%20Clerks%20Office/City%20Archives/City%20History/Documents/Saskatoon-City-Council_April-23-2014.pdf. June 23, 2014. City of Saskatoon.
2. Web site: City of Saskatoon. 2014-12-14. History. 2020-11-17. Saskatoon.ca. en.
3. News: 2010-02-02 . Sask. mayors moving to 4-year terms . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210175545/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-mayors-moving-to-4-year-terms-1.967198 . 2022-12-10 . 2020-11-16 . CBC News.
4. Web site: Voting-System Changes in Canada Provincial System.