This is a list of
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
s of
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
, a city in
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
, Canada.
Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892,
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
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated pop ...
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
* 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
*
List of mayors in Canada
*
List of mayors of Strathcona, Alberta
*
Timeline of Edmonton history
Notes
References
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Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...