This is a list of mayors of Whitehorse, the capital of the Canadian territory of Yukon. Whitehorse has had an elected mayor and council since its incorporation as a city in 1950; prior to that, Whitehorse existed as an unincorporated settlement with no local municipal government.
| Mayor of Whitehorse | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2021Laura Cabott | |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Formation | 1950 |
| First holder | Gordon Armstrong |
The mayor presides over Whitehorse City Council.
List of mayors of Whitehorse
edit| No. | Name | In office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Armstrong | 1950 | 1958 | |
| 2 | Gordon Cameron | 1958 | 1960 | |
| 3 | Vic Wylie | 1960 | 1962 | |
| 4 | Ed Jacobs | 1962 | 1966 | |
| 5 | Howard Firth | 1966 | 1968 | |
| 6 | Bert Wybrew | 1968 | 1973 | [1][2] |
| 7 | Paul Lucier | 1974 | 1976 | |
| 8 | Ione Christensen | 1976 | 1978 | |
| — | Art Deer (interim) | 1978 | 1979 | |
| 9 | Don Branigan | 1979 | 1979 | |
| 10 | Flo Whyard | 1979 | 1984 | |
| — | Don Branigan | 1984 | 1991 | |
| 11 | Bill Weigand | 1991 | 1994 | |
| 12 | Kathy Watson | 1994 | 2000 | |
| 13 | Ernie Bourassa | 2000 | 2006 | |
| 14 | Bev Buckway | 2006 | 2012 | |
| 15 | Dan Curtis | 2012 | 2021 | [3] |
| 16 | Laura Cabott | 2021 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Kirk Cameron (elect) | 2024 | ||
Notes
edit- Governance of the city was temporarily transferred to a taxpayer advisory committee led by Joseph Oliver for part of 1973, after five of the city's six councillors resigned on July 9, 1973 in protest against a jurisdictional dispute with the Yukon Territorial Council,[1] leaving the council without a quorum to conduct city business; Wybrew was also dismissed as mayor during this committee governance period. Following a by-election on September 20, 1973, Wybrew returned to office and served until December.[2]
Election results
edit2024
edit| Mayoral Candidate[4] | Vote[5] | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cameron | 3,116 | 52.20 |
| Dan Bushnell | 2,206 | 36.96 |
| Stephen Kwok | 381 | 6.38 |
| Jack Bogaard | 195 | 3.27 |
| Dino Rudniski | 71 | 1.19 |
2021
edit| Mayoral Candidate | Vote[6] | % |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Cabott | 2,897 | 43.00 |
| Patti Balsillie | 1,942 | 28.83 |
| Samson Hartland | 1,898 | 28.17 |
2018
edit| Mayoral Candidate[7] | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Curtis | 2,933 | 44.02 |
| Rick Karp | 1,908 | 28.64 |
| Colin Laforme | 1,511 | 22.68 |
| Wilf Carter | 163 | 2.45 |
| Kelly Suits | 148 | 2.22 |
2015
edit| Mayoral Candidate[8] | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Curtis | 4,640 | 78.48 |
| Wilf Carter | 835 | 14.12 |
| Mandeep Sidhu | 437 | 7.39 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Five out of six Whitehorse aldermen resign over harassment, court battle with Yukon". The Globe and Mail, July 11, 1973.
- ^ a b Yukon History: 1973. Hougen Group of Companies.
- ^ "Mayor Dan Curtis | Whitehorse, YT". www.whitehorse.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "2024 Municipal Election". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "2024 Whitehorse Municipal Election Unofficial Poll Results". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "City of Whitehorse". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Election 2018 | Whitehorse, YT". www.whitehorse.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Whitehorse Daily Star: Incumbent steamrolls over his adversaries". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
External links
edit- Yukon Statistics: Whitehorse Mayors & Councillors - Hougen Group of Companies