Saskatoon City Council

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Saskatoon City Council
Type
Type
City Council
Established1906
Leadership
Mayor
Structure
Seats11 (10 plus Mayor)
Saskatoon City Council 2020.svg
Length of term
4 years
Elections
FPTP
Last election
November 13, 2020
Next election
October 23, 2024
Website
https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall

Saskatoon City Council is the governing body of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It consists of ten councillors representing ten wards throughout the city and the mayor of Saskatoon, who is elected city-wide. The current council was elected to a four year term on November 13, 2020.[1]

Historical background[]

Saskatoon City Council held its inaugural meeting on June 26, 1906, when the city was inaugurated, growing from what had been the Town Council. Until 1954, the mayor and councillors were elected every year; after that and until 1970, the mayor was elected biannually.[2] After 1970, the mayor and councillors were elected to three year terms, until 2012 when the term was extended to four years.[3]

The format of elections has also changed over time, alternating between ward-based and at-large systems. The former has been in place since 1994, and was also used from 1906-1920, when there were initially four and then five wards with two councillors per ward, and 1973-1988, when there were also ten wards with one councillor per ward.[2]

Since 1906, 198 individuals have served as councillors and 27 have served as mayor, with 23 mayors having first served as councillors.[4]

Mayor[]

Mayor of Saskatoon
Mayor First elected 2020 Preceded by Notes
Charlie Clark 2016 Re-elected with 46.9% of the vote Don Atchison Before running for mayor against four-term incumbent Atchison in 2016, Clark served as councillor for Ward 6 for ten years, first elected in 2006.[5]

Councillors[]

Saskatoon City Councillors by ward
Ward Councillor First elected 2020[6] Preceded by Notes
1 Darren Hill 2006 Re-elected with 34.5% of the vote Donna Birkmaier Hill ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Saskatoon—Humboldt in the 2011 federal election.[7]
2 Hilary Gough 2016 Re-elected with 66.7% of the vote Pat Lorje Gough unseated incumbent and former provincial cabinet minister Lorje by 139 votes in 2016.[8]
3 David Kirton 2020 Elected with 29.1% of the vote Ann Iwanchuk Kirton was the lone new addition to Council in the 2020 election, replacing Iwanchuk who opted not to run for re-election.[9][10]
4 Troy Davies 2012 Acclaimed Myles Heidt Davies ran unopposed in 2020, the first Councillor to be acclaimed since 2009, when three councillors were unopposed.[11]
5 Randy Donauer 2010[a] Re-elected with 71.9% of the vote Gordon Wyant Donauer ran as the Conservative candidate in the riding of Saskatoon—West in the 2015 federal election.[12]
6 Cynthia Block 2016 Re-elected with 63% of the vote Charlie Clark Block ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Saskatoon—University in the 2015 federal election.[13]
7 Mairin Loewen 2011[a] Re-elected with 47.7% of the vote Bob Pringle Until the 2012 election, Loewen was the youngest person elected to City Council at 27.[14]
8 Sarina Gersher 2016 Re-elected with 50.4% of the vote Eric Olauson The Ward 8 seat was left vacant for six months when Olauson resigned after being elected to the provincial legislature.[15]
9 Bev Dubois 2016 Re-elected with 62% of the vote Tiffany Paulsen Dubois was formerly councillor for Ward 10 from 2003 to 2012; in 2012 Dubois was unseated by current Ward 10 councillor Jeffries.[16]
10 Zach Jeffries 2012 Re-elected with 71.7% of the vote Bev Dubois At 26, Jeffries became the youngest person elected to City Council in 2012.[16]
Notes
  • a Councillor was elected in a by-election.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Voting & Elections". City of Saskatoon. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. ^ a b Pedersen, Jen (2012-08-17). "A Seat on Council: The Aldermen, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903-2006" (PDF). City of Saskatoon.
  3. ^ "Sask. mayors moving to 4-year terms | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. ^ "History". Saskatoon.ca. 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ^ "Charlie Clark defeats Don Atchison to become Saskatoon's new mayor-elect | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. ^ "History & Results". Saskatoon.ca. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  7. ^ "Saskatoon – Humboldt". Canada Votes. CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  8. ^ "Official Results - 2016". Saskatoon.ca. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  9. ^ Tank, Phil (2020-11-14). "Radio host David Kirton joins Saskatoon council, veteran Hill hangs on". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  10. ^ MacPherson, Alex (2020-06-30). "Iwanchuk not seeking re-election, Sproule retiring as city clerk". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  11. ^ MacPherson, Alex (2020-10-08). "Davies acclaimed in Ward 4". thestarphoenix. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  12. ^ "Official Voting Results". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  13. ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Past results". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  14. ^ Hutton, David (February 11, 2011). "Youth Loewen's big asset". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  15. ^ Tank, Phil (2016-03-11). "Olauson to 'immediately' step down from council if elected MLA". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  16. ^ a b Hamilton, Charles (October 25, 2012). "Wards marked by tight races". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2012-10-25.

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