Mayor, Winnipeg City Council

How it's filled

In plain words: Elected by everyone in Winnipeg
Exact method: Head of council. Elected at large by the voters of the whole city for a four-year term at the general election on the fourth Wednesday of October (The City of Winnipeg Charter; The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act).
Seats: 1

Source: web2.gov.mb.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

web2.gov.mb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 councils: The City of Winnipeg Charter: Mayor and 15 ward councillors (https://www.winnipeg.ca/city-governance/mayor-council/council-members). For: Mayor
winnipeg.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 councils: Mayor, Winnipeg: municipal council page, checked 2026-10-11. Start date not recorded. For: Scott Gillingham, current term
web2.gov.mb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 The City of Winnipeg Charter, S.M. 2002, c. 39, s. 19: "A general election of members of council must be held on the fourth Wednesday of October, in 2002 and in each fourth year thereafter." For: General election, October 28, 2026
gov.mb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 councils: Province of Manitoba, Municipal Elections 2026: "The next general municipal election is Wednesday, October 28, 2026." Date rule: The Municipal Act, s. 86 (https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m225.php). For: General election, October 28, 2026