Marianne Alto

Her Worship
Marianne Alto
Mayor of Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2022
Preceded byLisa Helps

Marianne Alto is a Canadian politician, who has served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia since November 3, 2022.[1]

She was first elected to Victoria City Council in a by-election in November 2010, following the resignation of Sonya Chandler.[2] The by-election took place on the same day as the city's referendum on the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project, which passed with 60 per cent support; Alto was the only candidate in the by-election who unequivocally supported the project.[3] She was reelected to a full term on council in the 2011 British Columbia municipal elections,[4] and served as chair of the council's housing committee.[5] When the city's federal Member of Parliament Denise Savoie retired from politics in 2012, Alto was speculated as a potential New Democratic Party candidate in the resulting by-election, but declined to run.[6]

Alto was reelected to council again in the 2014 British Columbia municipal elections.[7] As one of the city's representatives to the Capital Regional District board, she was appointed chair of a special task force to work on improving municipal relations with local First Nations groups.[8]

Alto was reelected to a third council term in the 2018 British Columbia municipal elections,[9] but did not serve as a CRD board representative in her new term.[10] She was elected mayor of the city in the 2022 British Columbia municipal elections, identifying housing issues in the city as one of her key priorities.[11]

Electoral record

2022 Victoria municipal election: Mayor

Candidate Votes % Elected
Alto, Marianne 15090 54.97% ✔
Andrew, Stephen 9775 35.61%
Marshall, Brendan 1513 5.51%
Fuentes, Rafael 206 0.75%
Atkinson, Lyall 175 0.64%
Graham, Rod 172 0.63%
Johnston, David 154 0.56%
Wiboltt, Michelle 97 0.35%
Source: CivicInfo[12]

2018 Victoria municipal election: Council

Candidate Incumbent Votes % Elected
Isitt, Ben ✔ 14205 47.82% ✔
Loveday, Jeremy ✔ 13239 44.57% ✔
Collins, Laurel 12842 43.23% ✔
Young, Geoff ✔ 12184 41.01% ✔
Potts, Sarah 11977 40.32% ✔
Thornton-Joe, Charlayne ✔ 10678 35.94% ✔
Dubow, Sharmarke 10590 35.65% ✔
Alto, Marianne ✔ 10245 34.49% ✔
Andrew, Stephen 9098 30.63%
Madoff, Pam ✔ 9067 30.52%
Lore, Grace 8765 29.50%
Reeve, Andrew 8246 27.76%
Johal, Randie 7748 26.08%
Alberts, Gary 7503 25.26%
Gardiner, Marg 7041 23.70%
King, Anna 5454 18.36%
Henry, Rose 4076 13.72%
Reichert, Jordan 3491 11.75%
Archibald, Darlene 3083 10.38%
Leitenberg, Sean 3059 10.30%
Kahakauwila, Edison 1956 6.58%
Smith, Ted 1898 6.39%
Filipovic, Steve 1595 5.37%
Godron, Riga 1567 5.27%
Stewart, Doug 1394 4.69%
Harasymow, James 1362 4.58%
Jimenez, Jesse 1028 3.46%
Tate, William 758 2.55%
Martay, Delmar 238 0.80%
Source: CivicInfo[13]

2014 Victoria municipal election: Council

Candidate Incumbent Votes % Elected
Isitt, Benjamin ✔ 14729 59.72% ✔
Thornton-Joe, Charlayne ✔ 12046 48.84% ✔
Alto, Marianne ✔ 12016 48.72% ✔
Loveday, Jeremy 10852 44.00% ✔
Madoff, Pamela ✔ 10354 41.98% ✔
Young, Geoff ✔ 9934 40.28% ✔
Lucas, Margaret 8145 33.02% ✔
Coleman, Christopher ✔ 8017 32.50% ✔
Kaye, Erik 7295 29.58%
Luton, John 6850 27.77%
Groos, Hilary 6653 26.97%
Stephenson, Justin 5268 21.36%
Reeve, Andrew 4336 17.58%
Filipovic, Steve 3856 15.63%
Hoar, Ian 3466 14.05%
Servos, Paul 2577 10.45%
Moen, Ryan 2108 8.55%
Murray, Sean 1897 7.69%
Carroll, Jonathan 1739 7.05%
Olafson, Jeffrey 1693 6.86%
MacKinnon, Gordon 1334 5.41%
Andersen, Saul 1183 4.80%
Stewart, John 1107 4.49%
Harasymow, James 764 3.10%
Source: CivicInfo[14]

2011 Victoria municipal election: Council

Candidate Incumbent Votes % Elected
Young, Geoff ✔ 8940 51.83% ✔
Thornton-Joe, Charlayne ✔ 8803 51.03% ✔
Helps, Lisa 8523 49.41% ✔
Isitt, Ben 8419 48.81% ✔
Alto, Marianne ✔ 7493 43.44% ✔
Madoff, Pam ✔ 7321 42.44% ✔
Gudgeon, Shellie 6904 40.03% ✔
Coleman, Christopher ✔ 6793 39.38% ✔
Luton, John ✔ 6343 36.77%
Hunter, Lynn ✔ 6101 35.37%
Lucas, Philippe ✔ 5719 33.16%
Henry, Rose 4866 28.21%
Lalli, Sukhi 3993 23.15%
McGrew, Linda 3923 22.74%
Hall, Aaron 2777 16.10%
Turner, John 2014 11.68%
Kimpton, Robin 1519 8.81%
Andersen, Saul 1055 6.12%
Murray, Sean 757 4.39%
Valentine, Jon 682 3.95%
Source: CivicInfo[15]

2010 Victoria municipal Byelection: Council

Candidate Votes % Elected
Alto, Marianne 4529 29.43%
Hobbis, Barry 3220 20.92%
Filipovic, Barry 2280 14.82%
Henry, Rose 1799 11.69%
Woods, Susan 1361 8.84%
Brown, Paul 1065 6.92%
Anderson, Saul 331 2.15%
Kruzel, Hugh 330 2.14%
Sirk, George 299 1.94%
Mora, Pedro J. 116 .75%
Tumasonis, Rimas 59 .38%
Total votes 15389
Source: Times Colonist[16]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew A. Duffy, "Tough decisions could put new Victoria mayor's 'honeymoon' to the test". Victoria Times-Colonist, January 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ Bill Cleverley, "Alto edges out Hobbis to capture vacant city seat". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ Roszan Holmen, "Bridge replacement secured; Marianne Alto elected". Victoria News, November 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bill Cleverley, "Fortin rolls to win, but two allies out; Incumbents Hunter, Luton defeated as council gains three newcomers". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 20, 2011.
  5. ↑ Bill Cleverley, "City moves motel's conversion to affordable housing a step forward". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bill Cleverley, "City councillor plans to run for NDP nomination". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Andrea Peacock, "Lisa Helps is Victoria's new mayor". Victoria News, November 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ Christine Van Reeuwyk, "CRD task force steps up First Nations engagement". Oak Bay News, January 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bill Cleverley, "Victoria: Helps shakes off rivals". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bill Cleverley, "Four consider a run for CRD board chairperson". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ Jake Romphf, "Marianne Alto ascends to Victoria mayor". Saanich News, October 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "CivicInfo BC: Election Results - 2022 - Municipality - Victoria (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  13. ↑ "CivicInfo BC: Election Results - 2022 - Municipality - Victoria (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  14. ↑ "CivicInfo BC: Election Results - 2022 - Municipality - Victoria (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  15. ↑ "CivicInfo BC: Election Results - 2022 - Municipality - Victoria (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  16. ↑ "Alto wins seat on Victoria council". Times Colonist. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
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