List of mayors of Yellowknife

This is a list of mayors of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada^[1]

List

• Jock McNiven 1953–1954
• Gordon A. Allen 1954–1955
• Fred W. Henne 1956–1957
• Ted Horton 1958–1963
• John Parker 1964 – February 1967
• C. M. "Chet" Wilkinson March – December 1967
• Fred W. Henne 1968–1973
• Robert M. Findlay 1974–1975
• Fred W. Henne 1976–1979
• Michael Ballantyne 1980–1983
• Don Sian 1984–1985
• Michael McGrath 1986–1987
• Pat McMahon 1988–1994
• David Lovell 1994–2000
• Gordon Van Tighem 2000–2012^[2][3][4][5]
• Mark Heyck 2012–2018^[6][7]
• Rebecca Alty 2018–2025^[8][9]
• Ben Hendriksen 2025–2026^[10]

Election results

2025

Mayoral candidate	Vote[10]	%
Ben Hendriksen	Appointed

2022

Mayoral candidate	Vote[9]	%
Rebecca Alty	Acclaimed

2018

Mayoral candidate	Vote[8]	%
Rebecca Alty	2,938	54.99
Adrian Bell	2,210	41.36
Bob Stewart	102	1.91
Jerald Sibbeston	93	1.74

2015

Mayoral candidate	Vote[7]	%
Mark Heyck	4,479	76.04
John Himmelman	1,411	23.96

2012

Mayoral candidate	Vote[6]	%
Mark Heyck	2,008	46.82
Tim Doyle	1,465	34.16
Paul Falvo	816	19.03

2009

Mayoral candidate	Vote[5]	%
Gordon Van Tighem	2,497	73.77
Bryan Sutherland	592	17.49
John Westergreen	296	8.74

2006

Mayoral candidate	Vote[4]	%
Gordon Van Tighem	Acclaimed

2003

Mayoral candidate	Vote[3]	%
Gordon Van Tighem	Acclaimed

2000

Mayoral candidate	Vote[2]	%
Gordon Van Tighem	1,555	37.47
Bob Brooks	1,355	32.65
David Lovell	899	21.66
Cheryl Best	341	8.22