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.
[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.
[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.