List of mayors of Stirling

The City of Stirling in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Perth Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the Roads Boards Act 1871. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961. The Shire of Perth was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971.[1]

The method of electing the Mayor was changed in 2017, after a referendum on the issue at the October 2017 council election. Starting in 2019, the Mayor was elected at elections by residents, as opposed to the previous system, where the Mayor is elected by councillors at a meeting following each election.[2][3][4][5]

Perth Road Board

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Chairman Term start Term end Ref
Michael Smith 7 February 1871 2 December 1872 [6]
Edmund Birch 2 December 1872 2 March 1874
Michael Smith 7 April 1874 8 January 1877
Richard Hardey 8 January 1877 23 February 1881
George Shenton 23 February 1881 18 January 1882
Richard Hardey 18 January 1882 14 January 1883
Michael Smith 14 January 1883 5 January 1884 [6]
David Harwood 10 January 1885 8 January 1887
Richard Hardey 8 January 1887 7 January 1896
Harry Williams 7 January 1896 1 December 1896
Richard Hardey 5 January 1897 12 February 1910 (died)
Charles Chappell 14 February 1910 24 April 1917
Edgar Hamer 24 April 1917 31 March 1931
John Scaddan 31 March 1931 21 November 1934 (died) [7][8]
John Tyler 29 November 1934 2 May 1935 [6]
Harry Shearn 2 May 1935 27 August 1936 [6][9]
John Orr 27 August 1936 21 October 1937 [6]
William Abbett 21 October 1937 26 April 1949 [6]
William Bardon 26 April 1949 21 April 1953
Maurice Edgar Hamer 21 April 1953 1 May 1956 [6][10]
Robert Bandy 1 May 1956 29 April 1958
Samuel Spence 29 April 1958 22 June 1959
Russell West 22 April 1959 21 June 1959 (died)
Herbert R. Robinson 24 June 1959 30 June 1961 [11]

Shire of Perth

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President Term start Term end Ref
Herbert R. Robinson 1 July 1961 17 September 1963
Manuel Starke 17 September 1963 24 January 1971 [6]

City of Stirling

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Mayor Term start Term end Ref
Manuel Starke 24 January 1971 24 May 1971 [6]
Neil Hawkins 24 May 1971 24 May 1974
Ron Stone 24 May 1974 26 May 1975
Alma Venville 26 May 1975 7 June 1977
Andy Luketina 7 June 1977 26 May 1979
Graham Burkett 26 May 1979 9 May 1983 [12]
Joe Camilleri 9 May 1983 7 May 1984
Terry Tyzack 7 May 1984 5 May 1986 [13]
George Strickland 5 May 1986 7 May 1988 [10][14]
Jim McNamara 7 May 1988 May 1989
Adam Spagnolo 8 May 1989 May 1990 [13]
James Satchell 7 May 1990 1991
Jim McNamara 1991 1993
Adam Spagnolo 1993 1995 [13]
Trevor Clarey 1995 1997
Tony Vallelonga 1997 2005 [10][15][16]
Terry Tyzack 2005 2007 [13]
David Boothman 2007 22 October 2013 [17][18]
Giovanni Italiano 22 October 2013 24 October 2017 [19][20]
Mark Irwin 24 October 2017 present [4][5][20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Act 1960 — Order in Council (per LG 619/69)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 October 1970. p. 1970:3346. Nominates 24 January 1971 as effective date.
  2. ^ Pond, Laura (23 October 2017). "End of an era at City of Stirling with Terry Tyzack out after more than 40 years on council". Perth Now. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ Gubana, Benjamin (27 September 2019). "Stirling introduces popular mayor vote in local government elections amid bitter campaign fight". ABC News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pond, Laura (21 October 2019). "Stirling's first popularly elected mayor wins in landslide". Perth Now. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "City of Stirling elects first popularly elected Mayor". City of Stirling. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Origin of street names within the City of Stirling" (PDF). City of Stirling. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ Robertson, J. R. "Scaddan, John (1876–1934)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ "John Scaddan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Harry Vivian Shearn". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Honorary Freeman of the City". City of Stirling. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Herbert Richard Robinson". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Mr Graham John Burkett". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "The Voters Decide". The Perth Voice Interactive. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Mr George Joseph Strickland". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Stirling Australia ex-mayor denies mafia reports". BBC. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  16. ^ Cox, Nicole; Carne, Lucy; Stephenson, Cory (9 March 2011). "Shocked former Stirling mayor Tony Vallelonga denies mafia connection". Perth Now. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Boothman, Tyzack Back". The Perth Voice Interactive. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Greener Pastures". The Perth Voice Interactive. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  19. ^ "New Stirling mayor". The Perth Voice Interactive. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Tyzack Defeated". The Perth Voice Interactive. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Mayor Mark Irwin". City of Stirling. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Foley, Neil L. (1990). The members of the Perth Road Board (1871-1961), and councillors of the Shire of Perth (1961-1971) and the City of Stirling (1971-1990). City of Stirling. p. 18. ISBN 064603555X.
  • Cooper, W.S.; G. McDonald (1999). Diversity's Challenge: A History of the City of Stirling. City of Stirling. pp. 433–434.
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