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List of mayors of Hornsby

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This is a list of presidents and mayors[1] of Hornsby Shire, a local government area in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburbs of Beecroft and North Epping in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry in the north. The first council was elected on 24 November 1906 after the incorporation of the shire.[2]

Presidents and mayors

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President Term
John Hunt Dec 1906 – Oct 1907
William Nixon Oct 1907 – Dec 1909
Lord Livingstone Ramsay Dec 1909 – Dec 1913
John Schwebel Dec 1913 – Dec 1915
Paul James Dec 1915 – Dec 1920
Frank Chapman Dec 1920 – Dec 1921
Paul James Dec 1921 – Dec 1923
Richard Allen Dec 1923 – Dec 1924
Paul James Dec 1924 – Dec 1927
Frank Chapman Dec 1927 – Dec 1928
Paul James Dec 1928 – Dec 1931
Thomas Rofe Dec 1931 – Dec 1932
Sydney Storey Dec 1932 – Dec 1934
Percy Law Dec 1934 – Dec 1935
Charles Somerville Dec 1935 – Dec 1942
George Vaughan Dec 1942 – Dec 1946
Sydney Storey Dec 1946 – Dec 1950
Charles Somerville Dec 1950 – Dec 1953
Harold Headen Dec 1953 – Dec 1955
Lin Green Dec 1955 – Dec 1956
Harold Headen Dec 1956 – Dec 1960
Max Ruddock Dec 1960 – Dec 1961
Donald Tulloch Dec 1961 – Dec 1967
Gordon Curby Dec 1967 – Sept 1972
Donald Evans Sept 1972 – Sept 1977
Gordon Curby Sept 1977 – Sept 1978
Donald Evans Sept 1978 – Sept 1983
Ronald Payne Sept 1983 – Sept 1986
Gordon Curby Sept 1986 – Sept 1987
Lindsey Brown Sept 1987 – Sept 1988
Ronald Payne Sept 1988 – Sept 1989
Brian Carey Sept 1989 – Sept 1990
Nan Horne Sept 1990 – Sept 1992
Mayor Term
Steven Pringle Sept 1992 – Sept 1993
Chris Meany Sept 1993 – Sept 1994
Mick Gallagher Sept 1994 – Sept 1995
Steven Pringle Sept 1995 – Sept 1996
John Muirhead Sept 1996 – Sept 1998
Steven Pringle Sept 1998 – Sept 1999
Robert Browne Sept 1999 – Sept 2000
John Muirhead Sept 2000 – Sept 2001
Steven Pringle Sept 2001 – Sept 2002
John Muirhead ^ Sept 2002 – Mar 2004
Nick Berman ^^ Mar 2004 – Sept 2012
Steve Russell Sept 2012 – Sept 2017
Philip Ruddock Sept 2017 – Sept 2024
Warren Waddell Sept 2024 – Present

^ Term extended prior to direct election
^^ First directly elected mayor

Electoral results

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2024

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2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warren Waddell 36,249 41.66 –15.62
Labor Janelle McIntosh 18,699 19.42
Independent Nathan Tilbury 15,175 17.44
Independent Roger Woodward 2,421 2.78
Greens Tania Salitra 16,260 18.69 −24.03
Total formal votes 87,004 96.84 –0.73
Informal votes 2,838 3.16 +0.73
Turnout 89,842 87.94 –0.51
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Warren Waddell 40,007 61.68 +4.40
Labor Janelle McIntosh 24,856 38.32 N/A
Liberal hold Swing

2021

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2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: Hornsby[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 49,065 57.3 +9.5
Greens Emma Heyde 36,591 42.7 +24.3
Total formal votes 85,656 97.6 +0.6
Informal votes 2,136 2.4 −0.6
Turnout 87,792 88.2 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

2017

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2017 New South Wales mayoral elections: Hornsby[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 39,325 47.8 +4.8
Greens Emma Heyde 15,140 18.4 +18.4
Labor Janelle McIntosh 12,385 15.0 +15.0
Independent Christine Berman 8,357 10.2 −29.9
Independent Mick Gallagher 7,126 8.7 −4.6
Total formal votes 82,333 97.0
Informal votes 3.0
Turnout 85.6
Liberal Philip Ruddock 40,143 50.9
Greens Emma Heyde 15,839 20.1 +20.1
Labor Janelle McIntosh 13,022 16.5 +16.5
Independent Christine Berman 9,824 12.5
Liberal hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ List of Presidents or Mayors of Hornsby Shire Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ History of Hornsby Shire Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Hornsby". ABC News.
  4. ^ "Hornsby". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Hornsby Distribution of Preferences". New South Wales Electoral Commission.