List of mayors of Wanneroo
The City of Wanneroo in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 31 October 1902 as a 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. On 19 July 1985, Wanneroo attained City status, and the Shire president became a mayor.[1]
The City was then split in 1998 with the southwestern section becoming the City of Joondalup and the remainder forming a reduced Shire of Wanneroo. It re-attained City status on 18 June 1999. As this was before the local government elections to elect a mayor and councillors, the second incarnation of the Shire did not have a president.
The current mayor of the City of Wanneroo is Linda Aitken, who was elected to the position in September 2022.
Wanneroo Road Board
[edit]| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| Herbert Hocking | 1903–1911 |
| James Spiers | 1911–1915 |
| Harold Edwards | 1915–1917 |
| Herbert Hocking | 1917–1925 |
| Denis Keane | 1925–1928 |
| John Perry | 1928–1929 |
| Denis Keane | 1929–1935 |
| Eli Edward Ashby | 1935–1944 |
| William Charles Pearsall | 1944–1950 |
| Vacant March 1950[1]—June 1950 | |
| Gilbert Handcock | 1950–1951; 1952–1953; 1953–1955 |
| John Steele | 1951–1952 |
| Frederick Sexton | 1953 (Jun–Sep) |
| Keith Porteous | 1955–1956 |
| Daniel Cooper | 1956–1957 |
| Vacant December 1957[2]—April 1960 | |
| Neil Martin | April 1960 – June 1961 |
Shire of Wanneroo
[edit]| Shire president | Term |
|---|---|
| Neil Martin | 1961–1962 |
| Edwin Crisafullia | 1962–1964 |
| Joe Smith | 1964–1965 |
| John Gaynor | 1965–1968 |
| Mick Nanovich | 1968–1974 |
| Charles Searson | 1974–1981 |
| Mike O'Brien JP | 1981–1982 |
| Keith Pearce | 1982–1983 |
| Ray Ivan | 1983–1984 |
| Nick Trandos | 1984–1985 |
City of Wanneroo
[edit]| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Nick Trandos | 1985–1986 |
| Brian Cooper | 1986–1988 |
| Wayne Bradshaw | 1988–1989 |
| Brian Cooper | 1989–1990 |
| Wayne Bradshaw | 1990–1991 |
| Bill Duffy | 1991 |
| Bill Marwick | 1991–1992 |
| Rob Johnson | 1992–1993 |
| Graeme Major | 1993–1994 |
| Rita Waters | 1994–1995 |
| Arnold Dammers | 1995–1997 |
| Brian Cooper | 1997 |
| Vacant November 1997[3]—December 1999 | |
| Jon Kelly | 1999–2011 |
| Tracey Roberts | 2011–2022 |
| Linda Aitken | 2022–present[2] |
Notes
[edit]- 1 On 10 March 1950, three councillors, W.G. Pearsall, W. J. Mowatt and E. Ashby, resigned. On 24 March 1950, an Order in Council was issued appointing a Commissioner, George Seddon Lindsay in his role as Secretary for Local Government, "until a new Board is duly elected". This election took place on 10 June 1950.[3]
- 2 On 17 December 1957, an Order in Council was issued appointing a Commissioner, Richard Rushton. The reason given was that "owing to the resignation of members, there are not now sufficient members to form a quorum of the Board of the Wanneroo Road District."[4]
- 3 On 12 November 1997, the council was suspended for a period not exceeding two years by the Minister for Local Government and five commissioners were appointed.[5] It was reinstated on 1 July 1998, only for the City to be immediately abolished and placed under the same five commissioners.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Government Act 1960 — City of Wanneroo (City Status) Order 1985". Western Australia Government Gazette. 19 July 1985. p. 1985:2514.
- ^ "City of Wanneroo Extraordinary Election – 2 September 2022". Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "The Road Districts Act, 1919–1948. Wanneroo Road District. Appointment of Commissioner. Order in Council. (per LG 431/50)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 24 March 1950. p. 1950:713.
* "The Road Districts Act, 1919–1948. Road Board Election". Western Australia Government Gazette. 4 July 1950. p. 1950:1564. - ^ "Road Districts Act, 1919–1956. Wanneroo Road District. Appointment of Commissioner. Order in Council. (per LG 2023/52)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 17 December 1957. p. 1957:3673.
- ^ "City of Wanneroo (Suspension of Council and Appointment of Commissioners) Order 1997". Western Australia Government Gazette. 12 November 1997. p. 1997:6411.
- ^ "City of Wanneroo (Reinstatement of Council) Order 1998". Western Australia Government Gazette. 26 June 1998. p. 1998:3430.
* "Joondalup and Wanneroo Order 1998". Western Australia Government Gazette. 26 June 1998. p. 1998:3431–3444.