List of mayors of Wollondilly
Appearance
Mayor of Wollondilly | |
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Incumbent since 4 December 2021Matt Gould | |
Appointer | Wollondilly Shire Council |
Term length | 4 years |
This is a list of the mayors of Wollondilly Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The position was known as the shire president until 1 July 1993.
The current mayor is Matt Gould, who was elected in December 2021.
Mayors
[edit]# | Chairman | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | George Macarthur-Onslow | 15 June 1906 | 3 December 1906 | 171 days | [1] |
# | Shire President | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
– | George Macarthur-Onslow | 3 December 1906 | 11 January 1907 | 39 days | [2][3] |
2 | John Edward Moore | 11 January 1907 | 13 February 1908 | 1 year, 33 days | [3][4] |
3 | James Oswald Moore | 13 February 1908 | 3 June 1909 | 1 year, 110 days | [5][6][7] |
4 | Alfred Leonard Bennett | 8 June 1909 | 3 October 1913 | 4 years, 117 days | [8][9][10][11] |
– | John Edward Moore | 7 October 1913 | 12 February 1915 | 1 year, 128 days | [12] |
5 | Charles Green Moore | 12 February 1915 | 21 September 1918 | 3 years, 221 days | [13][14][15][16] |
– | John Edward Moore | 25 September 1918 | 11 December 1925 | 7 years, 77 days | [17][18][19] |
6 | Edgar Henry Kirk Downes | 11 December 1925 | 10 December 1926 | 364 days | [20] |
– | George Macarthur-Onslow | 10 December 1926 | 12 September 1931 | 4 years, 276 days | [21][22][23][24][25][26] |
7 | George Joseph Spearing | 18 September 1931 | 18 December 1931 | 91 days | [27][28] |
– | Edgar Henry Kirk Downes | 18 December 1931 | 4 December 1936 | 4 years, 352 days | [20][29][30][31] |
8 | Eric Moore | 4 December 1936 | 7 December 1938 | 2 years, 3 days | [32][33] |
– | Edgar Henry Kirk Downes | 7 December 1938 | 13 December 1939 | 1 year, 6 days | [34] |
9 | Septimus Ernest Prosser | 13 December 1939 | 17 December 1941 | 2 years, 4 days | [35][36][37] |
– | Edgar Henry Kirk Downes | 17 December 1941 | 10 May 1946 | 4 years, 144 days | [38][39][40][41] |
– | Eric Moore | 10 May 1946 | 18 December 1947 | 1 year, 222 days | [42] |
10 | Lachlan Nicholson | 18 December 1947 | 14 December 1950 | 2 years, 361 days | [43][44] |
11 | Percy William Early | 14 December 1950 | 17 December 1953 | 3 years, 3 days | [45] |
12 | Murrum Edward Sweet | 17 December 1953 | 19 December 1957 | 4 years, 2 days | [46] |
13 | Roy Ernest Middleton | 19 December 1957 | 17 September 1977 | 19 years, 272 days | [47] |
14 | Francis William McKay AM MBE | 17 September 1977 | 30 June 1993 | 15 years, 286 days | [47][48][49] |
# | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
– | Francis William McKay AM MBE | 1 July 1993 | 27 September 1993 | 88 days | [47] |
15 | Charles John Desmond Ayliffe | 27 September 1993 | 26 September 1994 | 364 days | [47] |
16 | Christine Towndrow | 26 September 1994 | 23 September 1996 | 1 year, 363 days | [47] |
17 | Marina Voncina | 23 September 1996 | 28 September 1998 | 2 years, 5 days | [47] |
– | Christine Towndrow | 28 September 1998 | 27 September 1999 | 364 days | [47][50] |
18 | Helen Kuiper | 27 September 1999 | 25 September 2000 | 364 days | [47] |
– | Christine Towndrow | 25 September 2000 | 24 September 2001 | 364 days | [47] |
19 | Colin Mitchell | 24 September 2001 | 15 April 2004 | 2 years, 204 days | [47] |
20 | Michael Banasik | 15 April 2004 | 19 September 2005 | 1 year, 157 days | [47] |
21 | Phil Costa | 19 September 2005 | 16 April 2007 | 1 year, 209 days | [47] |
22 | Judith Hannan | 16 April 2007 | 13 September 2008 | 1 year, 150 days | [47] |
– | Michael Banasik | 13 September 2008 | 21 September 2009 | 1 year, 8 days | [47] |
– | Colin Mitchell | 21 September 2009 | 20 September 2010 | 364 days | [47] |
– | Michael Banasik | 20 September 2010 | 19 September 2011 | 364 days | [51] |
– | Colin Mitchell | 19 September 2011 | 16 September 2013 | 1 year, 362 days | [52] |
22 | Benn Banasik | 17 September 2013 | 15 September 2014 | 364 days | [53] |
– | Colin Mitchell | 15 September 2014 | 21 September 2015 | 1 year, 6 days | [54] |
23 | Simon Landow | 21 September 2015 | 26 September 2016 | 1 year, 5 days | [55] |
– | Judy Hannan | 26 September 2016 | 17 December 2018 | 2 years, 82 days | [56][57] |
24 | Matthew Deeth | 17 December 2018 | 15 September 2020 | 1 year, 273 days | [58] |
25 | Robert Khan | 15 September 2020 | 21 December 2021 | 1 year, 97 days | [59] |
26 | Matt Gould | 21 December 2021 | Present | 2 years, 339 days | [60] |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Matt Gould Team | Matt Gould | 21,413 | 62.68 | +39.22 | |
Team Purple | Paul Rogers | 5,439 | 15.92 | ||
Experienced To Lead | Benn Banasik | 5,464 | 15.99 | ||
Bev Spearpoint Team | Bev Spearpoint | 1,845 | 5.40 | ||
Total formal votes | 34,161 | 93.22 | –1.78 | ||
Informal votes | 2,483 | 6.78 | +1.78 | ||
Turnout | 36,644 | 87.08 | –2.57 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Matt Gould Team | Matt Gould | 22,417 | 78.12 | +24.64 | |
Team Purple | Paul Rogers | 6,278 | 21.88 | ||
Matt Gould Team hold | Swing |
2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Matt Gould | 7,355 | 23.5 | +23.5 | |
Independent | Judy Hannan | 6,260 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
Independent | Ray Law | 5,326 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
Independent | Matthew Deeth | 5,190 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Independent | Michael Banasik | 3,621 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Independent | Robert Khan | 3,603 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Total formal votes | 31,355 | 95.0 | +95.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,650 | 5.0 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 33,005 | 90.9 | +90.9 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Matt Gould | 9,886 | 53.5 | +53.5 | |
Independent | Judy Hannan | 8,601 | 46.5 | +46.5 | |
Independent win | Swing | N/A |
- This was the first time the position of mayor of Wollondilly was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
- Robert Khan (Independent) was the incumbent mayor, having been appointed on 16 September 2020[63]
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