List of mayors of Wanneroo
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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.{{Gazette WA|title=Local Government Act 1960 — City of Wanneroo (City Status) Order 1985|date=19 July 1985|page=1985:2514}}
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
| class="wikitable" | |
| 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 |
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#d0d0d0 | Vacant March 1950{{ref label|1950|1|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 |
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#d0d0d0 | Vacant December 1957{{ref label|1957|2|2}}—April 1960 | |
| Neil Martin | April 1960 – June 1961 |
Shire of Wanneroo
| class="wikitable" | |
| 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
| class="wikitable" | |
| 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 |
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#d0d0d0 | Vacant November 1997{{ref label|1997|3|3}}—December 1999 | |
| Jon Kelly | 1999–2011 |
| Tracey Roberts | 2011–2022 |
| Linda Aitken | 2022–present{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local/election#/3161EF49-B87C-4630-9069-2327ABD65D08/Wanneroo |title=City of Wanneroo Extraordinary Election – 2 September 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022}} |
Notes
- {{note label|1950|1|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.{{Gazette WA|title=The Road Districts Act, 1919–1948. Wanneroo Road District. Appointment of Commissioner. Order in Council. | file = LG 431/50 | page =1950:713 | date = 24 March 1950}}
* {{Gazette WA|title=The Road Districts Act, 1919–1948. Road Board Election.|date=4 July 1950|page=1950:1564}} - {{note label|1957|2|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."{{Gazette WA | title = Road Districts Act, 1919–1956. Wanneroo Road District. Appointment of Commissioner. Order in Council. | file = LG 2023/52 | page =1957:3673 | date = 17 December 1957}}
- {{note label|1997|3|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.{{Gazette WA | title = City of Wanneroo (Suspension of Council and Appointment of Commissioners) Order 1997 | page = 1997:6411 | date=12 November 1997}} It was reinstated on 1 July 1998, only for the City to be immediately abolished and placed under the same five commissioners.{{Gazette WA | title = City of Wanneroo (Reinstatement of Council) Order 1998 | page = 1998:3430 | date=26 June 1998}}
* {{Gazette WA | title = Joondalup and Wanneroo Order 1998 | page = 1998:3431–3444 | date=26 June 1998}}
References
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