List of mayors of Bassendean
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The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.[1][2][3]: 38
The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.[4]
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| Cyril Jackson[5] | 1901–1903 |
| J. T. Short | 1903–1905 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1907–1908 |
| Percy J. Atkins[5] | 1908–1909 |
| P. J. Huelin | 1909–1910 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1910–1913 |
| J. Pickering | 1913–1914 |
| A. Y. Garnsworthy | 1914–1915 |
| H. C. Barnard | 1915–1917 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1917–1920 |
| Edward James Clay[5] | 1920–1921 |
| Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921) | 1921 |
| John Pickering | 1921–1922 |
Bassendean Road District
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| John Pickering | 1922–1923 |
| John Milne Steele | 1923–1928 |
| Joseph Gallagher[5] | 1928–1929 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1929–1938 |
| Edward Ernest Ireland | 1938–1939 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1939–1947 |
| John Henry Smallman[5] | 1947–1952 |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1952–1955 |
| Samuel James Faithful | 1955–1957 |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1957–1958 |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1958–1960 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1960–1961 |