List of mayors of Randwick

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StyleHis/Her Worship the Mayor Councillor
AppointerRandwick City Council
Term lengthTwo years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holderSimeon Henry Pearce
Mayor of Randwick
Incumbent
Dylan Parker
since 8 October 2024
StyleHis/Her Worship the Mayor Councillor
AppointerRandwick City Council
Term lengthTwo years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holderSimeon Henry Pearce
Formation1 April 1859
DeputyMarea Wilson
Salary$30,550–71,300 (2022)[1]
Websiterandwick.nsw.gov.au

The mayor of Randwick is the head of Randwick City Council, which is a local government area covering part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 1 April 1859 as the Municipality of Randwick, under the terms of the Municipalities Act of 1858, the first leaders of the Council were titled "Chairman" until the 1858 act was replaced by the Municipalities Act of 1867, which introduced the title of "Mayor". On 28 June 1973, the council was dismissed and placed under the control of government administrators after an inquiry into the council's handling of Development Applications, finding significant undeclared conflicts-of-interest between councillors and local developments.[2] It remained under administration until 24 September 1977. On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council were to be known as "Councillor", replacing the former title of "Alderman".[3]

The mayor is internally-elected by the councillors, and nominally serves a two-year term since 2017, which replaced the previous system of annual mayoral elections. The current mayor of Randwick is Councillor Dylan Parker (Australian Labor Party), first elected on 8 October 2024. The mayor is assisted in their work by a deputy mayor, who is elected on an annual basis by the elected councillors.

Sir John See, Mayor: 1880–1881, 1886; Premier of New South Wales: 1901–1904.
John Jennings, Mayor: 1929–1930; Member of the Australian House of Representatives: 1931–1940.
Lionel Bowen, Mayor: 1951, 1955; Deputy Prime Minister of Australia: 1983–1990.
Bruce Notley-Smith, Mayor: 2007–2009; First openly Gay Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: 2011–2019.
#ChairmanPartyTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Simeon Henry PearceNo party1 April 185915 February 18611 year, 320 days[4]
2John Dawson15 February 1861February 18631 year, 351 days[5]
3Charles MooreFebruary 1863February 18641 year, 0 days[6]
–John DawsonFebruary 186415 February 18662 years, 14 days[7]
–Simeon Henry Pearce15 February 18668 February 18681 year, 358 days[8][9]
#MayorPartyTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
–Simeon Henry PearceNo party8 February 18685 February 1869363 days[9]
4Magnus Peden5 February 186910 February 18701 year, 5 days[10][11]
5Walter Bradley10 February 18706 February 18732 years, 362 days[12][13][14][15]
6John Thompson6 February 187312 May 18741 year, 95 days[16][17][18]
7Thomas Roger Yeo12 May 18746 February 1875270 days[19][20]
8James Hawkins Butchart6 February 18754 February 1876363 days[21][22]
9Thomas James Stutchbury4 February 18769 February 18771 year, 5 days[23]
10William Maguire9 February 18771 August 1877173 days[24][25]
11George Kiss7 August 18776 February 18791 year, 183 days[26][27][28]
12George Wall6 February 18795 February 1880364 days[29]
13John See5 February 188016 February 18822 years, 11 days[30][31]
–Simeon Henry Pearce16 February 18826 February 1883355 days[32][33][34]
14George Denning6 February 188311 February 18841 year, 5 days[35][36]
–Walter Bradley11 February 188412 February 18851 year, 1 day[37]
–George Denning12 February 18859 February 1886362 days[38]
–John See9 February 18864 February 1887360 days[39][40]
15Thomas James Lowe Independent4 February 188710 February 18903 years, 6 days[41][42][43]
16James Robertson Independent10 February 189021 February 18933 years, 11 days[44][45][46]
17Henry Frederick Francis Independent21 February 189312 February 1894356 days[47]
18Frederick William Henry Pearce Independent12 February 189411 February 18961 year, 364 days[48][49]
19John Alfred Ironside Perry Independent11 February 189611 February 18982 years, 0 days[50][51]
20William Houston Independent11 February 1898February 18991 year, 0 days[52][53]
21Theodore Powell Independent13 February 18993 July 19001 year, 140 days[54][55]
22Isaac Barker Hodgson Independent6 July 190011 February 19021 year, 220 days[56][57][58]
23George Gale Independent11 February 190210 February 19041 year, 364 days[59]
24James Hincks Independent10 February 190417 February 19051 year, 7 days[60]
25James Snape Independent17 February 190516 February 1906364 days[61]
26John Campbell Macdougall Independent16 February 1906February 19081 year, 350 days[62]
–James Snape IndependentFebruary 190814 February 19102 years, 13 days[63][64]
27Thomas Robert Gilderthorp Independent14 February 191013 February 1911364 days[65]
28Douglas Maxwell Cooper Independent13 February 191119 March 19121 year, 35 days[66]
–Thomas Robert Gilderthorp Independent19 March 191210 February 1913[67][68]
29Archibald Campbell Independent10 February 19135 February 1914[69]
–Douglas Maxwell Cooper Independent5 February 19141 March 1915[70]
30Frederick Henry Clarke Independent1 March 191522 May 1916[71][72][73][74]
31John Fenton Independent22 May 191613 February 1918[75]
32Hyman Goldstein Independent13 February 1918February 1920[76][77]
33George James Baker IndependentFebruary 1920December 1921[78]
34Ernest Tresidder IndependentDecember 1921December 1924
35James Ambrose Bardon IndependentDecember 1924December 1925
–Ernest Tresidder IndependentDecember 1925December 1926
36John Dunningham IndependentDecember 1926December 1928
37John Jennings IndependentDecember 1928December 1930
38Arthur Moverly IndependentDecember 1930December 1932
39Silas Garnet Paine IndependentDecember 1932December 1934
40Mark Foots IndependentDecember 1934December 1936
41Reginald Fitzgerald Bourke IndependentDecember 1936December 1938
42John Vincent Dick IndependentDecember 1938December 1940
43Reginald William Bieler IndependentDecember 1940December 1941
44James O'Sullivan IndependentDecember 1941December 1942
45John Quinton Henning Rubie IndependentDecember 19421 December 1943[79]
46George Ernest Rush Independent1 December 1943December 1944[80]
–Reginald William Bieler IndependentDecember 1944December 1945
–John Vincent Dick IndependentDecember 194530 December 1946[81]
47William John Heffernan Independent30 December 1946December 1947[82]
48Walter Padgen LaborDecember 194714 December 1948[83]
49Andrew Thomson Bedford Independent14 December 194813 December 1949364 days[84]
50George Nicholas Elias Dan Independent13 December 1949December 1950[85]
51Lionel Bowen LaborDecember 1950December 1951[86][87]
52Lou WalshDecember 1951December 1952[88]
53Matthew Dwyer IndependentDecember 1952December 1953
54Harry Jensen LaborDecember 195314 December 1954[89]
–Lionel Bowen14 December 1954December 1955[90]
55Ranville Ashmore Popplewell IndependentDecember 1955December 1956
56William Henry Lucas IndependentDecember 19569 December 1958
57A. Charles Molloy Independent9 December 1958December 1962[91]
58Bill Haigh LaborDecember 1962December 1968
59Peter Saphin IndependentDecember 1968December 1969
–Ranville Ashmore Popplewell IndependentDecember 1969September 1971
60F. C. Waller IndependentSeptember 1971September 1972
61Frank Amour IndependentSeptember 197228 June 1973
–Robert Henry Cornish (Administrator)28 June 19731 May 1974307 days[92][93]
–Jack Hercules Luscombe (Administrator)1 May 1974September 19773 years, 139 days[94][95]
62Bill Newman Independent27 September 1977September 1979[96]
63Ken Finn LiberalSeptember 1979September 1980
64John Francis Ford IndependentSeptember 1980September 1983
65John Buchanan IndependentSeptember 1983September 1984
66Les Frederick Bridge IndependentSeptember 1984September 1985
–Bill Newman IndependentSeptember 1985September 1986
67John Scullion LaborSeptember 198627 September 1988[97]
68Bill Blake Independent27 September 1988September 1989
69Paul Bayutti IndependentSeptember 1989September 1990
70Charles Matthews IndependentSeptember 1990September 1991
–John Buchanan IndependentSeptember 1991September 1992
71Margaret Martin IndependentSeptember 1992September 1993
72Chris Bastic LaborSeptember 1993September 1996
–Margaret Martin IndependentSeptember 1996September 1997
–Ken Finn LiberalSeptember 1997September 1998
73Dominic Sullivan LaborSeptember 199820 April 2004
74Murray Matson Greens20 April 200420 September 20051 year, 153 days[98]
75Ted Seng Liberal20 September 200519 September 2006364 days[99]
76Paul Tracey Labor19 September 200618 September 2007364 days[100]
77Bruce Notley-Smith Liberal18 September 200729 September 20092 years, 11 days
78John Procopiadis Labor29 September 2009December 2009364 days[101]
 IndependentDecember 200928 September 2010
–Murray Matson Greens28 September 201027 September 2011364 days
79Scott Nash Liberal27 September 201125 September 2012364 days[102]
80Tony Bowen Labor25 September 201224 September 2013364 days[103][104]
–Scott Nash Liberal24 September 201330 September 20141 year, 6 days[105]
–Ted Seng30 September 201429 September 2015364 days[106][107]
81Noel D'Souza Labor29 September 20153 May 20171 year, 362 days[108][109]
 Independent3 May 201726 September 2017[110]
82Lindsay Shurey Greens26 September 201726 September 20181 year, 0 days[111][112][113]
83Kathy Neilson Labor26 September 201824 September 2019363 days[114]
84Danny Said24 September 201930 September 20212 years, 6 days[115]
85Dylan Parker30 September 202126 September 20231 year, 361 days[116][117]
86Philipa Veitch Greens26 September 20238 October 20241 year, 12 days[118]
87Dylan Parker Labor8 October 2024Incumbent1 year, 6 days[119]

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