List of mayors of Rockingham
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The City of Rockingham in Perth, Western Australia, was gazetted on 4 February 1897 as the Rockingham 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, the Rockingham Road Board thereby becoming Shire of Rockingham. Rockingham attained city status on 12 November 1988, at which point the president became a mayor.[1][2][3][4]
Rockingham's current mayor, Lorna Buchan was elected in October 2025, with her predecessor being Deb Hamlin who was the first female to hold this office.[5] Barry Sammels retired in August 2021 had been the longest-serving active mayor in Western Australia, having first been elected mayor of Rockingham in 2003.[6][7]
Previous to the 2021 elections, the mayor of Rockingham had historically been elected by the councillors. After an eight year debate, the council voted in September 2020 to change to a publicly-elected mayor.[8]
Chairmen
The chairman of the Rockingham Road Board:[2]
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| C. Parkin | 1897–1902 |
| E. Thorpe | 1903–1908 |
| C. G. Meade | 1909–1912 |
| S. Dvoretsky | 1913–1916 |
| D. Mitchinson | 1917–1919 |
| S. Dvoretsky | 1920–1928 |
| G. E. Grigg | 1925–1938 |
| S. Dvoretsky | 1931–1932 |
| T. H. Purdy | 1939 |
| F. W. Churcher | 1940–1943 |
| G. E. Grigg | 1940–1947 |
| H. E. France | 1944 |
| H. M. Growden | 1947 |
| W. L. Hughes | 1948–1949 |
| F. W. Churcher | 1950 |
| C. G. Lynch | 1951–1953 |
| N. H. France | 1954–1956 |
| Alf Powell | 1957–1961 |
Shire presidents
Mayors
Election results
The election results since switching to a publicly-elected mayor:
2021
2025