List of mayors of Stirling
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The City of Stirling in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Perth 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 Shire of Perth was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971.[1]
The method of electing the Mayor was changed in 2017, after a referendum on the issue at the October 2017 council election. Starting in 2019, the Mayor was elected at elections by residents, as opposed to the previous system, where the Mayor is elected by councillors at a meeting following each election.[2][3][4][5]
| Chairman | Term start | Term end | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith | 7 February 1871 | 2 December 1872 | [6] |
| Edmund Birch | 2 December 1872 | 2 March 1874 | |
| Michael Smith | 7 April 1874 | 8 January 1877 | |
| Richard Hardey | 8 January 1877 | 23 February 1881 | |
| George Shenton | 23 February 1881 | 18 January 1882 | |
| Richard Hardey | 18 January 1882 | 14 January 1883 | |
| Michael Smith | 14 January 1883 | 5 January 1884 | [6] |
| David Harwood | 10 January 1885 | 8 January 1887 | |
| Richard Hardey | 8 January 1887 | 7 January 1896 | |
| Harry Williams | 7 January 1896 | 1 December 1896 | |
| Richard Hardey | 5 January 1897 | 12 February 1910 (died) | |
| Charles Chappell | 14 February 1910 | 24 April 1917 | |
| Edgar Hamer | 24 April 1917 | 31 March 1931 | |
| John Scaddan | 31 March 1931 | 21 November 1934 (died) | [7][8] |
| John Tyler | 29 November 1934 | 2 May 1935 | [6] |
| Harry Shearn | 2 May 1935 | 27 August 1936 | [6][9] |
| John Orr | 27 August 1936 | 21 October 1937 | [6] |
| William Abbett | 21 October 1937 | 26 April 1949 | [6] |
| William Bardon | 26 April 1949 | 21 April 1953 | |
| Maurice Edgar Hamer | 21 April 1953 | 1 May 1956 | [6][10] |
| Robert Bandy | 1 May 1956 | 29 April 1958 | |
| Samuel Spence | 29 April 1958 | 22 June 1959 | |
| Russell West | 22 April 1959 | 21 June 1959 (died) | |
| Herbert R. Robinson | 24 June 1959 | 30 June 1961 | [11] |