List of mayors of Cockburn

The City of Cockburn in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Fremantle Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Cockburn on 21 January 1955,[1] and 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 Cockburn was declared a town on 24 January 1971, at which point the president became a mayor.[2] Cockburn attained city status on 26 October 1979.[3]

Chairmen

Chairman Term
Edward Higham 1871–1876
Henry Maxwell Lefroy 1876–1879
William Silas Pearse 1879–1880
Walter Easton 1880–1881
Joshua Harwood 1881–1887
James Herbert 1887–1892
Walter Easton 1892–1894
Walter Powell 1895–1900
Robert Holmes 1900–1905
Arthur Davies 1905–1911
John Cooke 1911–1916
William Reason 1916–1917
Henry Dixon 1917–1919
John Cooke 1919–1921
William Reason 1921–1925
Edwin Follington 1925–1926
Angus McLeod 1926–1929
Alfred Newman 1929–1930
Edwin John Follington 1930–1932
Alfred Mayor 1932–1935
Walton Matthew Winfield 1935–1939
John Willis[1] 1939–1944
Andrew Bailey 1944–1945
Alfred Isted 1945–1946
George Wells 1946–1947
Sydney Frank Jesse Hammond 1947–1949
Alfred Mayor 1949–1950
Edward James Smith 1950–1953
Joseph Henry Cooper 1953–1961
1 John Willis died on 19 September 1944.[4] Andrew Bailey was elected by the other councillors to fill the remainder of his term, which expired on 21 April 1945.

Mayors

Mayor Term
Joseph Cooper 1961–1972
Alan Thomas 1972–1979
Don de san Miguel (OAM) 1979–1993
Ray Lees 1993–1997
John Grljusich 1997–2000
Stephen Lee 2000–2009
Logan Howlett 2009–present

References

  1. ^ "Road Districts Act, 1919-1951. Fremantle Road District. Alteration of Name. (per L.G. 481/52)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 21 January 1955. p. 1955:132.
  2. ^ "Local Government Act, 1960–1970. Shire of Cockburn. Change of Status. (per L.G. 39/66)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 24 December 1970. p. 1970:3842. Specifies 24 January 1971 as effective date.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1978. Order in Council (per CC-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 31 August 1979. p. 1979:2607. Specifies 26 October 1979 as effective date.
  4. ^ "Personal". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2011.