List of mayors of Strathfield

This is a list of mayors of the Council of the Municipality of Strathfield, a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 2 June 1885 as the "Municipal District of Strathfield"[1] the first council was convened and elected on 19 August 1885,[2] which later changed to the "Municipality of Strathfield" following the passing of the 1906 Local Government Act. The council became known as "Strathfield Council" on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, which also stipulated a change of title from "Alderman" to "Councillor". Since 1971, the Mayor is elected bi-annually by the Councillors each September. The current mayor is Cr. Antoine Doueihi (Liberal), elected on 3 September 2019.

Mayor of Strathfield Council
Incumbent
Cr. Antoine Doueihi
(Liberal)

since 3 September 2019
StyleHis/Her Worship
AppointerMunicipality of Strathfield
Term lengthTwo Years (1885–date)
Formation30 August 1885
First holderGeorge Hardie
DeputyKaren Pensabene (Labor)
Websitewww.strathfield.nsw.gov.au
Strathfield Heritage

Mayors

#YearsMayorNotes
130 August 1885 – 4 February 1886George Hardie[3]
24 February 1886 – 8 February 1889Wilhelm von der Heyde[4][5]
38 February 1889 – February 1890Albert Allen[6]
4February 1890 – February 1891John Hinchcliffe
February 1891 – February 1892Albert Allen
February 1892 – February 1893John Hinchcliffe
February 1893 – February 1895Albert Allen
5February 1895 – February 1898Frederick Parsons
6February 1898 – February 1902Thomas Mackenzie
7February 1902 – February 1904Thomas J. Dickson
February 1904 – February 1906Frederick Parsons
8February 1906 – February 1908John Price
February 1908 – February 1911Thomas Mackenzie
9February 1911 – February 1913Charles C. Capper
10February 1913 – February 1916Benjamin R. Gelling
11February 1916 – February 1917John Robert Firth
12February 1917 – February 1919Ernest Laurence
13February 1919 – December 1920Arthur Kessell[7]
14December 1920 – December 1922William Pilgrim
15December 1922 – December 1924Frederick Wallis
16December 1924 – December 1925John Curnow
17December 1925 – December 1927George Arthur Davey
December 1927 – December 1932John Robert Firth
18December 1932 – December 1938Percy Douglas Shortland
19December 1938 – 1 June 1940Alexander Melville[8]
20June 1940 – December 1943William Winter Cosgrove[9]
21December 1943 – December 1949Colin Hudson
22December 1949 – December 1951Charles Morgan
23December 1951 – December 1954Arthur Cave
24December 1954 – 1957William Dunlop
251957 – December 1959Stanley Nelson Hedges
26December 1959 – December 1962Bruce W. Ward
27December 1962 – December 1964Beresford Calverley
28December 1964 – December 1966Harvey Ford
29December 1966 – December 1967Frederick Cartwright
30December 1967 – December 1968James E. Smith
31December 1968 – December 1970William H. Boyce
32December 1970 – September 1972Frank Zions
September 1972 – September 1976William H. Boyce
33September 1976 – September 1983Clarrie G. Edwards
34September 1983 – September 1984Robert B. Kell
35September 1984 – September 1985Rodney J. Rimes
September 1985 – September 1988Robert B. Kell
36September 1988 – September 1990John C. Elvy
September 1990 – September 1991Robert B. Kell
37September 1991 – September 1992Eve Dutton
38September 1992 – September 1994Leo T. O’Donnell
September 1994 – September 1995John C. Elvy
September 1995 – September 1996Eve Dutton
39September 1996 – September 1997Peter Smith
40September 1997 – September 1998Elizabeth Gewandt
41September 1998 – September 2000Laurel O’Toole
42September 2000 – September 2003Virginia Judge (Labor)
43September 2003 – September 2004John Abi-Saab
44September 2004 – September 2005Alfred Tsang
45September 2005 – September 2007Bill Carney
46September 2007 – 26 February 2008Scott Farlow (Liberal)
4726 February 2008 – September 2008Paul Barron (Labor)
48September 2008 – September 2009Keith Kwon (Labor)
49September 2009 – September 2011Tony Maroun (Liberal)
September 2011 – September 2012Paul Barron (Independent)
5017 September 2012 – 3 September 2013Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
513 September 2013 – 30 September 2014Daniel Bott (Labor)
30 September 2014 – 29 September 2015Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
5229 September 2015 – 27 September 2016Sang Ok (Liberal)
5327 September 2016 – September 2017Andrew Soulos (Independent)
26 September 2017 – 3 September 2019 Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
54 3 September 2019 – present Antoine Doueihi (Liberal)

References

  1. "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette (226). New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1885. p. 3545. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette (395). New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1885. p. 5839. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette (395). New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1885. p. 5857. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette (89). New South Wales, Australia. 12 February 1886. p. 1058. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "THE MAYOR OF STRATHFIELD". Australian Town and Country Journal. XXXVII (950). New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1888. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette (99). New South Wales, Australia. 12 February 1889. p. 1223. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". The Sydney Morning Herald (25, 620). New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "DEATH OF MAYOR OF STRATHFIELD". Truth (2630). New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1940. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "NEW STRATHFIELD MAYOR". The Sydney Morning Herald (31, 969). New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1940. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
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