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]

Perth Road Board

ChairmanTerm startTerm endRef
Michael Smith7 February 18712 December 1872[6]
Edmund Birch2 December 18722 March 1874
Michael Smith7 April 18748 January 1877
Richard Hardey8 January 187723 February 1881
George Shenton23 February 188118 January 1882
Richard Hardey18 January 188214 January 1883
Michael Smith14 January 18835 January 1884[6]
David Harwood10 January 18858 January 1887
Richard Hardey8 January 18877 January 1896
Harry Williams7 January 18961 December 1896
Richard Hardey5 January 189712 February 1910 (died)
Charles Chappell14 February 191024 April 1917
Edgar Hamer24 April 191731 March 1931
John Scaddan31 March 193121 November 1934 (died)[7][8]
John Tyler29 November 19342 May 1935[6]
Harry Shearn2 May 193527 August 1936[6][9]
John Orr27 August 193621 October 1937[6]
William Abbett21 October 193726 April 1949[6]
William Bardon26 April 194921 April 1953
Maurice Edgar Hamer21 April 19531 May 1956[6][10]
Robert Bandy1 May 195629 April 1958
Samuel Spence29 April 195822 June 1959
Russell West22 April 195921 June 1959 (died)
Herbert R. Robinson24 June 195930 June 1961[11]

Shire of Perth

PresidentTerm startTerm endRef
Herbert R. Robinson1 July 196117 September 1963
Manuel Starke17 September 196324 January 1971[6]

City of Stirling

MayorTerm startTerm endRef
Manuel Starke24 January 197124 May 1971[6]
Neil Hawkins24 May 197124 May 1974
Ron Stone24 May 197426 May 1975
Alma Venville26 May 19757 June 1977
Andy Luketina7 June 197726 May 1979
Graham Burkett26 May 19799 May 1983[12]
Joe Camilleri9 May 19837 May 1984
Terry Tyzack7 May 19845 May 1986[13]
George Strickland5 May 19867 May 1988[10][14]
Jim McNamara7 May 1988May 1989
Adam Spagnolo8 May 1989May 1990[13]
James Satchell7 May 19901991
Jim McNamara19911993
Adam Spagnolo19931995[13]
Trevor Clarey19951997
Tony Vallelonga19972005[10][15][16]
Terry Tyzack20052007[13]
David Boothman200722 October 2013[17][18]
Giovanni Italiano22 October 201324 October 2017[19][20]
Mark Irwin24 October 2017present[4][5][20][21]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Act 1960 — Order in Council (per LG 619/69)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 October 1970. p. 1970:3346. Nominates 24 January 1971 as effective date.
  2. ↑ Pond, Laura (23 October 2017). "End of an era at City of Stirling with Terry Tyzack out after more than 40 years on council". Perth Now. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Gubana, Benjamin (27 September 2019). "Stirling introduces popular mayor vote in local government elections amid bitter campaign fight". ABC News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Pond, Laura (21 October 2019). "Stirling's first popularly elected mayor wins in landslide". Perth Now. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "City of Stirling elects first popularly elected Mayor". City of Stirling. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Origin of street names within the City of Stirling" (PDF). City of Stirling. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Robertson, J. R. "Scaddan, John (1876–1934)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "John Scaddan". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Harry Vivian Shearn". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "Honorary Freeman of the City". City of Stirling. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Herbert Richard Robinson". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mr Graham John Burkett". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "The Voters Decide". The Perth Voice Interactive. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Mr George Joseph Strickland". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Stirling Australia ex-mayor denies mafia reports". BBC. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  16. ↑ Cox, Nicole; Carne, Lucy; Stephenson, Cory (9 March 2011). "Shocked former Stirling mayor Tony Vallelonga denies mafia connection". Perth Now. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Boothman, Tyzack Back". The Perth Voice Interactive. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "Greener Pastures". The Perth Voice Interactive. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "New Stirling mayor". The Perth Voice Interactive. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Tyzack Defeated". The Perth Voice Interactive. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  21. ↑ "Mayor Mark Irwin". City of Stirling. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

Bibliography

  • Foley, Neil L. (1990). The members of the Perth Road Board (1871-1961), and councillors of the Shire of Perth (1961-1971) and the City of Stirling (1971-1990). City of Stirling. p. 18. ISBN 064603555X.
  • Cooper, W.S.; G. McDonald (1999). Diversity's Challenge: A History of the City of Stirling. City of Stirling. pp. 433–434.
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