List of mayors of Bassendean

The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.[1][2][3]: 38 

The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.[4]

West Guildford Road District

ChairmanTerm
Cyril Jackson[5]1901–1903
J. T. Short1903–1905
Charles Rickwood Wicks1907–1908
Percy J. Atkins[5]1908–1909
P. J. Huelin1909–1910
Charles Rickwood Wicks1910–1913
J. Pickering1913–1914
A. Y. Garnsworthy1914–1915
H. C. Barnard1915–1917
Charles Rickwood Wicks1917–1920
Edward James Clay[5]1920–1921
Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921)1921
John Pickering1921–1922

Bassendean Road District

ChairmanTerm
John Pickering1922–1923
John Milne Steele1923–1928
Joseph Gallagher[5]1928–1929
Richard Alexander McDonald[3]1929–1938
Edward Ernest Ireland1938–1939
Richard Alexander McDonald[3]1939–1947
John Henry Smallman[5]1947–1952
Charles Otto Freiberg1952–1955
Samuel James Faithful1955–1957
Charles Otto Freiberg1957–1958
Alfred Charles Faulkner1958–1960
Richard Alexander McDonald1960–1961

Shire of Bassendean

PresidentTerm
Richard Alexander McDonald[3]1961–1962
Alfred Charles Faulkner[3]1962–1970
Dr John George Paterson[3]1970–1975

Town of Bassendean

MayorTerm
Dr John Paterson[3]: 28–29 1975–1984
John Bernard Cox[3]: 29 1984–1988
Paul Bridges[3]: 29 1988–1990
John Bernard Cox[3]: 29 1990–1995
Vicki Philipoff[4]1995–1997
Lindsay Fisher1997–1997
Bevan Carter1997–2001
Greg Peterson2001–2003
Tina Klein[4][6][7]2003–2009
John Gangell[8][9]2009–2017
Renee McLennan[10]2017–2021
Kath Hamilton[10]2021–present

References

  1. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
  2. ↑ "Local Government Act, 1960-1974. Shire of Bassendean. Change of Status. Order in Council. (per LG. BS-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 18 April 1975. p. 1975:1152.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Carter, Jennie (May 2020). "Bassendean: a brief history" (PDF). Town of Bassendean. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Cipriano, Belinda (27 October 2017). "New Bassendean mayor Renee McLennan looks forward to life at the helm". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Street Name Origins in the Town of Bassendean" (PDF). Town of Bassendean. 3 June 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tina Klein Tribute". Town of Bassendean. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Lim, Kristie (29 September 2020). "Tributes paid to former Town of Bassendean mayor Tina Klein". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Town acknowledges resignation of Cr. John Gangell". Town of Bassendean. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Ottaviano, Claire (12 August 2021). "Councillor hops the fence to run for Swan". Echo News. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. 1 2 Dietsch, Jake (21 October 2021). "Bayswater council elects first female mayor". Perth Now. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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