Mayor of Banks Peninsula

Mayor of Banks Peninsula
Bob Parker, last Mayor of Banks Peninsula
StyleHis/Her Worship
Member ofBanks Peninsula District Council
Term length3 years, renewable
Formation1989
First holderTerence Brocherie
Final holderBob Parker
Abolished2006
Superseded byMayor of Christchurch

The Mayor of Banks Peninsula was the head of the municipal government of Banks Peninsula District, New Zealand. The mayor presided over the Banks Peninsula District Council and was directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. The position existed from 1989 until 2006, when Banks Peninsula District was amalgamated into Christchurch City Council. There were three mayors.

History

Banks Peninsula was established as part of the 1989 local government reforms from the amalgamation of the Lyttelton Borough Council and Mount Herbert, Wairewa and Akaroa County Councils.[1] It amalgamated with the Christchurch City Council in March 2006.[2]

List of mayors of Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula District had three mayors:

Name Term
1 Terence Brocherie[3] 1989–1992
2 Noeline Allan[4] 1992–2001
3 Bob Parker 2001–2006

References

  1. ↑ Banks Peninsula District Council (1989–2006), Christchurch ArchivesSpace
  2. ↑ "Banks Peninsula District Council – Main". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Life Story: No challenge too difficult for Terence Brocherie". Stuff.co.nz. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Through the Glass Ceiling". Lyttelton Museum. Retrieved 11 November 2019.