List of mayors and lord mayors of Darwin

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This is a list of the mayors and lord mayors of the City of Darwin local government area, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

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Mayors (1915–1980)

#MayorTerm [1]
1Percy Kelsey1915–1917 [2]
2Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts1917–1919 [3]
3Robert Toupein1919–1921 [4]
4Jack Field Burton1921–1922 [5]
5Arthur William Adams1922–1924 [6] [7]
6John Alfred (Jack) Porter1925–1927 [8]
Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts1927–1929 [9]
7John Henry (Jack) Brogan1929–1937
Darwin Town Council ceased functioning between 1937 and 1957 due to bankruptcy caused by cyclone and World War II. [1] [10]
8Lucius Richardson1957–1958
9John "Tiger" Lyons1958–1959
10(Norman) Harold Cooper1959–1966
11 Harry Chan 1966–1969
Lucius Richardson1969–1971
12Kenneth Colin Waters1971–1972
13 Harold "Tiger" Brennan 1972–1975
14 Ella Stack 1975–1979

Lord mayors (since 1980)

# Lord Mayor Term
14 Ella Stack 1980
15 Cecil Black 1980–1984
16 Alec Fong Lim 1984–1990
17Alan Markham1990–1992
18 George Brown 1992–2002
19 Peter Adamson 2002–2007
20 Garry Lambert 2007–2008
21 Graeme Sawyer 2008–2012
22 Katrina Fong Lim 2012–2017
23 Kon Vatskalis 2017–present

References

  1. 1 2 Aylett, Kirby. "Darwin Mayors and Lord Mayors". Northern Territory Library Knowledge Exchange. Northern Territory Library. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. "Darwin Town Council". Northern Territory Times and Gazette . Vol. XXXIX, no. 2193. Northern Territory, Australia. 18 November 1915. p. 17. Retrieved 20 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Darwin's Mayor". The Sun . No. 2805. New South Wales, Australia. 28 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Cr. Toupein elected Mayor". Northern Territory Times and Gazette . Vol. XLII, no. 2382. Northern Territory, Australia. 12 July 1919. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Darwin's New Mayor". The Daily Telegraph . New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2019 via Trove.
  6. "Mayor of Darwin". The Brisbane Courier . No. 20, 110. Queensland, Australia. 5 July 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 24 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Darwin Council". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Vol. XL, no. 12, 646. Queensland, Australia. 16 December 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 24 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Darwin's New Mayor". The Herald . No. 14, 870. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 20 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Election of Mayor". Northern Standard . No. 42. Northern Territory, Australia. 8 July 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Town Council Abolished". The Age . No. 25520. Victoria, Australia. 30 January 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 22 January 2021 via National Library of Australia.