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The City of Armadale in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 14 December 1894 as the Kelmscott Road District, with a chairman and councillors, under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed "Armadale-Kelmscott Road District" on 24 March 1910. 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 1979, the Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott became the Town of Armadale, with a mayor and councillors, and on 15 November 1985 it became a City. [1]

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Armadale-Kelmscott Road District

ChairmanTerm
William Butcher1894–1899
Joseph Lockyer1899–1900
Thomas James1900–1904
Samuel Turner1904–1907
Thomas James1907–1917
James Butcher1917–1920
William Henry Lockard1920–1922
George E. Harber1922–1923
William Henry Lockard1923–1925
Robert Hanham Briggs1925–1930
William Lambden Owen1930–1931
Benjamin Vidgin Cross1931–1932
Robert Hanham Briggs1933–1936
Richard Knuckey1936–1938
Walter Alexander Birrell Haynes1938–1946
Richard Knuckey1946–1947
Hugh Aitken1947–1949
Reginald Owen Williams1949–1951
Oscar Bruns1951–1954
Warwick Geoffrey Savage1954–1956
Ronald Durham Ridoutt1956–1958
Andrew Wood McPhail1958–1959
Jack Murray1959–1961

Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott

PresidentTerm
Jack Murray1961–1964
Cyril Rushton 1964–1965
Peter Kargotich1965–1973
Stanley Vasse Pries1973–1978
Ian Blackburn1978–1979

Town of Armadale

MayorTerm
Ian Blackburn1979–1985

City of Armadale

MayorTerm
Ian Blackburn1985–1986
Stan Pries1986–1988
Ian Blackburn1988–1992
Roger Stubbs1992–1996
Spike Fokkema1996–1997
Roger Stubbs1997–2001
Linton Reynolds2001–2011
Henry Zelones2011–2019
Ruth Butterfield2019–

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References

  1. WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.