List of mayors of South Perth

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The City of South Perth is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia. It was established on 9 June 1892 as the South Perth Road District, with a chairman as the leader of the road board. In February 1902, it became the Municipality of South Perth, with a mayor as the leader of its municipal council. It changed back to the South Perth Road District in March 1922, and then changed back to the Municipality of South Perth in February 1956. It became the City of South Perth in June 1959, still with a mayor as the leader of the city council. [1]

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South Perth Road Board (1892–1902)

ChairmanTermRef
A. B. Wright1892–1893 [2]
W. James1893–1894
John Daniel Manning1894–1895
W. James1895–1896
John Daniel Manning1896–1897
E. C. Shenton1898–1899
J. D. Manning1899–1901

Municipality of South Perth (1902–1922)

MayorTermRef
J. Charles1902 [2]
A. B. Wright1902–1904
S. W. Curtis1904–1906
T. Coombe1906–1908
H. McA. Henning1908–1909
E. C. Shenton1909–1912
R. D. Jones1913–1914
Alec Clydesdale 1914–1921 [2] [3]
J. W. Paterson1921 [2]

South Perth Road Board (1922–1956)

ChairmanTermRef
J. W. Paterson1922 [2]
H. A. Pilgrimm1922
E. Tindale1922–1924
S. H. Fletcher1924–1925
G. H. W. Long1925–1926
I. C. Campbell1926–1928
G. H. W. Long1928–1930
H. A. Pilgrim1930–1934
G. V. Abjornson1934–1940
D. F. Vincent1940–1948
S. Lambert1948–1951
R. W. King1951–1956

Municipality of South Perth (1956–1959)

MayorTermRef
R. W. King1956 [2]
W. C. G. Thomas1956–1959

City of South Perth

MayorTermRef
W. C. G. Thomas1959–1968 [2]
J. G. Burnett1968–1989
P. Campbell1989–1995
J. E. Hardwick1995–1999
S. E. Pierce1999–2000
None (Commissioner was J. F. Donaldson)2000–2002
John Collins2002–2007
James Best2007–2011 [2] [4]
Sue Doherty2011–2019 [5]
Greg Milner2019–present [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Local Heritage Inventory – Appendix C – Elected and Administrative Leaders of the City of South Perth" (PDF). City of South Perth. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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