List of mayors of Strathfield

Mayor of Strathfield Council
Incumbent Cr. John-Paul Baladi since 8 October 2024
Style	His/Her Worship
Appointer	Municipality of Strathfield
Term length	Two Years (1885–date)
Formation	30 August 1885
First holder	George Hardie
Deputy	Sandy Reddy
Website	www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au Strathfield Heritage

This is a list of mayors of the Council of the Municipality of Strathfield, a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 2 June 1885 as the "Municipal District of Strathfield" ^[1] the first council was convened and elected on 19 August 1885, ^[2] which later changed to the "Municipality of Strathfield" following the passing of the 1906 Local Government Act. The council became known as "Strathfield Council" on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, which also stipulated a change of title from "Alderman" to "Councillor". Since 1971, the Mayor is elected bi-annually by the Councillors each September. The current mayor is Cr John-Paul Baladi (Liberal Party), elected on the 8 October 2024.

Mayors

#	Years	Mayor	Notes
1	30 August 1885 – 4 February 1886	George Hardie	[3]
2	4 February 1886 – 8 February 1889	Wilhelm von der Heyde	[4] [5]
3	8 February 1889 – February 1890	Albert Allen	[6]
4	February 1890 – February 1891	John Hinchcliffe
–	February 1891 – February 1892	Albert Allen
–	February 1892 – February 1893	John Hinchcliffe
–	February 1893 – February 1895	Albert Allen
5	February 1895 – February 1898	Frederick Parsons
6	February 1898 – February 1902	Thomas Mackenzie
7	February 1902 – February 1904	Thomas J. Dickson
–	February 1904 – February 1906	Frederick Parsons
8	February 1906 – February 1908	John Price
–	February 1908 – February 1911	Thomas Mackenzie
9	February 1911 – February 1913	Charles C. Capper
10	February 1913 – February 1916	Benjamin R. Gelling
11	February 1916 – February 1917	John Robert Firth
12	February 1917 – February 1919	Ernest Laurence
13	February 1919 – December 1920	Arthur Kessell	[7]
14	December 1920 – December 1922	William Pilgrim
15	December 1922 – December 1924	Frederick Wallis
16	December 1924 – December 1925	John Curnow
17	December 1925 – December 1927	George Arthur Davey
–	December 1927 – December 1932	John Robert Firth
18	December 1932 – December 1938	Percy Douglas Shortland
19	December 1938 – 1 June 1940	Alexander Melville	[8]
20	June 1940 – December 1943	William Winter Cosgrove	[9]
21	December 1943 – December 1949	Colin Hudson
22	December 1949 – December 1951	Charles Morgan
23	December 1951 – December 1954	Arthur Cave
24	December 1954 – 1957	William Dunlop
25	1957 – December 1959	Stanley Nelson Hedges
26	December 1959 – December 1962	Bruce W. Ward
27	December 1962 – December 1964	Beresford Calverley
28	December 1964 – December 1966	Harvey Ford
29	December 1966 – December 1967	Frederick Cartwright
30	December 1967 – December 1968	James E. Smith
31	December 1968 – December 1970	William H. Boyce
32	December 1970 – September 1972	Frank Zions
–	September 1972 – September 1976	William H. Boyce
33	September 1976 – September 1983	Clarrie G. Edwards
34	September 1983 – September 1984	Robert B. Kell
35	September 1984 – September 1985	Rodney J. Rimes
–	September 1985 – September 1988	Robert B. Kell
36	September 1988 – September 1990	John C. Elvy
–	September 1990 – September 1991	Robert B. Kell
37	September 1991 – September 1992	Eve Dutton
38	September 1992 – September 1994	Leo T. O’Donnell
–	September 1994 – September 1995	John C. Elvy
–	September 1995 – September 1996	Eve Dutton
39	September 1996 – September 1997	Peter Smith
40	September 1997 – September 1998	Elizabeth Gewandt
41	September 1998 – September 2000	Laurel O’Toole
42	September 2000 – September 2003	Virginia Judge (Labor)
43	September 2003 – September 2004	John Abi-Saab
44	September 2004 – September 2005	Alfred Tsang
45	September 2005 – September 2007	Bill Carney
46	September 2007 – 26 February 2008	Scott Farlow (Liberal)
47	26 February 2008 – September 2008	Paul Barron (Labor)
48	September 2008 – September 2009	Keith Kwon (Labor)
49	September 2009 – September 2011	Tony Maroun (Liberal)
–	September 2011 – September 2012	Paul Barron (Independent)
50	17 September 2012 – 3 September 2013	Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
51	3 September 2013 – 30 September 2014	Daniel Bott (Labor)
–	30 September 2014 – 29 September 2015	Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
52	29 September 2015 – 27 September 2016	Sang Ok (Liberal)
53	27 September 2016 – September 2017	Andrew Soulos (Independent)
–	26 September 2017 – 3 September 2019	Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
54	3 September 2019 – 14 September 2021	Antoine Doueihi (Liberal)
55	14 September 2021 – 3 December 2021	Stephanie Kokkolis (Liberal)
56	12 January 2022 - 2 March 2023	Matthew Blackmore (Strathfield Independents)
57	2 March 2023 – August 2024	Karen Pensabene (Labor)
58	October 8 2024 - Present	John-Paul Baladi (Liberal)

References

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5. "THE MAYOR OF STRATHFIELD". Australian Town and Country Journal . Vol. XXXVII, no. 950. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1888. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
6. "MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 99. New South Wales, Australia. 12 February 1889. p. 1223. Retrieved 8 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
7. "MAYORAL ELECTIONS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 25, 620. New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
8. "DEATH OF MAYOR OF STRATHFIELD". Truth. No. 2630. New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1940. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
9. "NEW STRATHFIELD MAYOR". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 31, 969. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1940. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.