The Shire of Victoria Plains in Western Australia was originally established on 24 January 1871 as one of the initial road districts under the District Road Boards Act 1871, with a chairman and councillors. [1] With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961.
Chairman | Term |
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Donald MacPherson | 1871–1876 |
Henry Lefroy | 1876–1897 |
Jeremiah Clune (Sr.) | 1897–1907 |
C. K. Davidson | 1907–1911 |
William Chitty | 1911–1912 |
C. K. Davidson | 1912–1921 |
Jeremiah Clune (Jr.) | 1921–1930 |
Harold Stanley Lambert | 1930–1933 |
George Henry Purser | 1933–1935 |
Douglas Waldine Edgar | 1935–1937 |
William Harrington | 1937–1940 |
Harold Stanley Lambert | 1940–1944 |
George Henry Purser | 1944–1947 |
Oswald Neumann | 1947–1948 |
Blair Stone | 1948–1951 |
James Davis Milner | 1951–1961 |
President | Term |
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James Davis Milner | 1961–1974 |
Bill Garrigan | 1974–1977 |
Bob Michael | 1977–1978 |
Fred Rogers | 1978–1990 |
Bruce Rowley | 1990–1995 |
Tom Field | 1995–2001 |
Michael Anspach | 2001–2007 |
Geoff Erickson | 2007–2013 |
David Lovelock | 2013–2019 |
Pauline Bantock | 2019–Present |
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