Mayor of Ashburton

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Mayor of Ashburton
Ashburton coat of arms.png
Coat of arms of Ashburton District Council
Incumbent
Neil Brown
since  2019
Style His/Her Worship
Term length Three years
Inaugural holderThomas Bullock
Formation1888
DeputyLiz McMillan [1]
Salary$132,690 [2]
Website Official website

The mayor of Ashburton is the elected head of local government in the Ashburton District of New Zealand's South Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The mayor is based in the principle town (and namesake) of the district, Ashburton. The mayor presides over the Ashburton District Council and is directly elected using the first-past-the-post method.

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From 1878 until the 1989 local government reforms, the area was administered by a borough council. Neil Brown is the current mayor of Ashburton; he was first elected in the 2019 local elections. [3] [4]

History

The Ashburton Borough Council was inaugurated in 1878. The first mayor was Thomas Bullock, who was elected on 2 September 1878. [5] [6] Nine borough councillors were elected on 5 September and the first council meeting was held on 9 September. [7] Hugo Friedlander was the second mayor when he resigned in July 1892 as he had urgent business in England to attend to. [8] Henry Davis was declared elected unopposed for 12 years in a row. The first time he had an opponent, in April 1915, he was defeated. [9] [10]

Methven farmer Angus McKay was mayor for two terms from the 2010 local elections to 2016. [11] Donna Favel was the mayor of Ashburton between 2016 and 2019. [12] Since 2019, the current mayor has been Neil Brown; he was sworn in on 24 October. [13]

List of mayors of Ashburton

PhotoNameTerm
Ashburton Borough Council 1878–1989
1 Thomas Bullock from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Thomas Bullock [5] 2 September 1878 – 17 December 1879 [6] [14] [15]
2 Hugo Friedlander, ca 1910 (cropped).jpg Hugo Friedlander 17 December 1879 – 21 December 1881 [16]
3 Donald Williamson from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Donald Williamson [17] [18] 21 December 1881 – November 1884
4 Rudolph Friedlander from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Rudolph Friedlander [19] November 1884 – November 1886
5 Thomas Sealy from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Thomas Sealy [20] November 1886 – November 1887
6 Alfred Harrison from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Alfred Harrison [21] November 1887 – November 1888
7 David Thomas from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg David Thomas [22] November 1888 – 17 December 1890
(2) Hugo Friedlander, ca 1910 (cropped).jpg Hugo Friedlander (2nd term) [23] [24] 17 December 1890 – July 1892
8 Richard Bird, mayor of Ashburton (cropped).jpg Richard Bird [25] [26] [27] 28 July 1892 – November 1893
9 John Orr from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg John Orr [28] November 1893 – November 1894
10 Joseph Sealy from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Joseph Sealy [29] November 1894 – November 1897
11 Charles Reid from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Charles Reid [30] November 1897 – 21 December 1898
(2) Hugo Friedlander, ca 1910 (cropped).jpg Hugo Friedlander (3rd term) [31] [32] [33] 21 December 1898 – 8 May 1901
12 William Henry Collins from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg William Henry Collins [34] [35] 8 May 1901 – April 1903
13 Henry Davis from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Henry Davis [36] April 1903 – April 1915
14 Robert Galbraith from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Robert Galbraith [10] [37] 5 May 1915 – 31 December 1930 [38]
15 Robert Kerr from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Robert Kerr [39] 12 January – 18 May 1931
16 William Woods from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg William Woods [40] [41] [42] 18 May 1931 – 18 May 1938
17 George Inglis Miller from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Dr. George Inglis Miller † [43] [44] 18 May 1938 – 7 November 1940
18 John Connor from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Dr. John Connor [45] 13 November 1940 – 1 June 1944
19 Ernest Cook Bathurst from Ashburton Scotter 1972 (cropped).jpg Ernest Cook Bathurst [46] [47] 1 June 1944 – 1956
20Archibald A. McDonald [48] 1956–1959
21John Davidson [48] 1959–1968
22George Glassey [48] 1968–1971
23Darcy O. Digby [48] 1971–1977
24 Geoff Geering [48] [49] 1977–1989
Ashburton District Council 1989–present
(24)Geoff Geering continued [49] 1989–1995
25Murray Anderson1995–2004
26Bede O'Malley2004–2010
27 Mayor Angus McKay 2011 (cropped).png Angus McKay2010–2016
28 Donna Favel 2018 (cropped).jpg Donna Favel2016–2019
29Neil Brown2019–present
† died in office

References

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  38. ↑ "The mayoralty: filling of the vacancy". Ashburton Guardian . Vol. 51, no. 71. 5 January 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  39. ↑ "New mayor elected: Mr R. Kerr installed". Ashburton Guardian . Vol. 51, no. 78. 13 January 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  40. ↑ "Borough elections: official count proceeding". Ashburton Guardian . Vol. 51, no. 175. 8 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  41. ↑ "Mayor installed: Mr Woods takes office". Ashburton Guardian . Vol. 51, no. 184. 19 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  42. ↑ "The Ashburton mayoralty: Dr. Miller's big majority". Ashburton Guardian . Vol. 58, no. 179. 12 May 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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