Mayor of Gore

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The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District in New Zealand's South Island. [1] Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.

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The current mayor is Ben Bell. [2]

List of office holders

Gore Borough

NamePortraitTerm of officeNotes
1Thomas Green No image.png 1885–1886 [3]
2John MacGibbon No image.png 1886–1887 [3]
3Ian S. Simson No image.png 1887–1888 [3] [4]
4James Beattie No image.png 1888–1889 [3]
(3)Ian S. Simson No image.png 1889–1890 [3]
5Alfred Dolamore No image.png 1890 [3] [5]
(2)John MacGibbon No image.png 1890–1892 [3]
(3)Ian S. Simson No image.png 1892–1893 [3]
6William Macara No image.png 1893–1894 [3]
7Thomas Brewer No image.png 1894–1895 [3]
8 Dugald Poppelwell No image.png 1895–1896 [3]
(4)James Beattie No image.png 1896–1897 [3]
9James Copland No image.png 1897–1898 [3]
10Duncan McFarlane Duncan McFarlane Junior.png 1898–1899 [3] [6]
11John Ballantine No image.png 1899–1901 [3]
12Archibald MacGibbon No image.png 1901–1902 [3] [7]
(10)Duncan McFarlane Duncan McFarlane Junior.png 1902–1903 [3]
(4)James Beattie No image.png 1903–1904 [3]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell No image.png 1904–1906 [3]
(12)Archibald MacGibbon No image.png 1906–1910 [3]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell No image.png 1910–1913 [3]
13 David McDougall No image.png 1913–1914 [3]
(10)Duncan McFarlane Duncan McFarlane Junior.png 1914–1915 [3]
(13) David McDougall No image.png 1915–1919 [3]
14Andrew Martin No image.png 1919–1921 [3]
(13) David McDougall No image.png 1921–1923 [3]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell No image.png 1923–1927 [3]
(13) David McDougall No image.png 1927–1929 [3]
(8) Dugald Poppelwell No image.png 1929–1931 [3]
15Alexander Newman Alexander Newman.png 1931–1956 [3]
16Wilson C. Campbell No image.png 1956–1959 [8]
17W. G. Mackay No image.png 1959– [9]
Hans Charles Hankey No image.png
J. C. Barron No image.png  ?–1965 [10]
J. C. McLeod No image.png 1965–? [10]
Ivan Elder No image.png –1980 [11] [12]
Hallam Smith No image.png 1980–1986 [13]
Gabriel Farry No image.png 1986–1989 [14]

Gore District

NamePortraitTerm of office
1 Ian Tulloch No image.png 1989–1995 [15]
2 Mary Ogg No image.png 1995–2001 [16]
3Owen O'Connor No image.png 2001–2004 [17]
4Tracy Hicks Tracy Hicks (cropped).jpg [18] 2004–2022
5 Ben Bell No image.png 2022–present [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Your Council". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
  2. 1 2 "Gore elects youngest mayor in NZ history". Otago Daily Times . 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Eastern Southland: municipality of Gore". Otago Daily Times . No. 22616. 6 July 1935. p. 19. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "OBITUARY". New Zealand Times. Papers Past. 7 March 1924.
  5. ↑ "AN EX-MAYOR". Mataura Ensign. Papers Past. 22 November 1910.
  6. ↑ "OBITUARY". The Press. Papers Past. 4 October 1917.
  7. ↑ "OBITUARY". Otago Daily Times. Papers Past. 25 October 1935.
  8. ↑ "Mayoral polls". The Press . Vol. 94, no. 28129. 19 November 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "SURVEY OF LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN N.Z." The Press. Papers Past. 19 November 1959.
  10. 1 2 "Two metropolitan mayors defeated". The Press . Vol. 104, no. 30878. 11 October 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Flood-relief fund expected to reach $1M with subsidy". The Press. Papers Past. 26 October 1978.
  12. ↑ Gerken, Sonia (23 March 2009). "Gore woman 'wears out' at 98". The Southland Times. Stuff.
  13. ↑ "Gore library legacy to Hallam Lloyd Smith". Southland Times. 13 January 1998. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "Fallow, M., Gore community leader, businessman, Gabriel Farry dies," Southland Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ian 'Inky' Tulloch transferred to Christchurch hospital after Invercargill race crash". Stuff.co.nz. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  16. ↑ Esler, Lloyd (18 May 2012). "Poole broke down the door". Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Mayoral election results 2004 affecting the Mayors Taskforce For Jobs". Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Longstanding Gore mayor ousted by 23yo with 8-vote lead". Radio New Zealand . 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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