Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand

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Mayor of Hamilton
Hamilton CoA (shield only).svg
Coat of arms of Hamilton
Paula Southgate in 2015.jpg
Incumbent
Paula Southgate
since  2019
Style His/Her Worship
Term length Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder Isaac Richardson Vialou
Formation1878
DeputyAngela O'Leary
Salary$180,335 [1]
Website Official website

The mayor of Hamilton is the head of the municipal government of Hamilton, New Zealand, and presides over the Hamilton City Council.

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The incumbent is Paula Southgate, who was first elected in the 2019 local government elections.

History

Hamilton had East and West Town Boards [2] until it was constituted under the Municipal Corporations Act 1876 on 24 December 1877 as a Borough Council, with a mayor. [3] Mayoral elections were originally held annually but have been triennial since 1935. Elections were initially held in December, in April or May from 1901–1947, and have most recently taken place in October.

In 1989, Evans was the first woman to be elected Mayor of Hamilton. Following her retirement in 1998, all subsequent incumbents were defeated at their next election until Julie Hardaker's 2013 re-election.

List

NamePortraitTerm of officeReason for leaving office
1 Isaac Richardson Vialou Isaac Richardson Vialou.jpg February 1878December 1878Did not contest the following election
2 John Blair Whyte John Blair Whyte, 1882.jpg December 1878December 1879Did not contest the following election
3 Thomas Dawson No image.png December 1879March 1880Resigned
4 Bernard Charles Beale Beale-bernard-charles-wm.jpg March 1880December 1880Did not contest the following election
5 John Knox No image.png December 1880December 1883Did not contest the following election
6 Robert Peat No image.png December 1883December 1884Defeated
7 William Australia Graham William Australia Graham (cropped).jpg December 1884May 1887Resigned
8 Charles Barton No image.png June 1887January 1888Resigned
9 Isaac Coates Isaac Coates in 1901.jpg January 1888October 1889Resigned
10 William Jones No image.png October 1889December 1889Did not contest the following election
(9)Isaac Coates Isaac Coates in 1901.jpg December 1889December 1892Did not contest the following election
11 John Parr No image.png December 1892December 1893Did not contest the following election
12 William Dey No image.png December 1893December 1899Did not contest the following election
13 George Edgecumbe George Edgecumbe.jpg December 1899May 1901Did not contest the following election
14 Robert William Dyer R W Dyer 1901.jpg May 1901May 1903Did not contest the following election
(8)Charles Barton No image.png May 1903October 1903Resigned
(12)William Dey No image.png October 1903May 1905Did not contest the following election
15 James Shiner Bond James Shiner Bond.jpg May 1905May 1909Did not contest the following election
16 Alexander Young James Alexander Young.jpg May 1909May 1912Did not contest the following election (was elected as MP for Waikato, 1911)
17 Arthur Edwards Manning Arthur Edwards Manning.jpg May 1912November 1915Resigned
18 John Edwin Hammond John Edwin Hammond.jpg December 1915June 1916Died in office
19 John Robert Fow John Robert Fow.jpg June 1916May 1917Did not contest the following election
20 John William Ellis John William Ellis 1853-1918.jpg May 1917August 1918Died in office
(19)John Robert Fow John Robert Fow.jpg August 1918May 1919Did not contest the following election
21 Percy Harold Watts No image.png May 1919April 1920Resigned
(19)John Robert Fow John Robert Fow.jpg May 1920May 1931Defeated
22 Francis Dewsbury Pinfold Frances Dewsbury Pinfold.jpg May 1931May 1933Defeated
(19)John Robert Fow John Robert Fow.jpg May 1933May 1938Did not contest the following election
23 Harold David Caro Harold David Caro.jpg May 1938November 1953Defeated
24 Roderick Braithwaite No image.png November 1953December 1959Did not contest the following election
25 Denis Rogers No image.png December 1959October 1968Defeated
26 Mike Minogue No image.png October 1968May 1976Resigned
27 Bruce Beetham Bruce Craig Beetham.jpg May 1976October 1977Did not contest the following election
28 Ross Jansen Ross Jansen (crop).jpg October 1977November 1989Defeated
29 Margaret Evans No image.png November 1989November 1998Retired
30 Russ Rimmington No image.png November 1998November 2001Defeated
31 David Braithwaite No image.png November 2001November 2004Defeated
32 Michael Redman No image.png November 2004May 2007Resigned to take up position as CEO of Hamilton City Council
33 Bob Simcock No image.png 23 May 200731 October 2010Named interim Mayor until local government elections in October, then elected. Defeated in 2010 Elections.
34 Julie Hardaker Julie Hardaker (cropped).jpg 1 November 2010October 2016Did not contest the following election for re-election
35 Andrew King Andrew King (crop).jpg October 2016October 2019Defeated
36 Paula Southgate Paula Southgate in 2015.jpg 24 October 2019Incumbent

References

  1. Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. "Meeting of Ratepayers of Late Hamilton East Town Board Highway District". Waikato Times. 10 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. "Municipal Corporations" (PDF). nzlii.org. 1885.

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