Mayor of Stratford, New Zealand

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The Mayor of Stratford is the head of municipal government of Stratford District, New Zealand. The mayor is elected directly using the first-past-the-post electoral system. [1] The current mayor is Neil Volzke. [2]

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History

The first Stratford Town Board was formed in 1882. The Stratford County Council was formed in 1890, and the Stratford Borough Council was formed on 22 July 1898. The county and borough councils amalgamated on 1 April 1989 to form the Stratford District Council, which was reconstituted on 1 November 1989 as part of the nationwide restructure in local government. [3]

List of mayors of Stratford

Stratford has had 24 mayors:[ citation needed ]

NameTerm
1George Newsham Curtis1882–1885
2 Charles Curtis 1885–1890
3Ebenezer Burgess1890–1892
4William Loftus Tocker1892–1894
5J. B. Patton1894–1896
(3)Ebenezer Burgess1896–1898
6Harry Norman Liardet1898–1899
7Frederick Jeffray Steuart [4] 1900–1901
8Reginald Brooking Tatton1901–1902
(6)Harry Norman Liardet1902–1903
9Nathaniel John King1903–1907
10Pilcher Frederick Ralfe1907–1908
11George A. Sangster1908–1910
12Jonas Masters1910–1912
13William Patrick Kirkwood1912–1915
14Josephiah Wedgwood Boon1915–1917
15James Watson McMillan1917–1929
16 Percy Thomson 1929–1933
(15)James Watson McMillan1933–1938
(16)Percy Thomson1938–1947
17 Norman Harold Moss 1947–1957
18George Boon1957–1971
19Leo Carrington1971–1986
20Lachlan Grant Bond1986–1989
21 David Walter 1989–1998
22 Brian Jeffares 1998–2007
23John Edwards2007–2009
24Neil Volzke2009–present

List of deputy mayors of Stratford

NameTermMayor
John Edwards1998–2007 Jeffares
Neil Volzke2007–2009Edwards
Roger Hignett2009–2013Volzke
Alan Jamieson2013–present

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References

  1. "Stratford District Council — Administration". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. "Mayor and Councillors". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. Derby, Mark (1 February 2015). "Local and regional government – Reforming local government". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. "Obituary". Taranaki Daily News . 9 November 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 18 January 2022.