This is a list of presidents and mayors[1] of Hornsby Shire, a local government area in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburbs of Beecroft and North Epping in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry in the north. The first council was elected on 24 November 1906 after the incorporation of the shire.[2]
Presidents and mayors
President | Term |
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John Hunt | Dec 1906 – Oct 1907 |
William Nixon | Oct 1907 – Dec 1909 |
Lord Livingstone Ramsay | Dec 1909 – Dec 1913 |
John Schwebel | Dec 1913 – Dec 1915 |
Paul James | Dec 1915 – Dec 1920 |
Frank Chapman | Dec 1920 – Dec 1921 |
Paul James | Dec 1921 – Dec 1923 |
Richard Allen | Dec 1923 – Dec 1924 |
Paul James | Dec 1924 – Dec 1927 |
Frank Chapman | Dec 1927 – Dec 1928 |
Paul James | Dec 1928 – Dec 1931 |
Thomas Rofe | Dec 1931 – Dec 1932 |
Sydney Storey | Dec 1932 – Dec 1934 |
Percy Law | Dec 1934 – Dec 1935 |
Charles Somerville | Dec 1935 – Dec 1942 |
George Vaughan | Dec 1942 – Dec 1946 |
Sydney Storey | Dec 1946 – Dec 1950 |
Charles Somerville | Dec 1950 – Dec 1953 |
Harold Headen | Dec 1953 – Dec 1955 |
Lin Green | Dec 1955 – Dec 1956 |
Harold Headen | Dec 1956 – Dec 1960 |
Max Ruddock | Dec 1960 – Dec 1961 |
Donald Tulloch | Dec 1961 – Dec 1967 |
Gordon Curby | Dec 1967 – Sept 1972 |
Donald Evans | Sept 1972 – Sept 1977 |
Gordon Curby | Sept 1977 – Sept 1978 |
Donald Evans | Sept 1978 – Sept 1983 |
Ronald Payne | Sept 1983 – Sept 1986 |
Gordon Curby | Sept 1986 – Sept 1987 |
Lindsey Brown | Sept 1987 – Sept 1988 |
Ronald Payne | Sept 1988 – Sept 1989 |
Brian Carey | Sept 1989 – Sept 1990 |
Nan Horne | Sept 1990 – Sept 1992 |
Mayor | Term |
Steven Pringle | Sept 1992 – Sept 1993 |
Chris Meany | Sept 1993 – Sept 1994 |
Mick Gallagher | Sept 1994 – Sept 1995 |
Steven Pringle | Sept 1995 – Sept 1996 |
John Muirhead | Sept 1996 – Sept 1998 |
Steven Pringle | Sept 1998 – Sept 1999 |
Robert Browne | Sept 1999 – Sept 2000 |
John Muirhead | Sept 2000 – Sept 2001 |
Steven Pringle | Sept 2001 – Sept 2002 |
John Muirhead ^ | Sept 2002 – Mar 2004 |
Nick Berman ^^ | Mar 2004 – Sept 2012 |
Steve Russell | Sept 2012 – Sept 2017 |
Philip Ruddock | Sept 2017– |
^ Term extended prior to direct election
^^ First directly elected mayor
Electoral results
2021
2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 39,325 | 47.8 | +4.8 | |
Greens | Emma Heyde | 15,140 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
Labor | Janelle McIntosh | 12,385 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Independent | Christine Berman | 8,357 | 10.2 | −29.9 | |
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 7,126 | 8.7 | −4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 82,333 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 3.0 | ||||
Turnout | 85.6 | ||||
Liberal | Philip Ruddock | 40,143 | 50.9 | ||
Greens | Emma Heyde | 15,839 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Labor | Janelle McIntosh | 13,022 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Independent | Christine Berman | 9,824 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
References
- ^ List of Presidents or Mayors of Hornsby Shire Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History of Hornsby Shire Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hornsby". ABC News.
- ^ "Hornsby". ABC News.
- ^ "Hornsby Distribution of Preferences". New South Wales Electoral Commission.