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| Lord Mayor of Darwin | |
|---|---|
since 2025 | |
| Style | The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin[1] |
| Member of | Darwin City Council |
| Appointer |
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The lord mayor of Darwin is the head of the local government for the City of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Mayors (1915–1980)
[edit]| # | Mayor | Term[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Kelsey | 1915–1917[3] |
| 2 | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1917–1919[4] |
| 3 | Robert Toupein | 1919–1921[5] |
| 4 | Jack Field Burton | 1921–1922[6] |
| 5 | Arthur William Adams | 1922–1924[7][8] |
| 6 | John Alfred (Jack) Porter | 1925–1927[9] |
| – | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1927–1929[10] |
| 7 | John Henry (Jack) Brogan | 1929–1937 |
| Darwin Town Council ceased functioning between 1937 and 1957 due to bankruptcy caused by cyclone and World War II.[2][11] | ||
| 8 | Lucius (Bill) Richardson | 1957–1958[12] |
| 9 | John "Tiger" Lyons | 1958–1959[a] |
| 10 | (Norman) Harold Cooper | 1959–1966 |
| 11 | Harry Chan | 1966–1969[12] |
| – | Lucius (Bill) Richardson | 1969–1971[12] |
| 12 | Kenneth Colin Waters | 1971–1972[12] |
| 13 | Harold "Tiger" Brennan | 1972–1975 |
| 14 | Ella Stack | 1975–1979 |
Lord mayors (since 1980)
[edit]| # | Lord Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ella Stack | 1980 |
| 15 | Cecil Black | 1980–1984 |
| 16 | Alec Fong Lim | 1984–1990 |
| 17 | Alan Markham | 1990–1992 |
| 18 | George Brown | 1992–2002 |
| 19 | Peter Adamson | 2002–2007 |
| 20 | Garry Lambert | 2007–2008 |
| 21 | Graeme Sawyer | 2008–2012 |
| 22 | Katrina Fong Lim | 2012–2017 |
| 23 | Kon Vatskalis | 2017–2025 |
| 24 | Peter Styles | 2025-present |
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ Subsequently elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Council (1962–1965)[12]
References
[edit]- "History of Darwin". City of Darwin. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ www
.stylemanual .gov .au /grammar-punctuation-and-conventions /titles-honours-forms-address /parliaments-and-councils - 1 2 Aylett, Kirby. "Darwin Mayors and Lord Mayors". Northern Territory Library Knowledge Exchange. Northern Territory Library. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Darwin Town Council". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 2193. Northern Territory, Australia. 18 November 1915. p. 17. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Darwin's Mayor". The Sun. No. 2805. New South Wales, Australia. 28 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Cr. Toupein elected Mayor". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XLII, no. 2382. Northern Territory, Australia. 12 July 1919. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Darwin's New Mayor". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Mayor of Darwin". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 110. Queensland, Australia. 5 July 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Darwin Council". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. XL, no. 12, 646. Queensland, Australia. 16 December 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Darwin's New Mayor". The Herald. No. 14, 870. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Election of Mayor". Northern Standard. No. 42. Northern Territory, Australia. 8 July 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Town Council Abolished". The Age. No. 25520. Victoria, Australia. 30 January 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 22 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "AGENDA: Ordinary Council Meeting, Tuesday, 1 February 2022" (PDF). City of Darwin. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.