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Lord Mayor of Melbourne
since 2 July 2024
StyleThe Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor[1]
AppointerMelbourne City Council
Term length4 years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holderHenry Condell (mayor)
Sir Samuel Gillott
(lord mayor)
Formation1842 (as mayor)
1902 (as lord mayor)

This is a list of mayors and lord mayors of the City of Melbourne, a local government area of Victoria, Australia.

Mayors (1842–1902)

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No.MayorTerm
1Henry Condell[2]1842–1844
2Henry Moor[3]1844–1845
3Sir James Frederick Palmer[4]1845–1846
4Henry Moor[3]1846–1847
5Andrew Russell[5]1847–1848
6William Montgomerie Bell1848–1849
7Augustus Greeves1849–1850
8William Nicholson1850–1851
9John Thomas Smith1851–1853
10John Hodgson1853–1854
11John Thomas Smith1854–1856
12Peter Davis1856–1857
13John Thomas Smith1857–1858
14Henry Sallows Walsh1858–1859
15Richard Eades1859–1860
16John Thomas Smith1860–1861
17Robert Bennett1861–1862
18Edward Cohen1862–1863
19John Thomas Smith1863–1864
20George Wragg1864–1865
21William Bayles1865–1866
22William Williams1866–1867
23James Stewart Butters1867–1868
24Thomas Moubray1868–1869
25Samuel Amess1869–1870
26Thomas McPherson1870–1871
27Orlando Fenwick1871–1872
28Thomas O'Grady1872–1873
29John McIlwraith1873–1874
30James Gatehouse1874–1875
31Alexander Kennedy Smith1875–1876
32James Paterson1876–1877
33John Pigdon1877–1878
34Joseph Story1878–1879
35George Meares1879–1881
36Cornelius Job Ham1881–1882
37James Dodgshun1882–1883
38Charles Smith1883–1884
39Godfrey Downes Carter1884–1885
40James Cooper Stewart1885–1886
41William Cain1886–1887
42Sir Benjamin Benjamin[6]1887–1889
43Matthew Lang1889–1892
44Sir Arthur Snowden1892–1895
45William Strong1895–1897
46Sir Malcolm McEacharn1897–1900
47Sir Samuel Gillott1900–1902

Lord mayors (1902–1980)

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The title of "Lord Mayor" was conferred on the position of mayor by King Edward VII on 18 December 1902.

No.Lord mayorTerm
48Sir Samuel Gillott1902–1903
49Sir Malcolm McEacharn1903–1904
50Charles Pleasance1904–1905
51Sir Henry Weedon1905–1908
52James Burston1908–1910
53Thomas James Davey1910–1912
54Sir David Valentine Hennessy1912–1917
55Frank Stapley1917–1918
56William Whyte Cabena1918–1919
57John Aikman1919–1920
58Sir John Warren Swanson1920–1923
59Sir William Brunton1923–1926
60Sir Stephen Joseph Morell1926–1928
61Harold Daniel Luxton1928–1931
62Sir Harold Gengoult Smith1931–1934
63Sir Alexander George Wales1934–1937
64Edward Campbell1937–1938
65Sir Arthur Coles1938–1940
66Sir Frank Beaurepaire1940–1942
67Sir Thomas Sydney Nettlefold1942–1945
68Sir Francis Raymond Connelly1945–1948
69Sir James Stanley Disney1948–1951
70Oliver John Nilsen1951–1952
71William John Brens1952–1953
72Robert Henry Solly1953–1954
73Sir Francis Palmer Selleck1954–1957
74Sir Frederick William Thomas1957–1959
75Brigadier Sir Bernard Evans1959–1961
76Maurice Arnold Nathan1961–1963
77Edward Leo Curtis1963–1965
78Ian Beaurepaire1965–1967
79Reginald Thomas Anthony Talbot1967–1969
80Ted Best1969–1971
81Alwynne Rowlands1971–1972
82Alan Douglas Whalley1972–1974
83Ron Walker1974–1976
84Donald Osborne1976–1977
85Irvin Rockman1977–1979
86Ralph Angelo Bernardi1979–1980
87John William Woodruff1980–1981

Commissioners (1981–1982)

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CommissionersTerm
Peter Francis Thorley (Chairman)1981–1982
Neil Smith
Richard Allston

Lord mayors (1982–1993)

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No.Lord mayorTerm
88John William Gardner1982–1983
89Kevin Chamberlin1983–1984
90Edwin John Beacham1984–1985
91Thomas Simon Lynch1985–1986
92Trevor Huggard1986–1987
93Alexis Ord1987–1988
94Winsome McCaughey AO1988–1989
95William Deveney1989–1990
96Richard Wynne1990–1991
97Richard Meldrum1991–1992
98Desmond Clark1992–1993
99Alan Watson1993–1993

Commissioners (1993–1996)

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CommissionersTerm
Kevan Gosper AO (Chief Commissioner)1993–1996
John Rose (Deputy Chief Commissioner)
Catherine Walter
Kevin Rose

Lord mayors (1996−present)

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No.ImageLord MayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotes
100 Ivan Deveson
(1934–2024)		 Melbourne First 26 March 1996 May 1999 Resigned
101 Peter Costigan
(1935–2002)		 Independent May 1999 22 July 2001 Council dismissed. Did not seek re-election
102 John So
(b. 1946)		 Melbourne Living 22 July 2001 1 December 2008 Retired
103 Robert Doyle
(b. 1953)		 Team Doyle 1 December 2008 4 February 2018 Resigned amid sexual harassment allegations
104 Sally Capp Independent 26 May 2018 21 September 2020 Resigned after choosing not to seek re-election
Team Sally Capp 21 September 2020 2 July 2024
105
Nicholas Reece
(b. 1974)		 Team Nick Reece 2 July 2024 current Incumbent

Electoral results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne § Leadership Team.[edit]
2024 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Leadership Team)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Nick Reece Nick Reece[a]
Roshena Campbell[b]		 20,523 23.36 −8.24[c]
Greens Roxane Ingleton
Marley McRae McLeod		 12,445 14.17 −2.51
Liberal Mariam Riza
Luke Martin		 11,985 13.64 +13.64
Team Kouta Anthony Koutoufides
Intaj Khan[b]		 11,345 12.91 +12.91
Team Wood Arron Wood
Erin Deering		 8,856 10.08 −5.18
Labor Phil Reed
Virginia Wills		 5,930 6.75 −2.70
Team Morgan Gary Morgan
Liz Ge		 4,281 4.87 +2.10
Team Hakim Jamal Hakim
Esther Anatolitis		 3,766 4.29 +4.29
Rip Up the Bike Lanes! Anthony van der Craats[a]
David Keith Cragg		 3,706 4.22 +4.22
Voices for Melbourne Greg Bisinella
Megan Stevenson		 3,079 3.50 +3.50
Animal Justice Eylem Kim
Bruce Poon		 1,936 2.20 +2.20
Total formal votes 87,852 95.02 −1.60
Informal votes 4,603 4.98 +1.60
Turnout 92,455 67.73 +1.00
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Nick Reece Nick Reece[a]
Roshena Campbell[b]		 54,018 61.49 +8.05[d]
Greens Roxane Ingleton
Marley McRae McLeod		 33,834 38.51 +38.51
Team Nick Reece hold SwingN/A

2020

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne § Leadership Team.[edit]
2020 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Leadership Team)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Sally Capp Sally Capp
Nicholas Reece		 27,949 31.60 +6.22
Greens Apsara Sabaratnam
Roxane Ingleton		 14,753 16.68 −4.59
Team Arron Wood Arron Wood
Lisa Teh		 13,497 15.26 +15.26
Bring Back Melbourne Nick Russian
Michael Burge		 8,975 10.15 +10.15
Labor Phil Reed
Wesa Chau		 8,355 9.45 +9.45
Back To Business Jennifer Yang
Sandra Gee		 8,219 9.29 +9.29
Victorian Socialists Kath Larkin
Daniel Nair Dadich		 2,911 3.29 +3.29
Morgan-Watts Team Gary Morgan
Mary-Lou Howie		 2,446 2.77 −4.02
Team Zorin Wayne Tseng
Gricol Yang		 1,329 1.50 +1.50
Total formal votes 88,434 96.62 +0.22
Informal votes 3,096 3.38 −0.22
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Sally Capp Sally Capp
Nicholas Reece		 47,256 53.44 +0.39
Team Arron Wood Arron Wood
Lisa Teh		 41,178 46.56 +46.56
Team Sally Capp hold SwingN/A

2018 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2018 Melbourne lord mayoral by-election § Results.[edit]
2018 Melbourne lord mayoral by-election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sally Capp 19,412 25.38 +25.38
Labor Jennifer Yang 11,774 15.39 +15.39
Greens Rohan Leppert 11,296 14.77 −6.50
Independent Sally Warhaft 6,837 8.94
Liberal Ken Ong 6,769 8.85
Independent Gary Morgan 6,412 8.38
Independent Qun Xie 3,449 4.51
Independent Allan Watson 2,488 3.25
Independent Nathalie Nicole O'Sughrue 2,087 2.73
Independent Michael Burge 1,571 2.05
Independent Alex MacDonald 1,387 1.81
Animal Justice Bruce Poon 1,243 1.63
Independent Katie Sfetkidis 933 1.22
Independent Luke Downing 834 1.09
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sally Capp 40,579 53.05 +53.05
Labor Jennifer Yang 35,913 46.95 +46.95
Independent gain from Team Doyle SwingN/A

2016

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Victorian local elections § Leadership Team.[edit]
2016 Victorian local elections: Melbourne (Leadership Team)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Doyle Robert Doyle
Arron Wood		 31,743 44.62 +3.86
Greens Olivia Ball
Roxane Ingleton		 15,131 21.27 +6.48
Phil Cleary Means Business Phil Cleary
Junxi Su		 7,745 10.89 +10.89
Together Melbourne Ken Ong
Sue Morphet		 7,391 10.39 +10.39
Team Morgan - A City That Works Gary Morgan
Michael O'Brien		 4,830 6.79 −4.53
Strengthening Melbourne Ron Hunt
Doone Clifton		 2,548 3.58 +3.58
The Light On The Hill Team Anthony van der Craats
Yunli Han		 1,749 2.46 +2.46
Total formal votes 71,137 96.40 +0.75
Informal votes 2,658 3.60 −0.75
Turnout 73,795 55.15 −4.79
Team Doyle Robert Doyle
Arron Wood		 36,974 51.98 −0.44
Greens Olivia Ball
Roxane Ingleton		 18,481 25.98 +0.91
Phil Cleary Means Business Phil Cleary
Junxi Su		 15,682 22.04 +22.04
Team Doyle hold SwingN/A

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punctuation-and-conventions/titles-honours-forms-address/parliaments-and-councils
  2. ↑ "Mr Henry Condell (1797-1871)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Mr Henry Moor (1809-1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Gross, Alan (1974). "Palmer, Sir James Frederick (1803–1871)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 392–393. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Russell, Andrew". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Benjamin, Sir Benjamin (1834–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne City Council election". VEC.
  8. 1 2 Rachael Dexter and Nathanael Scott (3 October 2024). "Many of your local election candidates appear to be independent. Our survey reveals otherwise". The Age. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Former Labor heavyweight snubbed by party in council preferences bombshell". Herald Sun. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "Regent theatrics aside, the clock's still ticking". Team Kouta. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ex-mayor makes stand for St Albans". Star Community. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Lucas, Clay (7 October 2016). "Melbourne City Council elections: No place for homeless in battle for town hall". The Age. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Melbourne City Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Melbourne City Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Melbourne City Council Lord Mayor by-election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Melbourne City Council election results 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  1. 1 2 3 Also a Labor Party member.[8][9][10][11][12]
  2. 1 2 3 Also a Liberal Party member.[8]
  3. ↑ Compared with Team Sally Capp at the 2020 election.[13]
  4. ↑ Compared with Team Sally Capp at the 2020 election.[13]
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