The Mayor of Waimate officiates over the Waimate District Council.[2]
| Mayor of Waimate | |
|---|---|
| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Term length | Three years, renewable |
| Formation | 1989 |
| Salary | $104,302[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Craig Rowley has been the mayor of Waimate since 2013.[3]
List of mayors
editOn 8 September, 1879, Waimate was officially proclaimed a borough under the Municipal Corporations Act. Nominations for the first mayoral election took place on 29 September, 1879, with four candidates being chosen: John Manchester, Leonard Price, Alpheus Hayes, and George R. Freeman.[4] The inaugural municipal election was held on 6 October, 1879, where Manchester received the highest number of votes. The final results of the 1879 Waimate mayoral election were: Manchester, 90; Hayes, 76; Price, 29; and Freeman, 3.[5][6]
Since its establishment as a borough, Waimate has been served by 21 mayors.[7]
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
John Manchester (1833–1911) 1st term |
1879–1881 |
| 2 |  |
Matthew Sherwin (1839–1921) |
1881–1882 |
| 3 |  |
Samuel W. Goldsmith (1828–1895) |
1882–1884 |
| 4 |  |
Charles V. Clarke (1842–1909) 1st term |
1884–1886 |
| 5 |  |
James Sinclair 1st term |
1886–1887 |
| 6 |  |
Frank Slee (1832–1901) |
1887–1889 |
| (5) | |
James Sinclair 2nd term |
1889–1891 |
| 7 |  |
George H. Graham (1829–1911) |
1891–1893 |
| 8 |  |
William Coltman (1862–1940) |
1893–1895 |
| (4) | |
Charles V. Clarke (1842–1909) 2nd term |
1895–1896 |
| 9 |  |
Robert Nicol (1846–1926) |
1896–1898 |
| 10 |  |
Herbert C. Barclay (1866–1932) |
1898–1901 |
| (1) | |
John Manchester (1833–1911) 2nd term |
1901–1908 |
| 11 |  |
Norton Francis (1871–1939) 1st term |
1908–1912 |
| 12 | John Black | 1912–1915 | |
| (11) | |
Norton Francis (1871–1939) 2nd term |
1915–1917 |
| 13 |  |
George Dash (1871–1959) 1st term |
1917–1919 |
| 14 |  |
William E. Evans (1869–1932) 1st term |
1919–1921 |
| 15 |  |
Frederick Nash (d. 1952) |
1921–1923 |
| (14) | |
William E. Evans (1869–1932) 2nd term |
1923–1925 |
| (13) | |
George Dash (1871–1959) 2nd term |
1925–1941 |
| 16 | William Boland | 1941–1956 | |
| 17 | Alexander McRae | 1956–1974 | |
| 18 | Andrew McLay | 1974–1983 | |
| 19 | David Owen | 1983–2004 | |
| 20 | John Coles | 2004–2013 | |
| 21 | Craig Rowley | 2013–present |
References
edit- ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ↑ "About Council". waimatedc.govt.nz. Waimate District Council.
- ↑ "Mayor and Councillors". waimatedc.govt.nz. Waimate District Council.
- ↑ "Political". The Globe. Vol. XXI, no. 1751. 30 September 1879. p. 2.
- ↑ "MAYORAL ELECTION, WAIMATE". Lyttelton Times. Vol. LII, no. 5809. 8 October 1879. p. 6.
- ↑ Dash, George (1929). The Book of Waimate. Waimate Borough Council.
- ↑ "Mayors & Chairmen". Waimate District Council.