List of mayors of Bassendean

The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.[1][2][3]: 38

The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.[4]

## West Guildford Road District

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Chairman | Term

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Cyril Jackson[5] | 1901–1903
J. T. Short | 1903–1905
Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1907–1908
Percy J. Atkins[5] | 1908–1909
P. J. Huelin | 1909–1910
Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1910–1913
J. Pickering | 1913–1914
A. Y. Garnsworthy | 1914–1915
H. C. Barnard | 1915–1917
Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1917–1920
Edward James Clay[5] | 1920–1921
Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921) | 1921
John Pickering | 1921–1922

## Bassendean Road District

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Chairman | Term

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John Pickering | 1922–1923
John Milne Steele | 1923–1928
Joseph Gallagher[5] | 1928–1929
Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1929–1938
Edward Ernest Ireland | 1938–1939
Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1939–1947
John Henry Smallman[5] | 1947–1952
Charles Otto Freiberg | 1952–1955
Samuel James Faithful | 1955–1957
Charles Otto Freiberg | 1957–1958
Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1958–1960
Richard Alexander McDonald | 1960–1961

## Shire of Bassendean

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President | Term

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Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1961–1962
Alfred Charles Faulkner[3] | 1962–1970
Dr John George Paterson[3] | 1970–1975

## Town of Bassendean

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Mayor | Term

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Dr John Paterson[3]: 28–29 | 1975–1984
John Bernard Cox[3]: 29 | 1984–1988
Paul Bridges[3]: 29 | 1988–1990
John Bernard Cox[3]: 29 | 1990–1995
Vicki Philipoff[4] | 1995–1997
Lindsay Fisher | 1997–1997
Bevan Carter | 1997–2001
Greg Peterson | 2001–2003
Tina Klein[4][6][7] | 2003–2009
John Gangell[8][9] | 2009–2017
Renee McLennan[10] | 2017–2021
Kath Hamilton[10] | 2021–present

## References

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1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
2. ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1974. Shire of Bassendean. Change of Status. Order in Council. (per LG. BS-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 18 April 1975. p. 1975:1152.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carter, Jennie (May 2020). "Bassendean: a brief history" (PDF). Town of Bassendean. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
4. ^ a b c Cipriano, Belinda (27 October 2017). "New Bassendean mayor Renee McLennan looks forward to life at the helm". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
5. ^ a b c d e "Street Name Origins in the Town of Bassendean" (PDF). Town of Bassendean. 3 June 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
6. ^ "Tina Klein Tribute". Town of Bassendean. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
7. ^ Lim, Kristie (29 September 2020). "Tributes paid to former Town of Bassendean mayor Tina Klein". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
8. ^ "Town acknowledges resignation of Cr. John Gangell". Town of Bassendean. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
9. ^ Ottaviano, Claire (12 August 2021). "Councillor hops the fence to run for Swan". Echo News. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
10. ^ a b Dietsch, Jake (21 October 2021). "Bayswater council elects first female mayor". Perth Now. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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