List of mayors of Rockingham

The Rockingham council chambers, seat of the mayor of Rockingham

The City of Rockingham in Perth, Western Australia, was gazetted on 4 February 1897 as the Rockingham Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the Roads Boards Act 1871. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961, the Rockingham Road Board thereby becoming Shire of Rockingham. Rockingham attained city status on 12 November 1988, at which point the president became a mayor.[1][2][3][4]

Rockingham's current mayor, Deb Hamblin was elected on 16 October 2021 and thereby became the first female to hold this office.[5] Her predecessor, Barry Sammels, at the time of the announcement of his retirement in August 2021 had been the longest-serving active mayor in Western Australia, having first been elected mayor of Rockingham in 2003.[6][7]

Previous to the 2021 elections, the mayor of Rockingham had historically been elected by the councillors. After an eight year debate, the council voted in September 2020 to change to a publicly-elected mayor.[8]

## Chairmen

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The chairman of the Rockingham Road Board:[2]

Chairman  | Term

|

C. Parkin | 1897–1902
E. Thorpe | 1903–1908
C. G. Meade | 1909–1912
S. Dvoretsky | 1913–1916
D. Mitchinson | 1917–1919
S. Dvoretsky | 1920–1928
G. E. Grigg | 1925–1938
S. Dvoretsky | 1931–1932
T. H. Purdy | 1939
F. W. Churcher | 1940–1943
G. E. Grigg | 1940–1947
H. E. France | 1944
H. M. Growden | 1947
W. L. Hughes | 1948–1949
F. W. Churcher | 1950
C. G. Lynch | 1951–1953
N. H. France | 1954–1956
Alf Powell | 1957–1961

## Shire presidents

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The shire presidents of the Shire of Rockingham:[3]

President  | Term

|

Alf Powell | 1962–1981
W. D. A. Mays | 1982–1986
Laurie E. Smith | 1986–1988[9]
Richard R. Smith | 1988

## Mayors

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The mayors of the City of Rockingham:[4]

Mayor  | Term

|

Richard R. Smith | 1988–1991[10]
Laurie E. Smith | 1991–1994[9]
F. W. Gardiner | 1994–1997
Chris S. Elliott | 1997–2003[11]
Barry William Sammels | 2003–2021[12]
Deb A. Hamblin | 2021–present[5][13]

## Election results

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The election results since switching to a publicly-elected mayor:

### 2021

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2021 Ordinary Election - Rockingham[14] Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|

Deb Hamblin  | 6,386  | 25.79
Lornan Buchan  | 5,489  | 22.17
Mark Jones  | 4,411  | 17.81
Craig Buchanan  | 4,203  | 16.97
Cullum Ashton  | 2,573  | 10.39
Jack Pleiter  | 1,699  | 6.86
Total formal votes  | 5,519  | 93.32
Informal votes  | 395  | 6.68
Turnout | 5,914  | 6.72

## References

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1. ^ "City of Rockingham profile". rockingham.wa.gov.au. City of Rockingham. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
2. ^ a b Rockingham Road Board 1897–1961 (Honour board). City of Rockingham council chambers: City of Rockingham. 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
3. ^ a b Shire of Rockingham 1962–1988 (Honour board). City of Rockingham council chambers: City of Rockingham. 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
4. ^ a b City of Rockingham 1988 (Honour board). City of Rockingham council chambers: City of Rockingham. 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
5. ^ a b Cooper, Daniela (19 October 2021). "Deb Hamblin voted in as first ever female mayor for Rockingham". Mandurah Mail. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
6. ^ Thompson, Holly (3 August 2021). "Sunset on Sammels' City reign". Sound Telegraph. Mandurah. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
7. ^ Welhan, Monique (2 August 2021). "End of an era for Rockingham Mayor Barry Sammels". 97.3 Coast FM. Mandurah. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
8. ^ Fraser, Chloe (30 September 2020). "Rockingham community to decide mayor at 2021 ballot". Sound Telegraph. Mandurah. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
9. ^ a b Seeber, Elisia (11 June 2014). "Local leader reflects". Sound Telegraph. West Australian Newspapers. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
10. ^ Morton, Arran (1 November 2013). "Smith elected to deputy role". Sound Telegraph. West Australian Newspapers. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
11. ^ "Former Rockingham mayor to retire from council at October local government elections". Sound Telegraph. West Australian Newspapers. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
12. ^ Welhan, Monique (13 October 2021). "City of Rockingham farewells departing Mayor Barry Sammels". 97.3 Coast Live. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
13. ^ "Deb Hamblin". Business News. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
14. ^ 2021 Ordinary Election - Rockingham, Western Australian Electoral Commission

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