List of mayors and lord mayors of Darwin explained
This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Darwin local government area, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Mayors (1915–1980)
| Mayor | Term[1] |
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| 1 | Percy Kelsey | 1915–1917[2] |
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| 2 | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1917–1919[3] |
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| 3 | Robert Toupein | 1919–1921[4] |
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| 4 | Jack Field Burton | 1921–1922[5] |
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| 5 | Arthur William Adams | 1922–1924[6] [7] |
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| 6 | John Alfred (Jack) Porter | 1925–1927[8] |
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| – | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1927–1929[9] |
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| 7 | John Henry (Jack) Brogan | 1929–1937 |
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| Darwin Town Council ceased functioning between 1937 and 1957 due to bankruptcy caused by cyclone and World War II.[10] |
| 8 | Lucius Richardson | 1957–1958 |
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| 9 | John "Tiger" Lyons | 1958–1959 |
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| 10 | (Norman) Harold Cooper | 1959–1966 |
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| 11 | | 1966–1969 |
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| – | Lucius Richardson | 1969–1971 |
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| 12 | Kenneth Colin Waters | 1971–1972 |
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| 13 | | 1972–1975 |
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| 14 | Ella Stack | 1975–1979 |
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Lord Mayors (since 1980)
| Lord Mayor | Term |
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| 14 | | 1980 |
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| 15 | | 1980–1984 |
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| 16 | | 1984–1990 |
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| 17 | Alan Markham | 1990–1992 |
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| 18 | | 1992–2002 |
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| 19 | | 2002–2007 |
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| 20 | | 2007–2008 |
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| 21 | | 2008–2012 |
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| 22 | | 2012–2017 |
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| 23 | | 2017–present | |
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References
Notes and References
- Web site: Aylett . Kirby . Darwin Mayors and Lord Mayors . Northern Territory Library Knowledge Exchange . Northern Territory Library . 20 January 2021.
- News: Darwin Town Council . . XXXIX . 2193 . Northern Territory, Australia . 18 November 1915 . 20 January 2021 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Darwin's Mayor . . 2805 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 June 1919 . 20 January 2021 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Cr. Toupein elected Mayor . . XLII . 2382 . Northern Territory, Australia . 12 July 1919 . 24 January 2021 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Darwin's New Mayor . . New South Wales, Australia . 25 February 1921 . 17 December 2019 . 6 . Trove .
- News: Mayor of Darwin . . 20,110 . Queensland, Australia . 5 July 1922 . 24 January 2021 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Darwin Council . . XL . 12,646 . Queensland, Australia . 16 December 1924 . 24 January 2021 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Darwin's New Mayor . . 14,870 . Victoria, Australia . 15 January 1925 . 20 January 2021 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Election of Mayor . . 42 . Northern Territory, Australia . 8 July 1927 . 20 January 2021 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Town Council Abolished . . 25520 . Victoria, Australia . 30 January 1937 . 22 January 2021 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
