List of mayors of Ballarat explained

This is a list of the Mayors of the City of Ballarat, a local government area and the third largest city in Victoria, Australia.

Ballarat Mayors (1863–1921)

	Mayor	Term
		1863–1864
		1864–1865
		1866–1868
		1868–1869
		1869–1870
		1870–1871
		1871–1872
		1871–1873
		1873–1874
		1874–1875
		1876–1877
		1876–1877
		1877–1878
		1876–1879
		1879–1880
		1880–1881
		1881–1882
		1882–1883
		1883–1884
		1884–1885
		1885–1886
		1886–1887
		1887–1888
		1888–1889
		1889–1890
		1890–1891
		1891–1892
		1892–1893
		1893–1894
		1894–1895
		1895–1896
		1896–1897
		1897–1898
		1898–1899
		1899–1900
		1900–1901
		1901–1902
		1902–1903
		1903–1904
		1904–1905
		1905–1906
		1906–1907
		1907–1908
		1908–1909
		1909–1910
		1910–1911
		1911–1912
		1912–1913
		1913–1914
		1914–1915
		1915–1916
		1916–1917
		1917–1918
		1918–1919
		1919–1920
		1920–1921

Ballarat East Mayors (1863–1921)

	Mayor	Term
		1863–1864
		1864–1866
		1866–1869
		1869–1871
		1871–1872
		1872–1873
		1873–1874
		1874–1875
		1875–1877
		1877–1878
		1878–1879
		1879–1880
		1880–1881
		1881–1882
		1882–1884
		1884–1885
		1885–1886
		1886–1887
		1887–1888
		1888–1889
		1889–1890
		1890–1891
		1891–1892
		1892–1893
		1893–1894
		1894–1895
		1895–1896
		1897–1897
		1897–1898
		1898–1899
		1899–1900
		1900–1901
		1901–1902
		1902–1903
		1903–1904
		1904–1905
		1905–1906
		1906–1907
		1907–1908
		1908–1909
		1909–1910
		1910–1911
		1911–1912
		1912–1913
		1913–1914
		1914–1915
		1915–1916
		1916–1917
		1917–1918
		1918–1919
		1919–1920
		1920–1921

Amalgamated Municipality: City of Ballarat

	Mayor	Term
		1921–1923
		1923–1924
		1924–1925
		1925–1926
		1926–1927
		1927–1928
		1928–1929
		1929–1930
		1930–1931
		1931–1932
		1932–1933
		1933–1934
		1934–1935
		1935–1936
		1936–1937
		1937–1938
		1938–1940
		1940–1941
		1941–1942
		1941–1943
		1943–1944
		1944–1945
		1945–1946
		1946–1947
		1947–1948
		1948–1949
		1949–1950
		1950–1951
		1951–1952
		1952–1953
		1953–1954
		1954–1955
		1955–1956
		1956–1957
		1957–1958
		1958–1959
		1959–1960
		1960–1961
		1961–1962
		1962–1963
		1963–1964
		1964–1965
		1965–1966
		1966–1967
		1967–1968
		1968–1969
		1969–1970
		1970–1971
		1971–1972
		1972–1973
		1973–1974
		1974–1975
		1975–1976
		1976–1977
		1977–1978^[1]
		1978–1979
		1979–1980
		1980–1981
		1981–1982
		1982–1983
		1983–1984
		1984–1985
		1985–1986
		1986–1987
		1987–1988
		1988–1989
		1989–1990
		1990–1991
		1991–1992
		1992–1993
		1993–1994

Commissioners (1994–1995)

	Commissioners	Term
	John Sharpham (Chief Commissioner)	1994-1994
	Vern Robson (Chief Commissioner)	1994–1995
	Bruce Clark (Assistant Commissioner)	1994–1995
	Malcolm Lee (Assistant Commissioner)	1994–1995

City of Ballarat Mayors since 1995

	Mayor	Term
		1996-97
		1999-2001, 2004–2005
		2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
		2007–2008
		2008–2009
		2010–2011
		2011-2012
		2012-2013
		2013-2014
		2014-2015
		2015-2016
		2016-2017
		2017-2018
		2018-2019
		2019-2020
	Daniel Moloney	2020-2021, 2021-2022
	Des Hudson	2022-Present

Notes and References

1. Ballarat Courier, 1 September 1977.