List of mayors of Ipswich, Queensland explained

Post:Mayor of Ipswich
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Incumbent:Teresa Harding
Incumbentsince:28 March 2020
Formation:1860
Inaugural:John Murphy

This is the list of mayors and chairmen of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Prior to 1921, mayors were elected on an annual basis from amongst the councillors. After 1921, mayors were elected for three year terms, which became four years in 2000.[2]

The title was "chairman" until 1994.[2]

Mayors

1860−present

No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotes
1John Murphy
Independent18601861
2John JohnstonIndependent18621862
3Francis NorthIndependent18638 August 1864Died in office
4John Pettigrew
IndependentSeptember 18641865
(1)John Murphy
Independent18651867
5Henry Williams
Independent18681868
6Harry HooperIndependent18691869
7James Foote
Independent18701870
8Samuel Shenton
Independent18711872
9Thomas PrydeIndependent18731874
10Robert TallonIndependent18751875
11John MacFarlaneIndependent18761876
12Charles Frederick ChubbIndependent18771877Solicitor and father of Justice Charles E. Chubb
13Josiah FrancisIndependent18781879
14Peter BrownIndependent18801880
15John Swain WilleyIndependent18811882
(10)Robert TallonIndependent18831883
(13)Josiah FrancisIndependent18841886
(14)Peter BrownIndependent18871888
(8)Samuel Shenton
Independent18891889
(14)Peter BrownIndependent18901890
16James McGillIndependent18911891
17Jacob SpresserIndependent18921892
18Denis Thomas KeoghIndependent18931893
19Henry E. WymanIndependent18941894
(10)Robert TallonIndependent18951895
20William Thomas DeaconIndependent18961897
21Roderick McLeodIndependent18981898
22Thomas BainesIndependent18991899
(14)Peter BrownIndependent190027 June 1900Died in office
23Michael RealIndependent19011901
24C. W. L. (Louis) HeinerIndependent19021902
25William Henry Summerville
Labor19031903
26Hugh Reilly Independent19041904
27Isaac HamIndependent19051905
28Frederick GolebyIndependent19061906[3] [4]
29Alfred John Stephenson
Independent19071907
(20)William Thomas DeaconIndependent19081908
30James CooperIndependent19091909
31Maurice BowersIndependent19101910
32Richard P. WatsonIndependent19111911
33Alfred Tully StephensonIndependent19121912
34Rockley BattyeIndependent19131913
(33)Alfred Tully StephensonIndependent19141914
35Frederick George SpringallIndependent19151915
36T.J. SmithIndependent19161916
37Pearson Welsley CameronIndependent19171917
38Frank BarkerIndependent19181918
39Edward John Loftus EastonIndependent19191919
40John Francis LobbIndependent19201920
(33)Alfred Tully StephensonIndependent19211929[5]
41Oliver PerryIndependent19301932
(33)Alfred Tully StephensonIndependent193329 September 1938Died in office[6] [7] [8]
42Allan Godfrey SuttonIndependent19381939Appointed following Stephenson's death to serve remainder of his term[9]
43James Charles MinnisIndependent19391949
44James FinimoreIndependent19501973
45Arthur HastingsIndependent19731979
46Des Freeman
Labor197928 March 1991Retired[10]
47David Underwood
Labor28 March 199111 March 1995Lost re-election
48John NugentIndependent Labor11 March 199527 March 2004Mayor of Moreton from 1994 to 1995[11]
49Paul Pisasale
Independent Labor27 March 20046 June 2017Resigned[12]
50Andrew AntoniolliIndependent Labor19 August 201721 August 2018Won by-election. Lost position when council dismissed in 2018[13]
51Teresa HardingIndependent LNP28 March 2020presentIncumbent

Election results

2017 by-election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayors of Ipswich 1860–2005 – Chronological List. Ipswich City Council. 2005. 14 March 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409002531/http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/documents/heritage/chronological_list_mayors.pdf. 9 April 2008. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Next mayor of Ipswich will be city's milestone 50th . The Courier Mail . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401133619/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/ipswich/next-mayor-of-ipswich-will-be-citys-milestone-50th/news-story/fa5a14f22148c8ff28d6afab32977d85?nk=25d3c477dc24164ad5fe403104fff638-1711978578 . 1 April 2024 . 16 August 2017.
  3. — available online
  4. News: Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen. . . Brisbane, Qld. . 24 February 1906 . 1 October 2015 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304095034/http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac. 4 March 2014. dmy-all.
  6. — available online
  7. Web site: Obituary . Daily Mercury . 30 September 1938.
  8. Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304095034/http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac. 4 March 2014. dmy-all.
  9. News: Ald. A. G. Sutton New Mayor of Ipswich. . . Brisbane, Qld. . 11 October 1938 . 29 June 2015 . 7 Edition: SECOND EDITION . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223050611/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184354225 . live .
  10. Web site: Ipswich pays tribute to ‘straight shooter’ former mayor . The Chronicle . 16 December 2020.
  11. Web site: WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 1995 . Queensland Parliament . 38 . In Ipswich, John Nugent, the former chair of the Moreton Shire, won. He is not a Labor Party member..
  12. News: Pisasale steps down as Ipswich Mayor in hospital gown amid CCC investigation. 6 June 2017. ABC News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606003141/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-06/paul-pisasale-ipswich-city-mayor-steps-down-ccc-investigation/8592332. 6 June 2017. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Allegations of corruption related to the Ipswich City Council (Operation Windage) . Crime and Corruption Commission Queensland.

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