List of mayors and lord mayors of Hobart

Lord Mayor of Hobart
Incumbent
Anna Reynolds
since November 2018
StyleThe Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Councillor[1]
Member ofHobart City Council
SeatHobart Town Hall
Term length4 years (renewable)
Constituting instrumentLocal Government Act, 1993
PrecursorMayor of Hobart
Inaugural holderWilliam Carter (Mayor)
Joshua J. Wignall
(Lord Mayor)
Formation1853 (as Mayor)
1935 (as Lord Mayor)
Unofficial names'Lord Mayor'
SalaryA$145,657[2]

This is a list of the mayors and lord mayors of the City of Hobart local government area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Mayors (1853–1934)

# Portrait Mayor Term Ref
Start End
1 William Carter 1853 1854
2 William Gore Elliston 1855 1856
3 John Leslie Stewart 1857
4 Osmond H. Gilles 1858
5 David Lewis July 1858 1859
6 Henry Cook 1860 1861
7 Alfred Kennerley 1862 1863
8 Robert Walker 1864 1867
9 J. M. Wilson 1868 1869
10 H. Cook August 1869
11 Thomas Christie Smart 1870
(7) Alfred Kennerley 1871 1872
12 George Crisp 1873 1875
13 John Perkins 1876 1877
14 William Patrick Green 1878
15 Wiliam Henry Burgess 1879 1880
16 James Harcourt 1881 1882
17 William Belbin 1883 1884
18 John George Davies 1885 1886
19 Charles Harbottle 1887
20 Alfred Crisp 1888 1889
21 John Watchorn 1890
22 George Hiddlestone 1891
23 Thomas Augustus Reynolds 1891
24 George Stanton Crouch 1893 [3]
(21) John Watchorn 1894 1896
(18) John George Davies 1897
(22) George Hiddlestone 1898
(18) John George Davies 1899 1901
25 George Kerr 1902
26 Thomas Bennison 1903 1904
(25) George Kerr 1905
(20) Alfred Crisp 1906
27 Charles Duncan Haywood 1907
28 Daniel Freeman 1908
29 J. W. Hoggins 1909
30 C. J. Atkins 1910
31 Thomas H. Amott 1911
(20) Alfred Crisp 1912 1913
32 R. J. Meagher 1914
33 W. H. Williams 1915
34 L. H. Macleod 1916
35 R. D. Lord 1917
36 J. G. Shield 1918 1919
37 R. Eccles Snowden 1920 July 1922
38 J. A. McKenzie July 1922
39 John Soundy 1924
40 Francis Valentine 1925 1926
41 Edwin J. Rogers, C.M.G. 1926 1927
42 J. J. Wignall 1927 1929
(39) John Soundy 1929 1932
(42) Joshua J. Wignall, C.M.G. 1932 1934

Lord mayors (since 1935)

The title of lord mayor was conferred on the position of mayor during the 1934 – 1935 council.

# Portrait Lord Mayor Term Party
Start End
(42) Joshua J. Wignall, C.M.G. 1935 1938
(39) John Soundy 1938 1946   Independent Nationalist
43 W. W. Osborne 1946 1948
44 Richard O. Harris 1948 1950
45 Archibald R. Park 1950 1952   Independent Liberal
(44) Sir Richard Harris, C.M.G. 1952 1954
(45) Archibald R. Park, C.M.G. 1954 1959   Independent Liberal
46 Sir Basil Osborne 1959 1970
47 Ronald George Soundy 1970 1976
48 Douglas Robert Plaister 1976 1984
49 Brian Broadby 1984 1986
50 Doone Kennedy 1986 1996
51 John Freeman 1996 1999   Independent
52 Rob Valentine 1999 2011   Independent
53 Damon Thomas 2011 2014   Independent
54 Sue Hickey 2014 2018   Independent Liberal
55 Ron Christie 2018
56 Anna Reynolds November 2018 Incumbent   Independent
(2018–2022)
  Your Hobart Independents
(since 2022)

Election results

2022

This section is an excerpt from 2022 Hobart City Council election § Lord Mayor.[]
2022 Tasmanian mayoral elections: Hobart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Your Hobart Independents Anna Reynolds 9,015 28.78
Independent John Kelly 6,190 19.76
Independent Marti Zucco 3,676 11.73
Independent Louise Elliot 3,593 11.47
Greens Bill Harvey 3,481 11.11
Independent Liberal Louise Bloomfield 3,025 9.65
Our Hobart Marcus Bai 1,176 3.75
Independent Liberal Will Coats 1,161 3.70
Total formal votes 31,317 97.87
Informal votes 684 2.13
Turnout 32,001 83.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
Your Hobart Independents Anna Reynolds 14,571 53.41
Independent John Kelly 12,711 46.59
Your Hobart Independents hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Parliaments and councils". www.stylemanual.gov.au.
  2. ^ "Information Sheet" (PDF). www.dpac.tas.gov.au. 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ "OBITUARY". Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860–1954). 12 June 1914. p. 5.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_Hobart