The City of Stirling in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Perth 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 Shire of Perth was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971. Nominates 24 January 1971 as effective date.
The method of electing the Mayor was changed in 2017, after a referendum on the issue at the October 2017 council election. Starting in 2019, the Mayor was elected at elections by residents, as opposed to the previous system, where the Mayor is elected by councillors at a meeting following each election.
Perth Road Board Chairman Term start Term end Michael Smith 7 February 1871 2 December 1872 Edmund Birch 2 December 1872 2 March 1874 Michael Smith 7 April 1874 8 January 1877 Richard Hardey 8 January 1877 23 February 1881 George Shenton 23 February 1881 18 January 1882 Richard Hardey 18 January 1882 14 January 1883 Michael Smith 14 January 1883 5 January 1884 David Harwood 10 January 1885 8 January 1887 Richard Hardey 8 January 1887 7 January 1896 Harry Williams 7 January 1896 1 December 1896 Richard Hardey 5 January 1897 12 February 1910 (died) Charles Chappell 14 February 1910 24 April 1917 Edgar Hamer 24 April 1917 31 March 1931 John Scaddan 31 March 1931 21 November 1934 (died) John Tyler 29 November 1934 2 May 1935 Harry Shearn 2 May 1935 27 August 1936 John Orr 27 August 1936 21 October 1937 William Abbett 21 October 1937 26 April 1949 William Bardon 26 April 1949 21 April 1953 Maurice Edgar Hamer 21 April 1953 1 May 1956 Robert Bandy 1 May 1956 29 April 1958 Samuel Spence 29 April 1958 22 June 1959 Russell West 22 April 1959 21 June 1959 (died) Herbert R. Robinson 24 June 1959 30 June 1961
Shire of Perth
President Term start Term end Herbert R. Robinson 1 July 1961 17 September 1963 Manuel Starke 17 September 1963 24 January 1971
City of Stirling
Mayor Term start Term end Manuel Starke 24 January 1971 24 May 1971 Neil Hawkins 24 May 1971 24 May 1974 Ron Stone 24 May 1974 26 May 1975 Alma Venville 26 May 1975 7 June 1977 Andy Luketina 7 June 1977 26 May 1979 Graham Burkett 26 May 1979 9 May 1983 Joe Camilleri 9 May 1983 7 May 1984 Terry Tyzack 7 May 1984 5 May 1986 George Strickland 5 May 1986 7 May 1988 Jim McNamara 7 May 1988 May 1989 Adam Spagnolo 8 May 1989 May 1990 James Satchell 7 May 1990 1991 Jim McNamara 1991 1993 Adam Spagnolo 1993 1995 Trevor Clarey 1995 1997 Tony Vallelonga 1997 2005 Terry Tyzack 2005 2007 David Boothman 2007 22 October 2013 Giovanni Italiano 22 October 2013 24 October 2017 Mark Irwin 24 October 2017 present
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