List of mayors of Toowoomba
Mayors of Toowoomba | |
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Incumbent since 21 July, 2023Geoff McDonald | |
Style | Councillor |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | William Henry Groom |
Formation | 15 March 2008 |
Website | [1] |
This is a list of mayors of the City of Toowoomba and the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In March 2008 the City of Toowoomba was amalgamated with the Shires of Crows Nest, Rosalie, Jondaryan, Cambooya, Clifton, Millmerran, and Pittsworth to form the Toowoomba Region.
1861–present
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# | Mayor | Term | Notes |
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1 | William Henry Groom | 1861–1862 | |
2 | Abraham Hamilton Thompson | 1863–1864 | |
3 | William Henry Groom | 1864 | |
4 | Thomas George Robinson | 1865 | |
5 | Edwin Woodward Robinson | 1866 | |
6 | William Henry Groom | 1867 | |
7 | Joseph Wonderley | 1868–1869 | |
8 | Henry Spiro | 1870 | |
9 | Michael Power | 1871 | |
10 | Richard Godsall | 1872 | |
11 | Henry Spiro | 1873 | |
12 | Robert Aland | 1874–1875 | |
13 | John Garget | 1876–1878 | |
14 | Richard Godsall | 1879 | |
15 | Joseph McIntyre | 1880 | |
16 | John McLeish | 1881 | |
17 | James Campbell | 1882 | |
18 | William Henry Groom | 1883–1884 | |
19 | John Garget | 1885 | |
20 | Charles Campbell | 1886 | |
21 | John Fogarty | 1887 | |
22 | Thomas Trevethan | 1888 | [1] |
23 | Edmund Boland | 1889 | |
24 | James Taylor | 1890 | Also served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Queensland Legislative Council |
25 | Gilbert Gostwyck Cory | 1891 | |
26 | William Thorn | 1893 | |
27 | Archibald Munro | 1894 | |
28 | Malcolm Geddes | 1895 | |
29 | Alexander Mayes | 1896 | |
30 | Edmund Boland | 1897 | |
31 | Robert Sinclair | 1898 | |
32 | Hugh Campbell Pointer | 1899 | |
33 | Matthew Keeffe | 1900 | |
34 | Charles Rowbotham | 1901–1902 | |
35 | Alexander Mayes | 1903 | |
36 | Thomas Burstow | 1904 | |
37 | Bernard Joseph Beirne | 1905 | [2] |
38 | Edwin John Godsall | 1906–1907 | [3] |
39 | Thomas Burstow | 1907 | |
40 | Henry Webb | 1908 | |
41 | Job Eagles Stone | 1909 | [4] |
42 | Vernon Redwood | 1910 | |
43 | Henry King Alford | 1911–1912 | |
44 | John Atkinson | 1913 | |
45 | David Boland | 1914 | |
46 | Henry Webb | 1915 | |
47 | Alfred David McWaters | 1916 | |
48 | Alexander Mayes | 1917 | |
49 | Dr. Thomas Price | 1918 | |
50 | Thomas Burstow | 1919 | |
51 | Albert Richard Godsall | 1920–1924 | |
52 | James Douglas Annand | 1924–1930 | [5][6] |
53 | Frank Paterson | 1930–1933 | |
54 | James Douglas Annand | 1933–1949 | |
55 | Dr. Alexander Roy McGregor | 1949–1952 | |
56 | James Douglas Annand | 1952 | |
57 | Mervyn Anderson | 1952–1958 | |
58 | Jack McCafferty | 1958–1967 | |
59 | Nell Elizabeth Robinson | 1967–1981 | First female mayor in Queensland |
60 | Jack Duggan | 1981 | |
61 | Clive Berghofer | 1982–1992 | |
62 | Ross Miller | 1993–1996 | |
63 | Tony Bourke | 1997–2000 | |
64 | Di Thorley | 2000–2008 | |
– | New amalgamated council | March 2008 | |
65 | Peter Taylor | 2008–2012 | Formerly the mayor of the Shire of Jondaryan. |
66 | Paul Antonio | 2012–2023 | |
67 | Geoff McDonald | 2023 - present |
Election results
1933
This section is an excerpt from 1933 Queensland mayoral elections § Toowoomba.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Country | James Douglas Annand | <50.0 | |||
Independent | Frank Paterson | ||||
Independent | Albert Richard Godsall | ||||
Independent Country gain from Independent | Swing |
References
- ^ "Local Government Elections". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 54, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1906. p. 22. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 271, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 34, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "WON WITHOUT MAKING CAMPAIGN". Trove. Brisbane Courier.
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