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List of mayors of Wollondilly

Mayor of Wollondilly
Incumbent
Matt Gould
since 4 December 2021
AppointerWollondilly Shire Council
Term length4 years

This is a list of the mayors of Wollondilly Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The position was known as the shire president until 1 July 1993.

The current mayor is Matt Gould, who was elected in December 2021.

Mayors

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# Chairman Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 George Macarthur-Onslow 15 June 1906 3 December 1906 171 days [1]
# Shire President Term start Term end Time in office Notes
– George Macarthur-Onslow 3 December 1906 11 January 1907 39 days [2][3]
2 John Edward Moore 11 January 1907 13 February 1908 1 year, 33 days [3][4]
3 James Oswald Moore 13 February 1908 3 June 1909 1 year, 110 days [5][6][7]
4 Alfred Leonard Bennett 8 June 1909 3 October 1913 4 years, 117 days [8][9][10][11]
– John Edward Moore 7 October 1913 12 February 1915 1 year, 128 days [12]
5 Charles Green Moore 12 February 1915 21 September 1918 3 years, 221 days [13][14][15][16]
– John Edward Moore 25 September 1918 11 December 1925 7 years, 77 days [17][18][19]
6 Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 11 December 1925 10 December 1926 364 days [20]
– George Macarthur-Onslow 10 December 1926 12 September 1931 4 years, 276 days [21][22][23][24][25][26]
7 George Joseph Spearing 18 September 1931 18 December 1931 91 days [27][28]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 18 December 1931 4 December 1936 4 years, 352 days [20][29][30][31]
8 Eric Moore 4 December 1936 7 December 1938 2 years, 3 days [32][33]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 7 December 1938 13 December 1939 1 year, 6 days [34]
9 Septimus Ernest Prosser 13 December 1939 17 December 1941 2 years, 4 days [35][36][37]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 17 December 1941 10 May 1946 4 years, 144 days [38][39][40][41]
– Eric Moore 10 May 1946 18 December 1947 1 year, 222 days [42]
10 Lachlan Nicholson 18 December 1947 14 December 1950 2 years, 361 days [43][44]
11 Percy William Early 14 December 1950 17 December 1953 3 years, 3 days [45]
12 Murrum Edward Sweet 17 December 1953 19 December 1957 4 years, 2 days [46]
13 Roy Ernest Middleton 19 December 1957 17 September 1977 19 years, 272 days [47]
14 Francis William McKay AM MBE 17 September 1977 30 June 1993 15 years, 286 days [47][48][49]
# Mayor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
– Francis William McKay AM MBE 1 July 1993 27 September 1993 88 days [47]
15 Charles John Desmond Ayliffe 27 September 1993 26 September 1994 364 days [47]
16 Christine Towndrow 26 September 1994 23 September 1996 1 year, 363 days [47]
17 Marina Voncina 23 September 1996 28 September 1998 2 years, 5 days [47]
– Christine Towndrow 28 September 1998 27 September 1999 364 days [47][50]
18 Helen Kuiper 27 September 1999 25 September 2000 364 days [47]
– Christine Towndrow 25 September 2000 24 September 2001 364 days [47]
19 Colin Mitchell 24 September 2001 15 April 2004 2 years, 204 days [47]
20 Michael Banasik 15 April 2004 19 September 2005 1 year, 157 days [47]
21 Phil Costa 19 September 2005 16 April 2007 1 year, 209 days [47]
22 Judith Hannan 16 April 2007 13 September 2008 1 year, 150 days [47]
– Michael Banasik 13 September 2008 21 September 2009 1 year, 8 days [47]
– Colin Mitchell 21 September 2009 20 September 2010 364 days [47]
– Michael Banasik 20 September 2010 19 September 2011 364 days [51]
– Colin Mitchell 19 September 2011 16 September 2013 1 year, 362 days [52]
22 Benn Banasik 17 September 2013 15 September 2014 364 days [53]
– Colin Mitchell 15 September 2014 21 September 2015 1 year, 6 days [54]
23 Simon Landow 21 September 2015 26 September 2016 1 year, 5 days [55]
– Judy Hannan 26 September 2016 17 December 2018 2 years, 82 days [56][57]
24 Matthew Deeth 17 December 2018 15 September 2020 1 year, 273 days [58]
25 Robert Khan 15 September 2020 21 December 2021 1 year, 97 days [59]
26 Matt Gould 21 December 2021 Present 2 years, 318 days [60]

Election results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections § Wollondilly.[edit]
2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Matt Gould Team Matt Gould 21,413 62.68 +39.22
Team Purple Paul Rogers 5,439 15.92
Experienced To Lead Benn Banasik 5,464 15.99
Bev Spearpoint Team Bev Spearpoint 1,845 5.40
Total formal votes 34,161 93.22 –1.78
Informal votes 2,483 6.78 +1.78
Turnout 36,644 87.08 –2.57
Two-candidate-preferred result
Matt Gould Team Matt Gould 22,417 78.12 +24.64
Team Purple Paul Rogers 6,278 21.88
Matt Gould Team hold Swing

2021

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This section is an excerpt from 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections § Wollondilly.[edit]
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollondilly[61][62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Matt Gould 7,355 23.5 +23.5
Independent Judy Hannan 6,260 20.0 +20.0
Independent Ray Law 5,326 17.0 +17.0
Independent Matthew Deeth 5,190 16.6 +16.6
Independent Michael Banasik 3,621 11.5 +11.5
Independent Robert Khan 3,603 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 31,355 95.0 +95.0
Informal votes 1,650 5.0 +5.0
Turnout 33,005 90.9 +90.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Matt Gould 9,886 53.5 +53.5
Independent Judy Hannan 8,601 46.5 +46.5
Independent win Swing N/A
  • This was the first time the position of mayor of Wollondilly was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
  • Robert Khan (Independent) was the incumbent mayor, having been appointed on 16 September 2020[63]

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