| Lord Mayor of Perth | |
|---|---|
since October 2025 | |
| Style | The Right Honourable Lord Mayor |
| Inaugural holder | James T. Franklin[a] |
| Formation | 1929[b] |
Thelord mayor of Perth is the head of theCity of Perth, the capital city ofWestern Australia. The position originated as chairman of the Perth Town Trust, which governed the settlement from 1838 to 1858. With the establishment of thePerth City Council in 1858, the leadership title continued to be chairman, becoming mayor in 1880. In 1929, the title was elevated to lord mayor to mark the centenary of the city's founding. This article lists all individuals who have served as chairman, mayor, and lord mayor of Perth.
The history of theCity of Perth, alocal government area of Western Australia is defined over three distinct periods:
On 15 June 1837, an Act was proclaimed to..provide for the management of roads, streets and other internal communications within the settlement of Western Australia.[1] The management and control was vested in a body of trustees consisting of theJustices of the Peace resident in the town; and the proprietors of allotments held in fee simple. The act was repealed in September 1842 and authority was conferred on elected representatives. The first elected Chairman and committee took office on 8 February 1842 and comprised:
On 23 February 1856 (two years before the dissolution of the Trust), Perth was constituted a city upon the foundation of theBishopric of Perth through the consecration of the firstAnglicanBishop of Perth,Matthew Blagden Hale.
From 1858 to 1880, the President of the Council was styled "Chairman", from 1880 until 1929, the Chairman was termed the "Mayor" and from 1929 the mayor was elevated to the title of "Lord Mayor".
| Officeholder | Term |
|---|---|
| George Leake | 1838–1840 |
| Richard Hinds | 1841 |
| Walter Boyd Andrews | 1842 |
| Thomas Helms | 1843–1845 |
| James Purkis | 1846–1848 |
| Thomas Helms[3] | 1849 |
| Henry Laroche Cole | 1853 |
| George Shenton Sr | 1854–1855 |
| George Shenton Sr; SirLuke Leake[4] | 1856 |
| George Shenton Sr | 1857–1858 |
| Officeholder | Term |
|---|---|
| Henry Laroche Cole | 1858–1860 |
| Julian Carr | 1861–1863 |
| Julian Carr; Alfred Hillman; George Haysom | 1864 |
| Julian Carr | 1865–1868 |
| Julian Carr;George Glyde | 1869 |
| George Glyde | 1870–1873 |
| George Randell | 1874–1875 |
| George Shenton | 1876–1877 |
| SirStephen Henry Parker | 1877–1879 |
| Officeholder | Term |
|---|---|
| George Shenton | 1880 |
| Stephen Henry Parker; George Shenton | 1881 |
| George Shenton | 1882–1884 |
| George Randell | 1885 |
| George Shenton | 1886–1888 |
| DrEdward Scott | 1889–1891 |
| Edward Keane[5] | 1891–1892 |
| Sir Stephen Henry Parker | 1892 |
| Alexander Forrest[6] | 1893–1895 |
| Henry Saunders[7] | 1895–1898 |
| Alexander Forrest | 1898–1900 |
| William Brookman[8] | 1900–1901 |
| Sir Stephen Henry Parker | 1901 |
| William Loton | 1901–1902 |
| Harry Brown[9] | 1902–1905 |
| Sydney Stubbs | 1905–1907 |
| Thomas Molloy | 1908–1909 |
| Richard Paul Vincent[10] | 1909–1911 |
| Thomas Molloy | 1911–1912 |
| John Prowse[c] | 1913–1914 |
| John Nicholson[c] | 1914–1915 |
| Frank Rea | 1916–1917 |
| SirWilliam Lathlain | 1918–1923 |
| James Franklin | 1923–1929 |
| Officeholder | Term |
|---|---|
| Hon James T Franklin | 1929–1930 |
| Hon SirWilliam Lathlain | 1930–1932 |
| Hon James T Franklin | 1932–1934 |
| Joseph J. Poynton | 1934–1937 |
| Charles Harper | 1937–1939 |
| SirThomas William Meagher | 1940–1945 |
| SirJoseph Totterdell | 1946–1953 |
| James Murray | 1953–1955 |
| SirHarry Howard | 1955–1964 |
| Charles J. B. Veryard | 1964–1967 |
| Sir Thomas Wardle | 1967–1972 |
| Ernest Henry Lee-Steere | 1972–1978 |
| Sir Fred Chaney | 1978–1982 |
| Mick Michael | 1982–1988 |
| Chas Hopkins | 1988–1991 |
| Rt HonReg Withers | 1991–1994 |
| DrPeter Nattrass | 1995–2007 |
| Lisa Scaffidi | 20 October 2007 – 2 March 2018 |
| None[d] | 2 March 2018 – 18 October 2020 |
| Basil Zempilas | 19 October 2020 – March 2025[15] |
| None | March 2025 – October 2025[16][17] |
| Bruce Reynolds | October 2025 – present |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Basil Zempilas | 3,264 | 56.50 | +27.06 | |
| Independent | Sandy Anghie | 2,108 | 36.49 | +26.92 | |
| Independent | Will Leyland | 405 | 7.01 | +7.01 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,777 | 99.26 | |||
| Informal votes | 43 | 0.74 | |||
| Turnout | 5,820 | 34.51 | −6.78 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | +27.06 | |||