Mayor of New Plymouth
The Mayor of New Plymouth is the head of municipal government of New Plymouth District, New Zealand. The mayor is elected directly using the first-past-the-post electoral system.[1] The current mayor is Neil Holdom.[2]
List of Mayors of New Plymouth
James Clarke was the town's first mayor to die in office. He died in New Zealand's second fatal air crash;[3] the three occupants of the plane he was in were killed on 11 November 1920. Clarke had foreshadowed that he intended to resign from the mayoralty that evening.[4]
New Plymouth has had more than 20 mayors:
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Standish[5] | 1876–1878 |
| 2 | Albert Cracroft Fookes[6] | 1878–1879 |
| 3 | James Davidson[7] | 1879–1881 |
| 4 | William Bayly[8] | 1881–1884 |
| 5 | James Paul[9] | 1884–1886 |
| (4) | William Bayly[8] | 1886–1888 |
| 6 | John Barton Roy[10] | 1888–1889 |
| 7 | James Bellringer[11] | 1889–1893 |
| (6) | John Barton Roy[10] | 1893–1897 |
| 8 | Edward Dockrill[12] | 1897–1903 |
| 9 | Richard Cock[13] | 1903–1906 |
| (8) | Edward Dockrill[12] | 1906–1908 |
| 10 | Gustave Tisch[14] | 1908–1911 |
| 11 | G. W. Browne | 1911–1914 |
| 12 | J. E. Wilson | 1914–1915 |
| 13 | C. H. Burgess | 1915–1919 |
| 14 | James Clarke | 1919–1920 |
| 15 | F. E. Wilson[15] | 1920–1927 |
| 16 | H. V. S. Griffiths | 1927–1933 |
| 17 | Everard Gilmour[16] | 1933–1953 |
| 18 | Edward Hill[16] | 1953–1956 |
| 19 | Alfred Honnor[16] | 1956–1968 |
| 20 | Denis Sutherland[16] | 1968–1980 |
| 21 | David Lean[16] | 1980–1992 |
| 22 | Claire Stewart[16] | 1992–2001 |
| 23 | Peter Tennent[16] | 2001–2010 |
| 24 | Harry Duynhoven[16][17] | 2010–2013 |
| 25 | Andrew Judd[2][16] | 2013–2016 |
| 26 | Neil Holdom[2][16] | 2016–present |
List of Deputy Mayors of New Plymouth
| Name | Term | Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| George Fry | 1951–1953 | Gilmour |
| Alfred Honnor | 1953–1956 | Hill |
| William Dean | 1956–1965 | Honnor |
| Royden Burkitt | 1965–1968 | |
| Edmund Allen | 1968–1974 | Sutherland |
| Royden Burkitt | 1974–1980 | |
| Ron Barclay | 1980–1989 | Lean |
| Thomas Watson | 1989–1992 | |
| Thomas Beeby | 1992–1994 | Stewart |
| W David Wilkinson | 1994–1995 | |
| Brian Bellringer | 1995–1998 | |
| Peter Tennent | 1998–2001 | |
| Lynn Bublitz | 2001–2007 | Tennent |
| Alex Matheson | 2007–2013 | |
| Duynhoven | ||
| Heather Dodunski | 2013–2016 | Judd |
| Craig McFarlane | 2016–2017 | Holdom |
| Richard Jordan | 2017–present |
References
- ^ "Election Overview". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mayor and Councillors". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65437". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "The passengers". Hawera and Normanby Star. Vol. XLI. 12 November 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Mr. Arthur Standish". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Mr. Albert Cracroft Fookes". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Mr. James Davidson". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Mr. William Bayly". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Mr. James Paul". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Mr. John Barton Roy". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Mr. James Bellringer". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Mr. Edward Dockrill". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Mr. Richard Cock". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Gustave Gardener Tisch". Puke Ariki. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Robertshawe, Nancy Grace". Puke Ariki. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Past Councillors and Mayors". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Matt Rilkoff (12 October 2013). "Andrew Judd mayor of New Plymouth". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 December 2015.