List_of_mayors_of_Townsville
This is a list of mayors of the City of Townsville, a local government area of Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts Mayor of Townsville, Term length ...
| Mayor of Townsville | |
|---|---|
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | John Melton Black |
| Formation | 1866 |
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The current mayor is Troy Thompson. Elected in 2024, he beat previous mayor Jenny Hill, who was elected in 2012 and subsequently re-elected in 2016 and 2020.[4][5][6]
Elections for mayor are held every 4 years as part of the statewide local elections.
The first mayor was John Melton Black, a pioneer who is said to have built the first house in Townsville.[7]
In 1976, the Labor Party won control of the council, with Perc Tucker elected mayor. He served until his death in August 1980, being replaced by Mike Reynolds, who was himself succeeded by Tony Mooney in 1989.
Mooney served as mayor until the 2008 election, which was the first the original City of Townsville merged with the City of Thuringowa. Former Thuringowa mayor Les Tyrell defeated Mooney in a landslide, but only served for a single term and retired in 2012.[8]
1866−present
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| No. | Portrait | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Notes | Council control (term) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Melton Black (1830−1919) |
Independent | 1866 | 1867 | |||||
| 2 | William Alfred Ross | Independent | 1868 | 1868 | |||||
| 3 | William Aplin (1840−1901) |
Independent | 1869 | 1869 | |||||
| 4 | Frederick Coleman | Independent | 1870 | 1870 | |||||
| 5 | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1871 | 1872 | |||||
| 6 | S. F. Walker | Independent | 1873 | 1873 | |||||
| 7 | Joseph Fletcher | Independent | 1874 | 1874 | |||||
| (6) | S. F. Walker | Independent | 1875 | 1875 | |||||
| 8 | Henry Knapp | Independent | 1876 | 1876 | Noted as a "brief" term | ||||
| (5) | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1876 | 1877 | |||||
| 9 | E. A. Head | Independent | 1878 | 1878 | |||||
| (5) | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1879 | 1879 | |||||
| 10 | Thankful Percy Willmett | Independent | 1880 | 1881 | |||||
| (5) | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1882 | 1882 | |||||
| 11 | W.V. Brown | Independent | 1883 | 1883 | |||||
| (10) | Thankful Percy Willmett | Independent | 1883 | 1884 | |||||
| 12 | Eugene J. Forrest | Independent | 1885 | 1885 | |||||
| 13 | Henry Barbenson Le Touzel Hubert | Independent | 1885 | 1885 | |||||
| 14 | W.P. Walker | Independent | 1886 | 1886 | |||||
| 15 | Arthur Glennie Bundock | Independent | 1887 | 1888 | [9] | ||||
| 16 | John Newport Parkes | Independent | 1889 | 1889 | |||||
| 17 | William Clayton | Independent | 1890 | 1890 | |||||
| 18 | Lionel Fairley | Independent | 1891 | 1891 | |||||
| (5) | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1892 | 1892 | |||||
| 19 | C.F.A. Sparre | Independent | 1892 | 1892 | |||||
| (5) | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1893 | 1893 | |||||
| 20 | Murdo Cameron | Independent | 1894 | 1894 | |||||
| (12) | Eugene J. Forrest | Independent | 1895 | 1895 | |||||
| (5) | Patrick Hanran (1831−1916) |
Independent | 1896 | 1896 | |||||
| 21 | Michael McKiernan | Independent | 1897 | 1897 | |||||
| 22 | A.E. McCreedy | Independent | 1898 | 1898 | |||||
| 23 | Thomas Enright | Independent | 1899 | 1899 | |||||
| (22) | A.E. McCreedy | Independent | 1900 | 1900 | |||||
| (20) | Murdo Cameron | Independent | 1901 | 1901 | |||||
| (10) | Thankful Percy Willmett | Independent | 1902 | 1902 | |||||
| 24 | William Archer Ackers | Independent | 1903 | 1903 | |||||
| 25 | Thomas Smyth | Independent | 1904 | 1904 | |||||
| (20) | Murdo Cameron | Independent | 1905 | 1905 | |||||
| 26 | J. Thompson | Independent | 1906 | 1906 | |||||
| 27 | Peter Minehan | Independent | 1907 | 1907 | |||||
| 28 | George Murray | Independent | 1908 | 1908 | |||||
| (25) | Thomas Smyth | Independent | 1909 | 1909 | |||||
| 29 | Joseph Hodel (1850−1943) |
Independent | 1910 | 1910 | [10] | ||||
| (28) | George Murray | Independent | 1911 | 1911 | |||||
| 30 | John Henry Tyack | Independent | 1912 | 1912 | [11] | ||||
| 31 | Robert Wilson McClelland | Independent | 1913 | 1913 | |||||
| 32 | William Henry Swales | Independent | 1914 | 1915 | |||||
| (31) | Robert Wilson McClelland | Independent | 1916 | 1916 | |||||
| 33 | John Edward Clegg | Independent | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
| 34 | Thomas George Melrose | Independent | 1919 | 1919 | |||||
| 35 | William Green (1878−1968) |
Northern Country | 1920 | 1923 | |||||
| 36 | Anthony Ogden (1866−1943) |
Labor | 1924 | 1926 | |||||
| 37 | William John Heatley (1890/91−1944) |
Independent | 1927 | 8 April 1933 | [12] | ||||
| 38 | John Stewart Mitchell | Independent | 8 April 1933 | 1952 | |||||
| 39 | Angus J. Smith | Independent | 1952 | 1967 | |||||
| 40 | Harold Phillips | Independent | 1967 | 1972 | |||||
| 41 | Max Hooper (1926−2000) |
Independent National | 1972 | 1976 | |||||
| 42 | Perc Tucker (1919−1980) |
Labor | 1976 | 20 August 1980 | Died in office | ||||
| 43 | Mike Reynolds (1946−) |
Labor | 20 August 1980 | 1989 | |||||
| 44 | Tony Mooney | Labor | 1989 | 15 March 2008 | Lost re-election | ||||
| 45 | Les Tyrell | Team Tyrell | 15 March 2008 | 28 April 2012 | Mayor of Thuringowa from 1991−2008. Retired | Team Tyrell majority (2008–2012) | |||
| Townsville First majority (2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 46 | Jenny Hill | Team Jenny Hill | 28 April 2012 | 16 March 2024 | Also a Labor Party member. Lost re-election | ||||
| No overall control (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| Team Jenny Hill majority (2016–2024) | |||||||||
| 47 | Troy Thompson | Independent | 16 March 2024 | present | Incumbent | No overall control (2024–present) | |||
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2024
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Troy Thompson | 50,167 | 46.60 | +46.60 | |
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 47,415 | 43.86 | −6.78 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 10,529 | 9.74 | +9.74 | |
| Turnout | 112,020 | 79.21 | +4.94 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Troy Thompson | 53,956 | 52.62 | +52.62 | |
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 48,575 | 47.38 | −14.15 | |
| Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill | Swing | N/A | |||
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This section is an excerpt from 2024 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2020
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 46,911 | 50.64 | −8.87 | |
| Independent | Sam Cox | 25,076 | 27.07 | +27.07 | |
| It's Time for Townsville | Greg Dowling | 16,155 | 17.44 | +17.44 | |
| NQ State Alliance | Chris Eastaughffe | 4,498 | 4.86 | +4.86 | |
| Turnout | 95,509 | 74.27 | −5.78 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 49,255 | 61.53 | −1.16 | |
| Independent | Sam Cox | 30,791 | 38.47 | +38.47 | |
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | −1.16 | |||
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This section is an excerpt from 2020 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2016
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 58,862 | 59.51 | +25.77 | |
| Jayne Arlett's Team | Jayne Arlett | 34,849 | 35.23 | +35.23 | |
| Independent | William Hankin | 3,237 | 3.27 | +3.27 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 1,970 | 1.99 | +0.20 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,918 | 97.01 | +0.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,207 | 2.99 | −0.67 | ||
| Turnout | 101,965 | 80.05 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 59,881 | 62.69 | +11.11 | |
| Jayne Arlett's Team | Jayne Arlett | 35,639 | 37.31 | +37.31 | |
| Team Jenny Hill hold | Swing | +11.11 | |||
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This section is an excerpt from 2016 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2012
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 28,508 | 33.74 | +33.74 | |
| Townsville First | Dale Last | 26,898 | 31.83 | +31.83 | |
| Independent | Jeff Jimmieson | 15,301 | 18.11 | +18.11 | |
| Independent | Brendan Porter | 12,277 | 14.53 | +14.53 | |
| Independent | Harry Patel | 1,516 | 1.79 | +1.79 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,500 | 96.34 | −2.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,207 | 3.66 | +2.37 | ||
| Turnout | 87,707 | 80.05 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Team Jenny Hill | Jenny Hill | 32,946 | 51.58 | +51.58 | |
| Townsville First | Dale Last | 30,928 | 48.42 | +48.42 | |
| Team Jenny Hill gain from Team Tyrell | Swing | ||||
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This section is an excerpt from 2012 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
- Incumbent mayor Les Tyrell (Team Tyrell) did not recontest
2008
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Tyrell | Les Tyrell | 47,956 | 54.64 | +54.64 | |
| Labor | Tony Mooney | 31,524 | 35.91 | −37.65 | |
| Community Voices | Jenny Stirling | 6,343 | 7.23 | ||
| Independent | Rolando Taviani | 1,292 | 1.47 | ||
| Independent | Francis Pauler | 660 | 0.75 | ||
| Total formal votes | 87,775 | 98.71 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,145 | 1.29 | |||
| Turnout | 88,920 | ||||
| Team Tyrell gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
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This section is an excerpt from 2008 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
1933
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Stewart Gill | <50.0 | |||
| Labor | Anthony Ogden | ||||
| Progressive | John Edward Clegg | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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This section is an excerpt from 1933 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
- Incumbent mayor William John Heatley (Independent) did not recontest
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