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List of mayors of Townsville

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This is a list of mayors of the City of Townsville, a local government area of Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3]

Mayor of Townsville
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderJohn Melton Black
Formation1866

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.

History

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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]

Mayors

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1866−present

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No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotesCouncil control
(term)
1 John Melton Black
(1830−1919)		Independent18661867
2 William Alfred RossIndependent18681868
3 William Aplin
(1840−1901)		Independent18691869
4 Frederick ColemanIndependent18701870
5 Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18711872
6 S. F. WalkerIndependent18731873
7 Joseph FletcherIndependent18741874
(6) S. F. WalkerIndependent18751875
8 Henry KnappIndependent18761876Noted as a "brief" term
(5) Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18761877
9 E. A. HeadIndependent18781878
(5) Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18791879
10 Thankful Percy WillmettIndependent18801881
(5) Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18821882
11 W.V. BrownIndependent18831883
(10) Thankful Percy WillmettIndependent18831884
12 Eugene J. ForrestIndependent18851885
13 Henry Barbenson Le Touzel HubertIndependent18851885
14 W.P. WalkerIndependent18861886
15 Arthur Glennie BundockIndependent18871888[9]
16 John Newport ParkesIndependent18891889
17 William ClaytonIndependent18901890
18 Lionel FairleyIndependent18911891
(5) Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18921892
19 C.F.A. SparreIndependent18921892
(5) Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18931893
20 Murdo CameronIndependent18941894
(12) Eugene J. ForrestIndependent18951895
(5) Patrick Hanran
(1831−1916)		Independent18961896
21 Michael McKiernanIndependent18971897
22 A.E. McCreedyIndependent18981898
23 Thomas EnrightIndependent18991899
(22) A.E. McCreedyIndependent19001900
(20) Murdo CameronIndependent19011901
(10) Thankful Percy WillmettIndependent19021902
24 William Archer AckersIndependent19031903
25 Thomas SmythIndependent19041904
(20) Murdo CameronIndependent19051905
26 J. ThompsonIndependent19061906
27 Peter MinehanIndependent19071907
28 George MurrayIndependent19081908
(25) Thomas SmythIndependent19091909
29 Joseph Hodel
(1850−1943)		Independent19101910[10]
(28) George MurrayIndependent19111911
30 John Henry TyackIndependent19121912[11]
31 Robert Wilson McClellandIndependent19131913
32 William Henry SwalesIndependent19141915
(31) Robert Wilson McClellandIndependent19161916
33 John Edward CleggIndependent19171918
34 Thomas George MelroseIndependent19191919
35 William Green
(1878−1968)		Northern Country19201923
36 Anthony Ogden
(1866−1943)		Labor19241926
37 William John Heatley
(1890/91−1944)		Independent19278 April 1933[12]
38 John Stewart MitchellIndependent8 April 19331952
39 Angus J. SmithIndependent19521967
40 Harold PhillipsIndependent19671972
41 Max Hooper
(1926−2000)		Independent National19721976
42 Perc Tucker
(1919−1980)		Labor197620 August 1980Died in office
43 Mike Reynolds
(1946−)		Labor20 August 19801989
44 Tony MooneyLabor198915 March 2008Lost re-election
45 Les TyrellTeam Tyrell15 March 200828 April 2012Mayor of Thuringowa from 1991−2008. RetiredTeam Tyrell majority
(2008–2012)
Townsville First majority
(2012–2015)
46 Jenny HillTeam Jenny Hill28 April 201216 March 2024Also a Labor Party member. Lost re-election
No overall control
(2015–2016)
Team Jenny Hill majority
(2016–2024)
47 Troy ThompsonIndependent16 March 2024presentIncumbentNo overall control
(2024–present)

Electoral results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentTroy Thompson50,16746.60+46.60
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill47,41543.86−6.78
IndependentHarry Patel10,5299.74+9.74
Turnout112,02079.21+4.94
Two-candidate-preferred result
IndependentTroy Thompson53,95652.62+52.62
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill48,57547.38−14.15
Independent gain from Team Jenny HillSwingN/A

2020

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This section is an excerpt from 2020 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2020 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill46,91150.64−8.87
IndependentSam Cox25,07627.07+27.07
It's Time for TownsvilleGreg Dowling16,15517.44+17.44
NQ State AllianceChris Eastaughffe4,4984.86+4.86
Turnout95,50974.27−5.78
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill49,25561.53−1.16
IndependentSam Cox30,79138.47+38.47
Team Jenny Hill holdSwing−1.16

2016

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This section is an excerpt from 2016 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2016 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill58,86259.51+25.77
Jayne Arlett's TeamJayne Arlett34,84935.23+35.23
IndependentWilliam Hankin3,2373.27+3.27
IndependentHarry Patel1,9701.99+0.20
Total formal votes98,91897.01+0.67
Informal votes3,2072.99−0.67
Turnout101,96580.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill59,88162.69+11.11
Jayne Arlett's TeamJayne Arlett35,63937.31+37.31
Team Jenny Hill holdSwing+11.11

2012

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This section is an excerpt from 2012 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2012 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill28,50833.74+33.74
Townsville FirstDale Last26,89831.83+31.83
IndependentJeff Jimmieson15,30118.11+18.11
IndependentBrendan Porter12,27714.53+14.53
IndependentHarry Patel1,5161.79+1.79
Total formal votes84,50096.34−2.37
Informal votes3,2073.66+2.37
Turnout87,70780.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Jenny HillJenny Hill32,94651.58+51.58
Townsville FirstDale Last30,92848.42+48.42
Team Jenny Hill gain from Team TyrellSwing

2008

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This section is an excerpt from 2008 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
2008 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Team TyrellLes Tyrell47,95654.64+54.64
LaborTony Mooney31,52435.91−37.65
Community VoicesJenny Stirling6,3437.23
IndependentRolando Taviani1,2921.47
IndependentFrancis Pauler6600.75
Total formal votes87,77598.71
Informal votes1,1451.29
Turnout88,920
Team Tyrell gain from LaborSwing

1933

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This section is an excerpt from 1933 Queensland mayoral elections § Townsville.[edit]
1933 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentJohn Stewart Gill<50.0
LaborAnthony Ogden
ProgressiveJohn Edward Clegg
Independent holdSwing
  • Incumbent mayor William John Heatley (Independent) did not recontest

References

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  1. ^ "Mayors of Townsville" (PDF). Townsville City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Chronological history of Townsville, 1770 to 1900". Townsville City Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ^ Mathew, John (2008), Highways and byways : the origin of Townsville street names (PDF) (Rev. ed.), Townsville Library Service, ISBN 0-9578987-54, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014
  4. ^ "2012 Townsville City Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ^ "2016 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.[dead link]
  7. ^ "JOHN MELTON BLACK". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld. 10 July 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "2008 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  9. ^ "Local Government Elections". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1888. p. 3. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. ^ Manion, Jim (1983). "Joseph Hodel (1850–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  11. ^ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859–1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1-876613-79-3.
  12. ^ "DEATH OF MR. W. J. HEATLEY". Townsville Daily Bulletin. 15 June 1944.
  13. ^ "2016 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  14. ^ "2012 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  15. ^ "2008 Townsville City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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