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The Mayor of Palmerston North is the head of the municipal government of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and presides over the Palmerston North City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system.[1] Jono Naylor, the current mayor, first elected in 2007,[2] was confirmed in a "landslide" in the 2010 local body elections.[3]
History
The Borough Council was established on 12 July 1877. At the time, Palmerston North was an isolated village in the midst of a native forest that covered inland Manawatu. The population was approximately 800 people. The first elections on 9 August 1877 returned a council with nine members, including George Matthew Snelson as the first mayor. Snelson is regarded as the founding father of Palmerston North.[4]
On 1 August 1930, Palmerston North is officially gazetted as a city, the 7th settlement in New Zealand to have reached the then threshold of 20,000 inhabitants. With that, the Borough Council becomes a City Council.[5]
Council elections were annually at first, and biennial since 1914.[6]
There have been 28 holders of the position. The longest-serving was Augustus Edward Mansford, who held the post for 16 years. Jill White was the first female mayor in 1998, since followed by Heather Tanguay in 2004.[7][8]
Three mayors have held non-consecutive terms:
- George Matthew Snelson (4 separate periods)
- James Linton
- William Thomas Wood
Four mayors also served as members of Parliament:[9]
- William Thomas Wood (1902–1908)
- James Alfred Nash (1918–1935)
- Blair Tennent (1945–1954; 1957–1964)
- Jill White (1993–1998)
Of those, Nash and Tennent have fulfilled the role of mayor and member of parliament concurrently:
- Nash for five years (1918–1923)
- Tennent for two years (1957–1959)
List of Mayors of Palmerston North
The following persons have served as mayor of Palmerston North:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Name Term 1 George Matthew Snelson 1877–1879 2 James Linton 1879–1882 3 Frits Jenssen 1882–1883 George Matthew Snelson, 2nd time 1883–1884 James Linton, 2nd time 1884–1885 4 Alexander Ferguson 1885–1886 5 Ludolph Georg West 1886–1887 6 Solomon Abrahams 1887–1889 George Matthew Snelson, 3rd time 1889–1892 7 Robert Edwards 1892–1893 8 William Park 1893–1895 9 William Thomas Wood 1895–1899 10 Henry Haydon 1899–1901 George Matthew Snelson, 4th time 1901 – 31 October 1901 William Thomas Wood, 2nd time 1901–1903 11 Charles Dunk 1903–1904 12 Edward Orr Hurley 1904–1905 13 Maurice Cohen 1905–1907 14 Richard Essex 1907–1908 15 James Alfred Nash 1908–1923 16 Frederick Joseph Nathan 1923–1927 17 Archibald James Graham 1927–1931 18 Augustus Edward Mansford 1931–1947 19 Geoffrey Tremaine 1947–1956 20 Blair Tennent 1956–1959 21 Gilbert Murray Rennie 1959–1969 22 Desmond Barry Black 1969–1971 23 Brian Elwood 1971–1985 24 Paul Rieger 1985–1998 25 Jill White 1998–2001 26 Mark Bell-Booth 2001–2004 27 Heather Tanguay 2004–2007 28 Jono Naylor 2007–present References
- ^ "STV Information". The Department of Internal Affairs. http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-STV-Information-Index?OpenDocument. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Annabell, John B (14 October 2007). "Election Results 2007". Palmerston North: Palmerston North City Council. http://www.palmerstonnorth.com/YourCouncil/CityCouncil/Elections/Detail.aspx?id=704. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Miller, Grant (10 October 2010). "Jono Naylor wins in landslide". Manawatu Standard. http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/4215711/Jono-Naylor-wins-in-landslide. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ a b "1870s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2041. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b "1930s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2047. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b "1910s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2045. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b "1990s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2053. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b "2000s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2054. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ a b Matheson, Ian Roderick (2003). "Palmerston North Borough and City Councillors". Council and community: 125 years of local government in Palmerston North 1877–2002. pp. 91–100. ISBN 0473093405.
- ^ "1880s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2042. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1890s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2043. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1900s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2044. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1920s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2046. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1940s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2048. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1950s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2049. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1960s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2050. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1970s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2051. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
- ^ "1980s". Palmerston North City Council. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/About/History/Detail.aspx?id=2052. Retrieved 23 Feb 2010.
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