List of mayors of Stirling
Introduction The City of Stirling in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Perth Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the ''Roads Boards Act 1871''. With the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961.The Shire of Perth was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971.The method of electing the Mayor was changed in 2017, after a referendum on the issue at the October 2017 council election. Starting in 2019, the Mayor was elected at elections by residents, as opposed to the previous system, where the Mayor is elected by councillors at a meeting following each election.
Perth Road Board  Chairman  Term start  Term end   Michael Smith  7 February 1871  2 December 1872   Edmund Birch  2 December 1872  2 March 1874 Michael Smith  7 April 1874  8 January 1877 Richard Hardey  8 January 1877  23 February 1881 George Shenton  23 February 1881  18 January 1882 Richard Hardey  18 January 1882  14 January 1883 Michael Smith  14 January 1883  5 January 1884   David Harwood  10 January 1885  8 January 1887 Richard Hardey  8 January 1887  7 January 1896 Harry Williams  7 January 1896  1 December 1896 Richard Hardey  5 January 1897  12 February 1910 (died) Charles Chappell  14 February 1910  24 April 1917 Edgar Hamer  24 April 1917  31 March 1931 John Scaddan  31 March 1931  21 November 1934 (died)   John Tyler  29 November 1934  2 May 1935   Harry Shearn  2 May 1935  27 August 1936   John Orr  27 August 1936  21 October 1937   William Abbett  21 October 1937  26 April 1949   William Bardon  26 April 1949  21 April 1953 Maurice Edgar Hamer  21 April 1953  1 May 1956   Robert Bandy  1 May 1956  29 April 1958 Samuel Spence  29 April 1958  22 June 1959 Russell West  22 April 1959  21 June 1959 (died) Herbert R. Robinson  24 June 1959  30 June 1961
Shire of Perth  President Term start  Term end   Herbert R. Robinson  1 July 1961  17 September 1963 Manuel Starke  17 September 1963  24 January 1971
City of Stirling  Mayor  Term start  Term end   Manuel Starke  24 January 1971  24 May 1971   Neil Hawkins  24 May 1971  24 May 1974 Ron Stone  24 May 1974  26 May 1975 Alma Venville  26 May 1975  7 June 1977 Andy Luketina  7 June 1977  26 May 1979 Graham Burkett  26 May 1979  9 May 1983   Joe Camilleri  9 May 1983  7 May 1984 Terry Tyzack  7 May 1984  5 May 1986   George Strickland  5 May 1986  7 May 1988   Jim McNamara  7 May 1988  May 1989 Adam Spagnolo  8 May 1989  May 1990   James Satchell  7 May 1990  1991 Jim McNamara  1991  1993 Adam Spagnolo  1993  1995   Trevor Clarey  1995  1997 Tony Vallelonga  1997  2005   Terry Tyzack  2005  2007   David Boothman  2007  22 October 2013   Giovanni Italiano  22 October 2013  24 October 2017   Mark Irwin  24 October 2017  present
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