Mayor of Gore
Mayor of Gore | |
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Style | His Worship |
Term length | Three years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Thomas Green |
Formation | 1885 |
Deputy | Keith Hovell[1] |
Website | Official website |
The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District in New Zealand's South Island.[2] Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.
The current mayor is Ben Bell.[3]
List of office holders[edit]
Gore Borough[edit]
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Name | Portrait | Term of office | Notes | |
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1 | Thomas Green | ![]() | 1885–1886 | [4] |
2 | John MacGibbon | ![]() | 1886–1887 | [4] |
3 | Ian S. Simson | ![]() | 1887–1888 | [4][5] |
4 | James Beattie | ![]() | 1888–1889 | [4] |
(3) | Ian S. Simson | ![]() | 1889–1890 | [4] |
5 | Alfred Dolamore | ![]() | 1890 | [4][6] |
(2) | John MacGibbon | ![]() | 1890–1892 | [4] |
(3) | Ian S. Simson | ![]() | 1892–1893 | [4] |
6 | William Macara | ![]() | 1893–1894 | [4] |
7 | Thomas Brewer | ![]() | 1894–1895 | [4] |
8 | Dugald Poppelwell | ![]() | 1895–1896 | [4] |
(4) | James Beattie | ![]() | 1896–1897 | [4] |
9 | James Copland | ![]() | 1897–1898 | [4] |
10 | Duncan McFarlane | ![]() | 1898–1899 | [4][7] |
11 | John Ballantine | ![]() | 1899–1901 | [4] |
12 | Archibald MacGibbon | ![]() | 1901–1902 | [4][8] |
(10) | Duncan McFarlane | ![]() | 1902–1903 | [4] |
(4) | James Beattie | ![]() | 1903–1904 | [4] |
(8) | Dugald Poppelwell | ![]() | 1904–1906 | [4] |
(12) | Archibald MacGibbon | ![]() | 1906–1910 | [4] |
(8) | Dugald Poppelwell | ![]() | 1910–1913 | [4] |
13 | David McDougall | ![]() | 1913–1914 | [4] |
(10) | Duncan McFarlane | ![]() | 1914–1915 | [4] |
(13) | David McDougall | ![]() | 1915–1919 | [4] |
14 | Andrew Martin | ![]() | 1919–1921 | [4] |
(13) | David McDougall | ![]() | 1921–1923 | [4] |
(8) | Dugald Poppelwell | ![]() | 1923–1927 | [4] |
(13) | David McDougall | ![]() | 1927–1929 | [4] |
(8) | Dugald Poppelwell | ![]() | 1929–1931 | [4] |
15 | Alexander Newman | ![]() | 1931–1956 | [4] |
16 | Wilson C. Campbell | ![]() | 1956–1959 | [9] |
17 | W. G. Mackay | ![]() | 1959– | [10] |
Hans Charles Hankey | ![]() | |||
J. C. Barron | ![]() | ?–1965 | [11] | |
J. C. McLeod | ![]() | 1965–? | [11] | |
Ivan Elder | ![]() | –1980 | [12][13] | |
Hallam Smith | ![]() | 1980–1986 | [14] | |
Gabriel Farry | ![]() | 1986–1989 | [15] |
Gore District[edit]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
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1 | Ian Tulloch | ![]() | 1989–1995[16] |
2 | Mary Ogg | ![]() | 1995–2001[17] |
3 | Owen O'Connor | ![]() | 2001–2004[18] |
4 | Tracy Hicks | ![]() | 2004–2022[19] |
5 | Ben Bell | ![]() | 2022–present[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Elected Representatives". www.goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Your Council". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
- ^ a b "Gore elects youngest mayor in NZ history". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Eastern Southland: municipality of Gore". Otago Daily Times. No. 22616. 6 July 1935. p. 19. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "OBITUARY". New Zealand Times. Papers Past. 7 March 1924.
- ^ "AN EX-MAYOR". Mataura Ensign. Papers Past. 22 November 1910.
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Press. Papers Past. 4 October 1917.
- ^ "OBITUARY". Otago Daily Times. Papers Past. 25 October 1935.
- ^ "Mayoral polls". The Press. Vol. 94, no. 28129. 19 November 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "SURVEY OF LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN N.Z." The Press. Papers Past. 19 November 1959.
- ^ a b "Two metropolitan mayors defeated". The Press. Vol. 104, no. 30878. 11 October 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Flood-relief fund expected to reach $1M with subsidy". The Press. Papers Past. 26 October 1978.
- ^ Gerken, Sonia (23 March 2009). "Gore woman 'wears out' at 98". The Southland Times. Stuff.
- ^ "Gore library legacy to Hallam Lloyd Smith". Southland Times. 13 January 1998. p. 3.
- ^ "Fallow, M., Gore community leader, businessman, Gabriel Farry dies," Southland Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Ian 'Inky' Tulloch transferred to Christchurch hospital after Invercargill race crash". Stuff.co.nz. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Esler, Lloyd (18 May 2012). "Poole broke down the door". Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Mayoral election results 2004 affecting the Mayors Taskforce For Jobs". Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Longstanding Gore mayor ousted by 23yo with 8-vote lead". Radio New Zealand. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.