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Mayor of Wollondilly
Incumbent
Matt Gould
since 4 December 2021
AppointerWollondilly Shire Council
Term length4 years

This is a list of the mayors of Wollondilly Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The position was known as the shire president until 1 July 1993.

The current mayor is Matt Gould, who was elected in December 2021.

Mayors

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# Chairman Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 George Macarthur-Onslow 15 June 1906 3 December 1906 171 days [1]
# Shire President Term start Term end Time in office Notes
– George Macarthur-Onslow 3 December 1906 11 January 1907 39 days [2][3]
2 John Edward Moore 11 January 1907 13 February 1908 1 year, 33 days [3][4]
3 James Oswald Moore 13 February 1908 3 June 1909 1 year, 110 days [5][6][7]
4 Alfred Leonard Bennett 8 June 1909 3 October 1913 4 years, 117 days [8][9][10][11]
– John Edward Moore 7 October 1913 12 February 1915 1 year, 128 days [12]
5 Charles Green Moore 12 February 1915 21 September 1918 3 years, 221 days [13][14][15][16]
– John Edward Moore 25 September 1918 11 December 1925 7 years, 77 days [17][18][19]
6 Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 11 December 1925 10 December 1926 364 days [20]
– George Macarthur-Onslow 10 December 1926 12 September 1931 4 years, 276 days [21][22][23][24][25][26]
7 George Joseph Spearing 18 September 1931 18 December 1931 91 days [27][28]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 18 December 1931 4 December 1936 4 years, 352 days [20][29][30][31]
8 Eric Moore 4 December 1936 7 December 1938 2 years, 3 days [32][33]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 7 December 1938 13 December 1939 1 year, 6 days [34]
9 Septimus Ernest Prosser 13 December 1939 17 December 1941 2 years, 4 days [35][36][37]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 17 December 1941 10 May 1946 4 years, 144 days [38][39][40][41]
– Eric Moore 10 May 1946 18 December 1947 1 year, 222 days [42]
10 Lachlan Nicholson 18 December 1947 14 December 1950 2 years, 361 days [43][44]
11 Percy William Early 14 December 1950 17 December 1953 3 years, 3 days [45]
12 Murrum Edward Sweet 17 December 1953 19 December 1957 4 years, 2 days [46]
13 Roy Ernest Middleton 19 December 1957 17 September 1977 19 years, 272 days [47]
14 Francis William McKay AM MBE 17 September 1977 30 June 1993 15 years, 286 days [47][48][49]
# Mayor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
– Francis William McKay AM MBE 1 July 1993 27 September 1993 88 days [47]
15 Charles John Desmond Ayliffe 27 September 1993 26 September 1994 364 days [47]
16 Christine Towndrow 26 September 1994 23 September 1996 1 year, 363 days [47]
17 Marina Voncina 23 September 1996 28 September 1998 2 years, 5 days [47]
– Christine Towndrow 28 September 1998 27 September 1999 364 days [47][50]
18 Helen Kuiper 27 September 1999 25 September 2000 364 days [47]
– Christine Towndrow 25 September 2000 24 September 2001 364 days [47]
19 Colin Mitchell 24 September 2001 15 April 2004 2 years, 204 days [47]
20 Michael Banasik 15 April 2004 19 September 2005 1 year, 157 days [47]
21 Phil Costa 19 September 2005 16 April 2007 1 year, 209 days [47]
22 Judith Hannan 16 April 2007 13 September 2008 1 year, 150 days [47]
– Michael Banasik 13 September 2008 21 September 2009 1 year, 8 days [47]
– Colin Mitchell 21 September 2009 20 September 2010 364 days [47]
– Michael Banasik 20 September 2010 19 September 2011 364 days [51]
– Colin Mitchell 19 September 2011 16 September 2013 1 year, 362 days [52]
22 Benn Banasik 17 September 2013 15 September 2014 364 days [53]
– Colin Mitchell 15 September 2014 21 September 2015 1 year, 6 days [54]
23 Simon Landow 21 September 2015 26 September 2016 1 year, 5 days [55]
– Judy Hannan 26 September 2016 17 December 2018 2 years, 82 days [56][57]
24 Matthew Deeth 17 December 2018 15 September 2020 1 year, 273 days [58]
25 Robert Khan 15 September 2020 21 December 2021 1 year, 97 days [59]
26 Matt Gould 21 December 2021 Present 2 years, 273 days [60]

Election results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections § Wollondilly.[edit]
2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Matt Gould Team Matt Gould
Team Purple Paul Rogers
Experienced To Lead Benn Banasik
Bev Spearpoint Team Bev Spearpoint
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Matt Gould Team hold Swing

2021

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This section is an excerpt from 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections § Wollondilly.[edit]
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollondilly[61][62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Matt Gould 7,355 23.5 +23.5
Independent Judy Hannan 6,260 20.0 +20.0
Independent Ray Law 5,326 17.0 +17.0
Independent Matthew Deeth 5,190 16.6 +16.6
Independent Michael Banasik 3,621 11.5 +11.5
Independent Robert Khan 3,603 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 31,355 95.0 +95.0
Informal votes 1,650 5.0 +5.0
Turnout 33,005 90.9 +90.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Matt Gould 9,886 53.5 +53.5
Independent Judy Hannan 8,601 46.5 +46.5
Independent win Swing N/A
  • This was the first time the position of mayor of Wollondilly was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
  • Robert Khan (Independent) was the incumbent mayor, having been appointed on 16 September 2020[63]

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