List of mayors of Bassendean
# List of mayors of Bassendean

The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.: 38

The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.

## West Guildford Road District

| Chairman | Term |
| - | - |
| Cyril Jackson | 1901–1903 |
| J. T. Short | 1903–1905 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1907–1908 |
| Percy J. Atkins | 1908–1909 |
| P. J. Huelin | 1909–1910 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1910–1913 |
| J. Pickering | 1913–1914 |
| A. Y. Garnsworthy | 1914–1915 |
| H. C. Barnard | 1915–1917 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1917–1920 |
| Edward James Clay | 1920–1921 |
| Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921) | 1921 |
| John Pickering | 1921–1922 |

## Bassendean Road District

| Chairman | Term |
| - | - |
| John Pickering | 1922–1923 |
| John Milne Steele | 1923–1928 |
| Joseph Gallagher | 1928–1929 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1929–1938 |
| Edward Ernest Ireland | 1938–1939 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1939–1947 |
| John Henry Smallman | 1947–1952 |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1952–1955 |
| Samuel James Faithful | 1955–1957 |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1957–1958 |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1958–1960 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1960–1961 |

## Shire of Bassendean

| President | Term |
| - | - |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1961–1962 |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1962–1970 |
| Dr John George Paterson | 1970–1975 |

## Town of Bassendean

| Mayor | Term |
| - | - |
| Dr John $Paterson^{:28–29}$ | 1975–1984 |
| John Bernard $Cox^{:29}$ | 1984–1988 |
| Paul $Bridges^{:29}$ | 1988–1990 |
| John Bernard $Cox^{:29}$ | 1990–1995 |
| Vicki Philipoff | 1995–1997 |
| Lindsay Fisher | 1997–1997 |
| Bevan Carter | 1997–2001 |
| Greg Peterson | 2001–2003 |
| Tina Klein | 2003–2009 |
| John Gangell | 2009–2017 |
| Renee McLennan | 2017–2021 |
| Kath Hamilton | 2021–present |
