Mayor of Waimate
# Mayor of Waimate

The Mayor of Waimate officiates over the Waimate District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council.

Craig Rowley has been the mayor of Waimate since 2013.

## List of mayors

There have been 21 mayors of Waimate.

| | Mayor | Term of office |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | John Manchester | 1879–1881 |
| 2 | Matthew Sherwin | 1881–1882 |
| 3 | Samuel Goldsmith | 1882–1884 |
| 4 | Charles Clarke | 1884–1886 |
| 5 | James Sinclair | 1886–1887 |
| 6 | Frank Slee | 1887–1889 |
| (5) | James Sinclair | 1889–1891 |
| 7 | George Graham | 1891–1893 |
| 8 | William Coltman | 1893–1895 |
| (4) | Charles Clarke | 1895–1896 |
| 9 | Robert Nicol | 1896–1898 |
| 10 | Herbert Barclay | 1898–1901 |
| (1) | John Manchester | 1901–1908 |
| 11 | Norton Francis | 1908–1912 |
| 12 | John Black | 1912–1915 |
| (11) | Norton Francis | 1915–1917 |
| 13 | George Dash | 1917–1919 |
| 14 | William Evans | 1919–1921 |
| 15 | Frederick Nash | 1921–1923 |
| (14) | William Evans | 1923–1925 |
| (13) | George Dash | 1925–1941 |
| 16 | William Boland | 1941–1956 |
| 17 | Alexander McRae | 1956–1974 |
| 18 | Andrew McLay | 1974–1983 |
| 19 | David Owen | 1983–2004 |
| 20 | John Coles | 2004–2013 |
| 21 | Craig Rowley | 2013–present |
