List of mayors of Vincent

This is a list of mayors of the City of Vincent. Between 1994 and 2011 the city was known as the Town of Vincent. The city is located on the edge of inner city Perth, Western Australia and includes surrounding suburbs. There have been six mayors of Vincent: Jack Marks, John Hyde, Nick Catania, Alannah MacTiernan, John Carey and Emma Cole. Hyde, Catania, MacTiernan and Carey have served as Australian Labor Party members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly—Hyde and Carey served as mayor before entering Parliament, while Catania and MacTiernan served after leaving the state parliament.[1][2][3] Carey was elected to the seat of Perth at the 2017 state election.[4]

Mayors

Council name Mayor Term Comments
Town of Vincent Jack Marks 1994–1998 Previously City of Perth councillor
John Hyde 1999–2001 Labor Member for Perth in Western Australian Parliament (2001–2013)
Town of Vincent (2001–2011)
City of Vincent (2011)		Nick Catania 2001–2011 Labor Member for Balcatta in Western Australian Parliament (1989–1996)
City of Vincent Alannah MacTiernan 2011–2013 City of Perth councillor 1988–1994; Labor Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan 1993-1996; Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Armadale 1996-2010; elected for federal Division of Perth 2013
John Carey 2013–2017

City of Vincent councillor 2011–2013; elected as member for Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in March 2017.

Emma Cole 2017–present

Elected on 24 February 2017 to replace John Carey, who resigned to contest the state election.

References

  1. ↑ "History of Vincent". City of Vincent. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Perth - 2013 Western Australian Election". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Beatrice (25 August 2011). "Alannah MacTiernan bids for political return". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "John Carey to nominate for Perth seat". ABC News. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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