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Mayor of Gore
Incumbent
Ben Bell
since 2022
StyleHis Worship
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderThomas Green
Formation1885
DeputyKeith Hovell[1]
WebsiteOfficial 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]

Name Portrait Term of office Notes
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
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]

  1. ^ "Elected Representatives". www.goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Your Council". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
  3. ^ a b "Gore elects youngest mayor in NZ history". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "OBITUARY". New Zealand Times. Papers Past. 7 March 1924.
  6. ^ "AN EX-MAYOR". Mataura Ensign. Papers Past. 22 November 1910.
  7. ^ "OBITUARY". The Press. Papers Past. 4 October 1917.
  8. ^ "OBITUARY". Otago Daily Times. Papers Past. 25 October 1935.
  9. ^ "Mayoral polls". The Press. Vol. 94, no. 28129. 19 November 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "SURVEY OF LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN N.Z." The Press. Papers Past. 19 November 1959.
  11. ^ a b "Two metropolitan mayors defeated". The Press. Vol. 104, no. 30878. 11 October 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Flood-relief fund expected to reach $1M with subsidy". The Press. Papers Past. 26 October 1978.
  13. ^ Gerken, Sonia (23 March 2009). "Gore woman 'wears out' at 98". The Southland Times. Stuff.
  14. ^ "Gore library legacy to Hallam Lloyd Smith". Southland Times. 13 January 1998. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Fallow, M., Gore community leader, businessman, Gabriel Farry dies," Southland Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Ian 'Inky' Tulloch transferred to Christchurch hospital after Invercargill race crash". Stuff.co.nz. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  17. ^ Esler, Lloyd (18 May 2012). "Poole broke down the door". Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Mayoral election results 2004 affecting the Mayors Taskforce For Jobs". Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  19. ^ "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.
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