The Mayor of Onehunga officiated over the Onehunga Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Onehunga Borough Council. The office existed from 1877 until 1989, when Onehunga Borough and was amalgamated into the new Auckland City Council as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There were 24 holders of the office.
In 1894 Elizabeth Yates was elected Mayor of Onehunga becoming the first female mayor anywhere in the British Empire and second in the world.
List of mayors
Mayors of Onehunga were:
Key
| Labour |
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dickenson Jackson | 1877 |
| 2 | James William Waller | 1877–1878 |
| 3 | Thomas George Blakey | 1878–1879 |
| 4 | George Codlin | 1879–1880 |
| (3) | Thomas George Blakey | 1880–1881 |
| (4) | George Codlin | 1881–1883 |
| 5 | William George Scott | 1883–1884 |
| (1) | John Dickenson Jackson | 1884–1885 |
| (5) | William George Scott | 1885–1886 |
| 6 | Robert Close Erson | 1886–1887 |
| 7 | Charles Colville Fleming | 1887–1888 |
| 8 | Michael Yates | 1888–1892 |
| (6) | Robert Close Erson | 1892–1893 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Yates | 1893–1894 |
| 10 | Donald Sutherland | 1894–1897 |
| 11 | Frederick William Court | 1897–1898 |
| (6) | Robert Close Erson | 1898–1901 |
| (10) | Donald Sutherland | 1901–1904 |
| 12 | Angus Gordon | 1905–1906 |
| 13 | John Rowe | 1906–1917 |
| 14 | John James Boyd | 1917 |
| 15 | John Stoupe | 1917–1919 |
| 16 | John Park | 1919–1923 |
| 17 | James Edward Cowell | 1923–1927 |
| 18 | William Charles Coldicutt | 1927–1929 |
| 19 | Edward Morton | 1929–1935 |
| (16) | John Park | 1935–1938 |
| 20 | Archer Garside | 1938–1941 |
| (16) | John Park | 1941–1944 |
| (20) | Archer Garside | 1944–1959 |
| 21 | Leo Manning | 1959–1968 |
| 22 | Gerrard Beeson | 1968–1974 |
| (21) | Leo Manning | 1974–1980 |
| 23 | John Henderson | 1980–1986 |
| 24 | Graham Johnson Mountjoy | 1986–1989 |
References
- Mogford, Janice C. "Yates, Elizabeth 1840–1848?–1918". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- Mitchell, G. G. M. (1963). Onehunga, 120 Years Progress 1843–1963.
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