The City of Belmont in Perth, Western Australia, was originally established on 2 December 1898 as a road board with a chairman and councillors under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed "Belmont Park Road District" on 4 October 1907. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 17 February 1979, the Shire of Belmont became a City, with a mayor and councillors.WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007. Since 2023, the mayor of the City of Belmont has been popularly elected. Before that, the mayor was elected by the councillors.
Belmont Park Road District Chairman Term John Handron-Smith 1899–1900 H. G. Duncan 1900–1906 R. C. Plant 1906–1908 E. J. Hayes 1908–1909 J. O. Fisher 1909–1910 H. G. Duncan 1910–1911 Albert Ernest Rowe 1911-1912 J. O. Fisher 1912–1916 E. C. Standing 1916 P. D. Mulligan 1916–1917 J. J. Austin 1917–1918 Thomas Lawrence Garvey 1918–1919 Albert Ernest Rowe 1919–1921 M. S. Wake 1921–1923 Donald McLachlan 1923–1927 Albert Ernest Rowe 1927–1929 F. Piercey 1929–1930 Albert Ernest Rowe 1930–1938 Donald McLachlan 1938–1942 W. A. Walsh 1942–1943 Albert Ernest Rowe 1943–1944 Clive M. Forster 1944–1946 Francis David Wilson 1946–1951 Robert Henry Selby 1951–1955 Francis David Wilson –1957 Robert Henry Selby 1957–1958 Patrick John Faulkner 1958–1960 Ronald F. W. Cracknell 1960–1961 Patrick John Faulkner 1961
Shire of Belmont President Term Patrick John Faulkner 1961–1962 Bart A. M. Clayden 1962–1964 J. G. Sissons 1964–1966 Ronald F. W. Cracknell 1966–1967 Francis David Wilson 1967–1968 Edwin Jack Miles 1968–1969 Reginald E. Ellery 1969–1971 Bart A. M. Clayden 1971–1973 Harold J. Wheatley 1973–1975 Thomas H. Henderson 1975–1977 Fred W. Rae 1977–1979
City of Belmont Mayor Term Fred Rae 1979–1987 Peggy P. Parkin 1987–1994 Peter R. Passeri 1994–2005 Glenys Godfrey 2005–2011 Phil Marks 2011–2023 Robert Rossi 2023–present
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