The City of Armadale in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 14 December 1894 as the Kelmscott Road District, with a chairman and councillors, under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed "Armadale-Kelmscott Road District" on 24 March 1910. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1979, the Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott became the Town of Armadale, with a mayor and councillors, and on 15 November 1985 it became a City.WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
Armadale-Kelmscott Road District
Chairman Term William Butcher 1894–1899 Joseph Lockyer 1899–1900 Thomas James 1900–1904 Samuel Turner 1904–1907 Thomas James 1907–1917 James Butcher 1917–1920 William Henry Lockard 1920–1922 George E. Harber 1922–1923 William Henry Lockard 1923–1925 Robert Hanham Briggs 1925–1930 William Lambden Owen 1930–1931 Benjamin Vidgin Cross 1931–1932 Robert Hanham Briggs 1933–1936 Richard Knuckey 1936–1938 Walter Alexander Birrell Haynes 1938–1946 Richard Knuckey 1946–1947 Hugh Aitken 1947–1949 Reginald Owen Williams 1949–1951 Oscar Bruns 1951–1954 Warwick Geoffrey Savage 1954–1956 Ronald Durham Ridoutt 1956–1958 Andrew Wood McPhail 1958–1959 Jack Murray 1959–1961
Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott President Term Jack Murray 1961–1964 Cyril Rushton 1964–1965 Peter Kargotich 1965–1973 Stanley Vasse Pries 1973–1978 Ian Blackburn 1978–1979
Town of Armadale Mayor Term Ian Blackburn 1979–1985
City of Armadale Mayor Term Ian Blackburn 1985–1986 Stan Pries 1986–1988 Ian Blackburn 1988–1992 Roger Stubbs 1992–1996 Spike Fokkema 1996–1997 Roger Stubbs 1997–2001 Linton Reynolds 2001–2011 Henry Zelones 2011–2019 Ruth Butterfield 2019–
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