The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. 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 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.
West Guildford Road District
Chairman Term Cyril Jackson 1901–1903 J. T. Short 1903–1905 Charles Rickwood Wicks 1907–1908 Percy J. Atkins 1908–1909 P. J. Huelin 1909–1910 Charles Rickwood Wicks 1910–1913 J. Pickering 1913–1914 A. Y. Garnsworthy 1914–1915 H. C. Barnard 1915–1917 Charles Rickwood Wicks 1917–1920 Edward James Clay 1920–1921 Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921) 1921 John Pickering 1921–1922
Bassendean Road District
Chairman Term John Pickering 1922–1923 John Milne Steele 1923–1928 Joseph Gallagher 1928–1929 Richard Alexander McDonald 1929–1938 Edward Ernest Ireland 1938–1939 Richard Alexander McDonald 1939–1947 John Henry Smallman 1947–1952 Charles Otto Freiberg 1952–1955 Samuel James Faithful 1955–1957 Charles Otto Freiberg 1957–1958 Alfred Charles Faulkner 1958–1960 Richard Alexander McDonald 1960–1961
Shire of Bassendean President Term Richard Alexander McDonald 1961–1962 Alfred Charles Faulkner 1962–1970 Dr John George Paterson 1970–1975
Town of Bassendean Mayor Term Dr John Paterson 1975–1984 John Bernard Cox 1984–1988 Paul Bridges 1988–1990 John Bernard Cox 1990–1995 Vicki Philipoff 1995–1997 Lindsay Fisher 1997–1997 Bevan Carter 1997–2001 Greg Peterson 2001–2003 Tina Klein 2003–2009 John Gangell 2009–2017 Renee McLennan 2017–2021 Kath Hamilton 2021–present
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