Mayor of Masterton

The mayor of Masterton is the head of the municipal government of Masterton, New Zealand, and presides over the Masterton District Council. The mayor is directly elected using First Past the Post. The mayor is assisted by the deputy mayor of Masterton.

The current mayor is Bex Johnson, elected in October 2025.

List of mayors NamePortraitTerm 1 Robert Williams 1877–1878 2 Duncan McGregor 1878–1879 3 Edwin Feist 1879–1880 4 Alfred Renall 1880–1881 5 Alfred Bish 1881–1883 6 William Lowes 1883–1884 7 Myer Caselberg 1884–1887 (4) Alfred Renall 1887–1889 8 George Heron 1889–1890 9 Charles Aylmer Pownall 1890–1893 (8) George Heron 1893–1896 (9) Charles Aylmer Pownall 1896–1898 (8) George Heron 1898–1899 (9) Charles Aylmer Pownall 1899–1902 10 Phillip Luscombe Hollings 1902–1903 11 James Moore Coradine 1903–1904 12 Joseph Renall 1904–1907 (11) James Moore Coradine 1907–1908 (10) Phillip Luscombe Hollings 1908–1910 (11) James Moore Coradine 1910–1919 (12) Joseph Renall 1919–1921 13 Orlando Pragnell 1921–1925 14 Thomas Jordan 1925–1944 15 William Kemp 1944–1953 16 Archibald Keir 1953 17 Ted Coddington 1953–1955 18 Bill Marchbank 1955–1962 19 Norm Tankersley 1962–1974 20 Frank Cody 1974–1986 21 Bob Francis 1986–2007 22 Garry Daniell 2007–2013 23 Lyn Patterson 2013–2022 24 Gary Caffell 2022–2025 25 Bex Johnson 2025–present

List of deputy mayors

+NameTermMayorAlexander Hogg1902PownallJoseph Renall1902–1903HollingsCoradineE. G. Eton1904RenallEdwin Feist1906–1907Edward McEwen1907–?CoradineUnknown––J. Elliot1912CoradineF. W. Temple1913–1919William Candy?–1921RenallF. W. Temple1921–1924PragnellUnknown1924––W. L. Free?–1935JordanWilliam White1935–1944Joseph Ninnes1944–1947KempArchibald Keir1947–1952Unknown–1989–John McDonald1989–1995FrancisRod McKenzie1995–2004Garry Daniell2004–2007Jane Terpstra2007–2013DaniellGraham McClymont2013–2022PattersonBex Johnson2022–2025CaffellCraig Bowyer2025–presentJohnson

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