Mayor of Gore

The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District Council. Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.

The current mayor is Ben Bell.

List of office holders

Gore Borough

Name Portrait Term of office Notes 1 Thomas Green 1885–1886 2 John MacGibbon 1886–1887 3 Ian S. Simson 1887–1888 4 James Beattie 1888–1889 (3) Ian S. Simson 1889–1890 5 Alfred Dolamore 1890 (2) John MacGibbon 1890–1892 (3) Ian S. Simson 1892–1893 6 William Macara 1893–1894 7 Thomas Brewer 1894–1895 8 Dugald Poppelwell 1895–1896 (4) James Beattie 1896–1897 9 James Copland 1897–1898 10 Duncan McFarlane 1898–1899 11 John Ballantine 1899–1901 12 Archibald MacGibbon 1901–1902 (10) Duncan McFarlane 1902–1903 (4) James Beattie 1903–1904 (8) Dugald Poppelwell 1904–1906 (12) Archibald MacGibbon 1906–1910 (8) Dugald Poppelwell 1910–1913 13 David McDougall 1913–1914 (10) Duncan McFarlane 1914–1915 (13) David McDougall 1915–1919 14 Andrew Martin 1919–1921 (13) David McDougall 1921–1923 (8) Dugald Poppelwell 1923–1927 (13) David McDougall 1927–1929 (8) Dugald Poppelwell 1929–1931 15 Alexander Newman 1931–1956 16 Wilson C. Campbell 1956–1959 17 W. G. Mackay 1959– Hans Charles Hankey J. C. Barron ?–1965 J. C. McLeod 1965–? Ivan Elder –1980 Hallam Smith 1980–1986 Gabriel Farry 1986–1989"Fallow, M., Gore community leader, businessman, Gabriel Farry dies," Southland Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

Gore District Name Portrait Term of office 1 Ian Tulloch 1989–1995 2 Mary Ogg 1995–2001 3 Owen O'Connor 2001–2004 4 Tracy Hicks 2004–2022 5 Ben Bell 2022–present

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