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Mayor of Ashburton
Mayor of Ashburton
	Coat of arms of Ashburton District Council
	Incumbent; Neil Brown; since 24 October 2019
Style	His/Her Worship
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	Thomas Bullock
Formation	1888
Website	official website

The Mayor of Ashburton officiates over the Ashburton District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council. From 1878 until the 1989 local government reforms, the area was administered by a borough council. Neil Brown is the current mayor of Ashburton; he was elected in the 2019 local elections.^[1]^[2]

History

The Ashburton Borough Council was inaugurated in 1878. The first mayor was Thomas Bullock, who was elected on 2 September 1878.^[3]^[4] Nine borough councillors were elected on 5 September and the first council meeting was held on 9 September.^[5] Hugo Friedlander was the second mayor when he resigned in July 1892 as he had urgent business in England to attend to.^[6] Henry Davis was declared elected unopposed for 12 years in a row. The first time he had an opponent, in April 1915, he was defeated.^[7]^[8]

Methven farmer Angus McKay was mayor for two terms from the 2010 local elections to 2016.^[9] Donna Favel was the mayor of Ashburton between 2016 and 2019.^[10] Since 2019, the current mayor has been Neil Brown; he was sworn in on 24 October. ^[11]

List of mayors of Ashburton

	Name	Term
Ashburton Borough Council 1878–1989
1	Thomas Bullock^[3]	2 September 1878 – 17 December 1879^[4]^[12]^[13]
2	Hugo Friedlander	17 December 1879 – 21 December 1881^[14]
3	Donald Williamson^[15]^[16]	21 December 1881 – November 1884
4	Rudolph Friedlander^[17]	November 1884 – November 1886
5	Thomas Sealy^[18]	November 1886 – November 1887
6	Alfred Harrison^[19]	November 1887 – November 1888
7	David Thomas^[20]	November 1888 – 17 December 1890
(2)	Hugo Friedlander (2nd term)^[21]^[22]	17 December 1890 – July 1892
8	Richard Bird^[23]^[24]^[25]	28 July 1892 – November 1893
9	John Orr^[26]	November 1893 – November 1894
10	Joseph Sealy^[27]	November 1894 – November 1897
11	Charles Reid^[28]	November 1897 – 21 December 1898
(2)	Hugo Friedlander (3rd term)^[29]^[30]^[31]	21 December 1898 – 8 May 1901
12	William Henry Collins^[32]^[33]	8 May 1901 – April 1903
13	Henry Davis^[34]	April 1903 – April 1915
14	Robert Galbraith^[8]^[35]	5 May 1915 – 31 December 1930^[36]
15	Robert Kerr^[37]	12 January – 18 May 1931
16	William Woods^[38]^[39]^[40]	18 May 1931 – 18 May 1938
17	Dr. George Inglis Miller †^[41]^[42]	18 May 1938 – 7 November 1940
18	Dr. John Connor^[43]	13 November 1940 – 1 June 1944
19	Ernest Cook Bathurst^[44]^[45]	1 June 1944 – 1956
20	Archibald A. McDonald^[46]	1956–1959
21	John Davidson^[46]	1959–1968
22	George Glassey^[46]	1968–1971
23	Darcy O. Digby^[46]	1971–1977
24	Geoff Geering^[46]^[47]	1977–1989
Ashburton District Council 1989–present
(24)	Geoff Geering continued^[47]	1989–1995
25	Murray Anderson	1995–2004
26	Bede O'Malley	2004–2010
27	Angus McKay	2010–2016
28	Donna Favel	2016–2019
29	Neil Brown	2019–present
† died in office

References

^ "Neil Brown". ashburton.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council.
^ "2019 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). ashburton.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council.
^ ^a ^b Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Ashburton". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The mayoral election". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 149. 3 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Borough Council". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 154. 9 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Borough Council". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XIII, no. 2711. 5 July 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Mayor of Ashburton". The Star. No. 11057. 21 April 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Record polling in Ashburton". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXXV, no. 9127. 29 April 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ Tasker, Erin (20 July 2016). "Ashburton mayor McKay to seek re-election". The Press. stuff.co.nz.
^ "Donna Favel". ashburton.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.
^ "New Ashburton District Council sworn in". Ashburton District Council. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "The Evening Echo". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 201. 18 November 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Ashburton Borough Council: annual meeting". Ashburton Herald. Vol. II, no. 528. 17 December 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ McCausland, Ray. "Hugo Friedlander". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
^ "Ashburton Borough Council: election of mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. III, no. 497. 21 November 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Ashburton Borough Council". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. III, no. 514. 21 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Mayoral elections: Ashburton". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. V, no. 1390. 27 November 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Borough of Ashburton: annual election for mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. V, no. 1416. 25 November 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Ashburton". The Press. Vol. XLIV, no. 6923. 1 December 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Ashburton Notes". The Star. No. 6405. 26 November 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Mayoral elections". The Star. No. 7013. 18 November 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Borough council: annual meeting". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. VII, no. 2605. 17 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Borough of Ashburton: extraordinary election of mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XIII, no. 2732. 29 July 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Borough council". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XIII, no. 2735. 2 August 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "The Ashburton Guardian". Vol. XIV, no. 2829. 22 November 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Mayoral elections". The Press. Vol. L, no. 8646. 22 November 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Town & country". Lyttelton Times. Vol. LXXXXII, no. 10512. 24 November 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Ashburton mayoralty: annual election". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XVIII, no. 4355. 25 November 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Mayoral elections". The Press. Vol. LV, no. 10207. 1 December 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Mayoral installation". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XX, no. 4682. 22 December 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Expenditure". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XX, no. 4682. 22 December 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Ashburton Borough Council: annual election for mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXI, no. 5354. 25 April 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "The installation of mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXI, no. 5365. 9 May 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Borough council nominations". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXI, no. 5940. 17 April 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "The municipality: mayoral installation". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXXV, no. 9132. 5 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "The mayoralty: filling of the vacancy". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 71. 5 January 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "New mayor elected: Mr R. Kerr installed". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 78. 13 January 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Borough elections: official count proceeding". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 175. 8 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Mayor installed: Mr Woods takes office". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 184. 19 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "The Ashburton mayoralty: Dr. Miller's big majority". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 58, no. 179. 12 May 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Sworn in: new mayor of Ashburton". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 58, no. 185. 19 May 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Death of mayor: Great regret in borough". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 61, no. 24. 8 November 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "New mayor: Dr. J. Connor appointed". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 61, no. 29. 14 November 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Very heavy polls: borough and county". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 64, no. 194. 29 May 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "The new council: installation of the mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 64, no. 198. 2 June 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Silverwood, Beatrice (1978). Tarbotton, E. R. (ed.). Ashburton Borough Centenary: Our Heritage 1878–1978. Ashburton: Ashburton Borough Council.
^ ^a ^b Richardson, H. C. (1993). Ashburton Borough: the Final Fifty Years 1939–89. Ashburton: Ashburton District Council. ISBN 0473018837.

[neilb-1] "Neil Brown". ashburton.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council.

[2019results-2] "2019 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). ashburton.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council.

[NZETC_Ashburton-3] Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Ashburton". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[Bullock_election-4] "The mayoral election". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 149. 3 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[5] "Borough Council". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 154. 9 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[6] "Borough Council". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XIII, no. 2711. 5 July 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[7] "Mayor of Ashburton". The Star. No. 11057. 21 April 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[1915_election-8] "Record polling in Ashburton". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXXV, no. 9127. 29 April 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[tasker-9] Tasker, Erin (20 July 2016). "Ashburton mayor McKay to seek re-election". The Press. stuff.co.nz.

[donnaf-10] "Donna Favel". ashburton.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.

[11] "New Ashburton District Council sworn in". Ashburton District Council. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[12] "The Evening Echo". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 201. 18 November 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[13] "Ashburton Borough Council: annual meeting". Ashburton Herald. Vol. II, no. 528. 17 December 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[DNZB_Friedlander-14] McCausland, Ray. "Hugo Friedlander". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

[15] "Ashburton Borough Council: election of mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. III, no. 497. 21 November 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[16] "Ashburton Borough Council". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. III, no. 514. 21 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[17] "Mayoral elections: Ashburton". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. V, no. 1390. 27 November 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[18] "Borough of Ashburton: annual election for mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. V, no. 1416. 25 November 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[19] "Ashburton". The Press. Vol. XLIV, no. 6923. 1 December 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[20] "Ashburton Notes". The Star. No. 6405. 26 November 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[21] "Mayoral elections". The Star. No. 7013. 18 November 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[22] "Borough council: annual meeting". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. VII, no. 2605. 17 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[23] "Borough of Ashburton: extraordinary election of mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XIII, no. 2732. 29 July 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[24] "Borough council". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XIII, no. 2735. 2 August 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[25] "The Ashburton Guardian". Vol. XIV, no. 2829. 22 November 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[26] "Mayoral elections". The Press. Vol. L, no. 8646. 22 November 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[27] "Town & country". Lyttelton Times. Vol. LXXXXII, no. 10512. 24 November 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[28] "Ashburton mayoralty: annual election". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XVIII, no. 4355. 25 November 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[29] "Mayoral elections". The Press. Vol. LV, no. 10207. 1 December 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[30] "Mayoral installation". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XX, no. 4682. 22 December 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[31] "Expenditure". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XX, no. 4682. 22 December 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[32] "Ashburton Borough Council: annual election for mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXI, no. 5354. 25 April 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[33] "The installation of mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXI, no. 5365. 9 May 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[34] "Borough council nominations". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXI, no. 5940. 17 April 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[35] "The municipality: mayoral installation". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXXV, no. 9132. 5 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[36] "The mayoralty: filling of the vacancy". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 71. 5 January 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[37] "New mayor elected: Mr R. Kerr installed". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 78. 13 January 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[38] "Borough elections: official count proceeding". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 175. 8 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[39] "Mayor installed: Mr Woods takes office". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 51, no. 184. 19 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[40] "The Ashburton mayoralty: Dr. Miller's big majority". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 58, no. 179. 12 May 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[41] "Sworn in: new mayor of Ashburton". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 58, no. 185. 19 May 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[42] "Death of mayor: Great regret in borough". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 61, no. 24. 8 November 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[43] "New mayor: Dr. J. Connor appointed". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 61, no. 29. 14 November 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[44] "Very heavy polls: borough and county". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 64, no. 194. 29 May 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[45] "The new council: installation of the mayor". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 64, no. 198. 2 June 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[Silverwood_centenary-46] Silverwood, Beatrice (1978). Tarbotton, E. R. (ed.). Ashburton Borough Centenary: Our Heritage 1878–1978. Ashburton: Ashburton Borough Council.

[final_fifty-47] Richardson, H. C. (1993). Ashburton Borough: the Final Fifty Years 1939–89. Ashburton: Ashburton District Council. ISBN 0473018837.

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