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Mayor of Gore

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The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District in New Zealand's South Island.[2] Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.

Mayor of Gore
Incumbent
Ben Bell
since 2022
StyleHis Worship
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderThomas Green
Formation1885
DeputyKeith Hovell[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The current mayor is Ben Bell.[3]

List of office holders

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Gore Borough

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

Gore District

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Name Portrait Term of office
1 Ian Tulloch   1989–1995[16]
2 Mary Ogg   1995–2001[17]
3 Owen O'Connor   2001–2004[18]
4 Tracy Hicks   2004–2022[19]
5 Ben Bell   2022–present[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Elected Representatives". www.goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Your Council". goredc.govt.nz. Gore District Council.
  3. ^ a b "Gore elects youngest mayor in NZ history". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Eastern Southland: municipality of Gore". Otago Daily Times. No. 22616. 6 July 1935. p. 19. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ "OBITUARY". New Zealand Times. Papers Past. 7 March 1924.
  6. ^ "AN EX-MAYOR". Mataura Ensign. Papers Past. 22 November 1910.
  7. ^ "OBITUARY". The Press. Papers Past. 4 October 1917.
  8. ^ "OBITUARY". Otago Daily Times. Papers Past. 25 October 1935.
  9. ^ "Mayoral polls". The Press. Vol. 94, no. 28129. 19 November 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "SURVEY OF LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN N.Z." The Press. Papers Past. 19 November 1959.
  11. ^ a b "Two metropolitan mayors defeated". The Press. Vol. 104, no. 30878. 11 October 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Flood-relief fund expected to reach $1M with subsidy". The Press. Papers Past. 26 October 1978.
  13. ^ Gerken, Sonia (23 March 2009). "Gore woman 'wears out' at 98". The Southland Times. Stuff.
  14. ^ "Gore library legacy to Hallam Lloyd Smith". Southland Times. 13 January 1998. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Fallow, M., Gore community leader, businessman, Gabriel Farry dies," Southland Times, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Ian 'Inky' Tulloch transferred to Christchurch hospital after Invercargill race crash". Stuff.co.nz. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  17. ^ Esler, Lloyd (18 May 2012). "Poole broke down the door". Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Mayoral election results 2004 affecting the Mayors Taskforce For Jobs". Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Longstanding Gore mayor ousted by 23yo with 8-vote lead". Radio New Zealand. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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