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List of mayors of Orange

The mayor of Orange, is the leader of the Council of the City of Orange, a local government area located in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The official title of mayors while holding office is: The Mayor of Orange. First incorporated on 9 January 1860 as the Municipality of Orange, on 10 July 1946, the Municipality of Orange was proclaimed as the City of Orange. First meeting on 18 February 1860, the legality of the Constitution of the Orange Municipal Council was questioned in 1866 and was suspended by order of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. With the Municipalities Act 1867, the Council was reconstituted and a new council was elected on 14 February 1868. In 1888, the Municipality of East Orange was proclaimed and merged with the Orange Municipality on 24 December 1912.[1][2]

Mayor of Orange City Council
Incumbent
Cr. Tony Mileto
since 2024
AppointerOrange City Council
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderAld. John Peisley
(Chairman)
Ald. Patrick Mulholland
(Mayor)
Formation9 February 1860 (as Chairman)
1865 (as Mayor)
DeputyCr
Websitewww.orange.nsw.gov.au

The current mayor of Orange is Councillor Tony Mileto. A proposal to elect the mayor by a direct popular vote took effect at the 2017 Local Government Elections.[3] The directly-elected mayor will hold office until the next local government election, due in 2028.

Chairs/Mayors of the Municipality of Orange 1860–1946[4]

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# Years Chairmen
1 1860–1861 John Peisley
2 1862–1863 George McKay
3 1864 James Dale
# Years Mayors
4 1865–1866 Patrick Mulholland
– 1866–1868 Council Suspended
– 1868 James Dale
5 1869 James Dalton
6 1870 John Woodward
7 1871 Patrick Kenna
8 1872 Benjamin Nelson
9 1873 George Weily
– 1874 James Dale
10 1875 Michael Casey
11 1876 Joseph Windred
12 1877 Thomas Dalton
– 1878 Patrick Kenna
13 1879–1880 James Torpy
14 1881 James Stuart Leeds
15 1882 Edward Nathan
– 1883 Joseph Windred
– 1884 Patrick Kenna
16 1885 John McCutcheon Paul
17 1886 Charles James Smith
– 1887 John McCutcheon Paul
18 1888 Patrick Joseph Flanagan
19 1889 Elijah Eyles
20 1890 Henry William Larance
21 1891 Augustus Coulson
22 1892 William Tanner
– 1893 Charles James Smith
23 1894 Andrew Edye
24 1895 Simon Kearney
25 1896–1897 George De Vial Pilcher
– 1898–1899 Patrick Joseph Flanagan
– 1900–1902 Charles James Smith
26 1903–1905 Thomas Garrett Dalton
27 1906 Roderick Plowman
– 1907 Patrick Joseph Flanagan
28 1908–1909 John Swann Withington
29 1910 Edwin Thomas McNeilly
30 1911 Henry Kinghorne McKay
31 1912–1913 Edwin Thomas McNeilly
32 1914 Sir Neville Howse
– 1914–1917 Edwin Thomas McNeilly
33 1918 William Earnest Bouffler
34 1919–1920 George Treweeke
– 1921 Sir Neville Howse
35 1921–1922 Valentine Henry Millard
36 1923–1924 Arthur Colvin
– 1924 Valentine Henry Millard
– 1925–1929 Arthur Colvin
37 1930 Samuel Whitmee
38 1931 Stuart Lamrock
39 1932–1934 A. W. Blowes
– 1935 Arthur Colvin
40 1936–1944 Dr Walter Frederick Matthews
41 1945–1946 John Percival Jaeger

Mayors of the Municipality of East Orange 1888–1912

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# Years Mayors
1 1888–1889 Josiah Parker
2 1890 William Samuel Stabback
3 1891 J. Middleton
– 1891–1893 William Samuel Stabback
4 1894 William Pulbrook
– 1895–1897 William Samuel Stabback
5 1898–1899 John Velvin
6 1900 Thomas Charles Bowen
– 1901 John Velvin
– 1902 Thomas Charles Bowen
7 1903–1905 J. W. Chalmers
8 1906–1909 William Spurway
9 1911–1912 J. McKeon
10 1912 William H. Gow

Mayors of the City of Orange 1946–present[4]

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# Years Mayors
– 1946–1947 John Percival Jaeger
– 1948–1950 Dr Walter Frederick Matthews
– 1951–1953 John Percival Jaeger
42 1954–1955 George Ernest Francis White
43 1956–1957 Alan Ridley
44 1958–1960 Louie Cassey
45 1961 Gordon Graham Machin
46 1962 Clive Arthur Hamer
47 1963–1967 Ronald John Hill
48 1968 Reginald Joseph Cutcliffe
49 1969–1971 Ronald Thomas
50 1972–1974 Frederick Sinclair Dobbin
– 1974–1981 Ronald Thomas
51 1981–1983 Richard John Niven
52 1983–1991 Timothy John Sullivan
53 1991–1996 John Norman Davies
– 1996–2002 Richard John Niven
54 2002–2004 John Frederick Miller
55 2004–2008 John Davis
56 2008–2009 Reginald Allan Kidd
– 2009–2017 John Davis
– 2017–2021 Reginald Allan Kidd
57 2021–2024 Jason Hamling
58 2024–Present Tony Mileto

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Electoral results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections § Orange.[edit]
2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tammy Greenhalgh 4,120 16.66
Greens David Mallard 1,316 5.32 –10.18
Independent Melanie McDonell 2,653 10.73
Independent Kevin Duffy 4,847 19.61 +3.43
Labor Jeff Whitton 2,795 11.31 +1.67
Independent Tony Mileto 5,867 23.73 +4.44
Independent Gerald Power 3,125 12.64
Total formal votes 24,723 95.31 –0.54
Informal votes 1,217 4.69 +0.54
Turnout 25,940 84.24 –0.14
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tammy Greenhalgh 6,135 44.26
Independent Tony Mileto 7,726 55.74 +7.52
Independent gain from Team Hamling Swing

2021

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This section is an excerpt from 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections § Orange.[edit]
2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: Orange[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Hamling Jason Hamling 5,082 20.9 +20.9
For Our Future Tony Mileto 4,698 19.3 +7.7
Independent Kevin Duffy 3,940 16.2 +3.9
Greens Neil Jones 3,775 15.5 +7.6
Independent Amanda Spalding 3,369 13.8 +13.8
Independent Labor Jeff Whitton 2,349 9.6 +2.4
Independent Lesley Smith 192 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 24,355 95.9 +0.5
Informal votes 1,054 4.1 −0.5
Turnout 25,409 84.4 −1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Hamling Jason Hamling 7,089 51.8 +51.8
For Our Future Tony Mileto 6,602 48.2 +48.2
Team Hamling gain from Independent Swing N/A

2017

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This section is an excerpt from 2017 New South Wales mayoral elections § Orange.[edit]
2017 New South Wales mayoral elections: Orange[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Reg Kidd 5,196 21.9 +21.9
Independent National Russell Turner 4,522 19.0 +19.0
Independent Kevin Duffy 2,926 12.3 +12.3
Independent Tony Mileto 2,017 8.5 +8.5
Greens Stephen Nugent 1,885 7.9 +7.9
Independent Scott Munro 1,842 7.8 +7.8
Independent Labor Jeff Whitton 1,717 7.2 +7.2
Independent Paula Townsend 1,621 6.8 +6.8
Independent Chris Gryllis 1,462 6.2 +6.2
Independent Ron Gander 576 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 23,764 95.4 N/A
Informal votes 4.6 N/A
Turnout 85.5 N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Reg Kidd 7,159 54.1 +54.1
Independent National Russell Turner 6,084 45.9 +45.9
Independent win Swing N/A
  • This was the first time the position of mayor of Orange was directly-elected
  • John Davis (Independent) was the incumbent mayor, having been first elected in 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Municipality of Orange (1860–1946) / City of Orange (1946- )". NSW State Records. NSW Government. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "A municipality is born". The Central Western Daily. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Davis back on top: Orange's longest-serving mayor wins secret ballot". The Central Western Daily. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "MAYORS OF ORANGE" (PDF). City of Orange. Orange City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ^ "City of Orange". ABC News.
  6. ^ "City of Orange". ABC News.
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