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The Town of Claremont is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia. Claremont was originally established on 17 June 1898 as the Municipality of Claremont with a mayor and councillors under the Municipal Institutions Act 1876. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, it became the Town of Claremont effective 1 July 1961.
Municipality of Claremont
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| James King | 1898-1899 |
| Joseph Langsford [1] | 1899–1901 |
| Sydney Stubbs [1] [2] | 1901–1903 |
| H. M. Saunders [1] | 1903–1907 |
| T. J. Briggs [1] | 1907–1909 |
| Horace Elgar Mofflin [1] | 1909–1911 |
| Walter St Clair Brockway [1] | 1911–1912 |
| James L. B. Weir [1] | 1912–1915 |
| George Philip Stevens [1] | 1915–1919 |
| John Thomson [1] | 1919–1922 |
| William James Rolfe [1] | 1922 |
| Sidney Charles Marriott [1] | 1923–1924 |
| John Hobbs [1] | 1924–1927 |
| Gustav Ernst Mengler [1] | 1927–1939 |
| Edward James Judge [1] | 1939–1940 |
| Eric William Gillett [1] | 1940–1953 |
| Albert William Crooks [1] | 1953–1961 |
Town of Claremont
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Albert William Crooks [1] | 1961–1966 |
| E. W. Harry Milner [1] | 1966–1972 |
| R. E. Packington [1] | 1972–1978 |
| B. H. Houston [1] | 1978–1985 |
| Peter H. Weygers [1] | 1985–1997 |
| Peter J. Olson | 1997–2009 |
| Jock Barker | 2009–present |