List of mayors of Vincent

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Between 1994 and 2011 the City of Vincent, in Perth, Western Australia was known as the Town of Vincent. The city is located on the edge of inner city Perth, Western Australia and includes surrounding suburbs. There have been seven mayors of Vincent: Jack Marks, John Hyde, Nick Catania, Alannah MacTiernan, John Carey, Emma Cole, and Alison Xamon. Hyde, Catania, MacTiernan and Carey have served as Labor Party members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly—Hyde and Carey served as mayor before entering Parliament, while Catania and MacTiernan served after leaving the state parliament.^[1]^[2]^[3] Carey was elected to the seat of Perth at the 2017 state election.^[4] Xamon has served as an Australian Greens member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.

Mayors

No.	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	Jack Marks	13 February 1995	1998	Previously City of Perth councillor
2	John Hyde	1999	2001	Member for Perth in Western Australian Parliament (2001–2013)
3	Nick Catania	2001	2011	Member for Balcatta in Western Australian Parliament (1989–1996)
4	Alannah MacTiernan	2011	2013	City of Perth councillor 1988–1994; Labor Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan 1993-1996; Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Armadale 1996-2010; elected for federal Division of Perth 2013
5	John Carey	2013	24 February 2017	City of Vincent councillor (2011–2013). Resigned to contest 2017 state election
6	Emma Cole	24 February 2017	21 October 2023	Did not seek re-election^[5]
7	Alison Xamon	21 October 2023	present	Member of Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan (2017–2021)

2023 Western Australian mayoral elections: Vincent^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Greens	Alison Xamon	2,956	40.14
	Independent	Ron Alexander	2,438	33.11
	Independent	Suzanne Worner	1,374	18.66
	Independent	Amanda Madden	596	8.09
Total formal votes			7,364	99.45
Informal votes			41	0.55
Turnout			7,405	28.34
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Greens	Alison Xamon	3,757	56.30
	Independent	Ron Alexander	2,917	43.70
	Independent Greens gain from Independent Labor		Swing

^ "History of Vincent". City of Vincent. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
^ "Perth - 2013 Western Australian Election". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
^ Thomas, Beatrice (25 August 2011). "Alannah MacTiernan bids for political return". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
^ "Vincent Mayor John Carey puts hand up for Perth seat". ABC News. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ Dietsch, Jake (26 July 2023). "Emma Cole: Popular City of Vincent mayor won't run for reelection in October". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Vincent". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
^ "READY TO STEP UP". Perth Voice Interactive. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024.

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