The Shire of Victoria Plains in Western Australia was originally established on 24 January 1871 as one of the initial road districts under the District Road Boards Act 1871, with a chairman and councillors. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961.
Chairmen
Chairman Term Donald MacPherson 1871–1876 Henry Lefroy 1876–1897 Jeremiah Clune (Sr.) 1897–1907 C. K. Davidson 1907–1911 William Chitty 1911–1912 C. K. Davidson 1912–1921 Jeremiah Clune (Jr.) 1921–1930 Harold Stanley Lambert 1930–1933 George Henry Purser 1933–1935 Douglas Waldine Edgar 1935–1937 William Harrington 1937–1940 Harold Stanley Lambert 1940–1944 George Henry Purser 1944–1947 Oswald Neumann 1947–1948 Blair Stone 1948–1951 James Davis Milner 1951–1961
Presidents
President Term James Davis Milner 1961–1974 Bill Garrigan 1974–1977 Bob Michael 1977–1978 Fred Rogers 1978–1990 Bruce Rowley 1990–1995 Tom Field 1995–2001 Michael Anspach 2001–2007 Geoff Erickson 2007–2013David Lovelock 2013–2019Pauline Bantock 2019–Present
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