# List of mayors of Ipswich, Queensland

This is the list of mayors and chairmen of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.
Prior to 1921, mayors were elected on an annual basis from amongst the councillors. After 1921, mayors were elected for three year terms, which became four years in 2000.
The title was "chairman" until 1994.

## Mayors
### 1860−present

| No. | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| 1 | John Murphy (1820−1883) | Independent | 1860 | 1861 | |
| 2 | John Johnston | Independent | 1862 | 1862 | |
| 3 | Francis North | Independent | 1863 | 8 August 1864 | Died in office |
| 4 | John Pettigrew (1832−1878) | Independent | September 1864 | 1865 | |
| (1) | John Murphy (1820−1883) | Independent | 1865 | 1867 | |
| 5 | Henry Williams (1832−1871) | Independent | 1868 | 1868 | |
| 6 | Harry Hooper | Independent | 1869 | 1869 | |
| 7 | James Foote (1829−1895) | Independent | 1870 | 1870 | |
| 8 | Samuel Shenton (1829−1803) | Independent | 1871 | 1872 | |
| 9 | Thomas Pryde | Independent | 1873 | 1874 | |
| 10 | Robert Tallon | Independent | 1875 | 1875 | |
| 11 | John MacFarlane | Independent | 1876 | 1876 | |
| 12 | Charles Frederick Chubb | Independent | 1877 | 1877 | Solicitor and father of Justice Charles E. Chubb |
| 13 | Josiah Francis | Independent | 1878 | 1879 | |
| 14 | Peter Brown | Independent | 1880 | 1880 | |
| 15 | John Swain Willey | Independent | 1881 | 1882 | |
| (10) | Robert Tallon | Independent | 1883 | 1883 | |
| (13) | Josiah Francis | Independent | 1884 | 1886 | |
| (14) | Peter Brown | Independent | 1887 | 1888 | |
| (8) | Samuel Shenton (1829−1803) | Independent | 1889 | 1889 | |
| (14) | Peter Brown | Independent | 1890 | 1890 | |
| 16 | James McGill | Independent | 1891 | 1891 | |
| 17 | Jacob Spresser | Independent | 1892 | 1892 | |
| 18 | Denis Thomas Keogh | Independent | 1893 | 1893 | |
| 19 | Henry E. Wyman | Independent | 1894 | 1894 | |
| (10) | Robert Tallon | Independent | 1895 | 1895 | |
| 20 | William Thomas Deacon | Independent | 1896 | 1897 | |
| 21 | Roderick McLeod | Independent | 1898 | 1898 | |
| 22 | Thomas Baines | Independent | 1899 | 1899 | |
| (14) | Peter Brown | Independent | 1900 | 27 June 1900 | Died in office |
| 23 | Michael Real | Independent | 1901 | 1901 | |
| 24 | C. W. L. (Louis) Heiner | Independent | 1902 | 1902 | |
| 25 | William Henry Summerville (1862−1919) | Labor | 1903 | 1903 | |
| 26 | Hugh Reilly | Independent | 1904 | 1904 | |
| 27 | Isaac Ham | Independent | 1905 | 1905 | |
| 28 | Frederick Goleby | Independent | 1906 | 1906 | |
| 29 | Alfred John Stephenson (1845−1914) | Independent | 1907 | 1907 | |
| (20) | William Thomas Deacon | Independent | 1908 | 1908 | |
| 30 | James Cooper | Independent | 1909 | 1909 | |
| 31 | Maurice Bowers | Independent | 1910 | 1910 | |
| 32 | Richard P. Watson | Independent | 1911 | 1911 | |
| 33 | Alfred Tully Stephenson | Independent | 1912 | 1912 | |
| 34 | Rockley Battye | Independent | 1913 | 1913 | |
| (33) | Alfred Tully Stephenson | Independent | 1914 | 1914 | |
| 35 | Frederick George Springall | Independent | 1915 | 1915 | |
| 36 | T.J. Smith | Independent | 1916 | 1916 | |
| 37 | Pearson Welsley Cameron | Independent | 1917 | 1917 | |
| 38 | Frank Barker | Independent | 1918 | 1918 | |
| 39 | Edward John Loftus Easton | Independent | 1919 | 1919 | |
| 40 | John Francis Lobb | Independent | 1920 | 1920 | |
| (33) | Alfred Tully Stephenson | Independent | 1921 | 1929 | |
| 41 | Oliver Perry | Independent | 1930 | 1932 | |
| (33) | Alfred Tully Stephenson | Independent | 1933 | 29 September 1938 | Died in office |
| 42 | Allan Godfrey Sutton | Independent | 1938 | 1939 | Appointed following Stephenson's death to serve remainder of his term |
| 43 | James Charles Minnis | Independent | 1939 | 1949 | |
| 44 | James Finimore | Independent | 1950 | 1973 | |
| 45 | Arthur Hastings | Independent | 1973 | 1979 | |
| 46 | Des Freeman (1925−2020) | Labor | 1979 | 28 March 1991 | Retired |
| 47 | David Underwood (b. 1951) | Labor | 28 March 1991 | 11 March 1995 | Lost re-election |
| 48 | John Nugent | Independent Labor | 11 March 1995 | 27 March 2004 | Mayor of Moreton from 1994 to 1995 |
| 49 | Paul Pisasale (b. 1951) | Independent Labor | 27 March 2004 | 6 June 2017 | Resigned |
| 50 | Andrew Antoniolli | Independent Labor | 19 August 2017 | 21 August 2018 | Won by-election. Lost position when council dismissed in 2018 |
| 51 | Teresa Harding | Independent LNP | 28 March 2020 | present | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Ipswich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 54,721 | 45.62 | +4.51 |
| | Independent | David Martin | 38,029 | 31.70 | +8.04 |
| | Team Sheila Ireland | Sheila Ireland | 12,857 | 10.72 | +10.72 |
| | Independent | Peter Robinson | 8,338 | 6.95 | +6.95 |
| | Independent | Ken Salter | 3,428 | 2.86 | +2.86 |
| | Independent | Karakan Kochardy | 2,576 | 2.15 | +0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,812 | 81.42 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 58,413 | 57.73 | −5.25 |
| | Independent | David Martin | 42,771 | 42.27 | +5.25 |
| | Independent LNP hold | Independent LNP hold | Swing | | |

### 2020

2020 Queensland mayoral elections: Ipswich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 40,026 | 41.11 | +41.11 |
| | Independent | David Martin | 23,037 | 23.66 | +23.66 |
| | Greens | Pat Walsh | 14,411 | 14.80 | +8.07 |
| | Independent Labor | Mark Williams | 7,035 | 7.23 | +7.23 |
| | Independent | Chris Smith | 6,102 | 6.27 | +6.27 |
| | Independent Labor | Ursula Monsiegneur | 5,276 | 5.42 | +5.42 |
| | Independent | Karakan Kochardy | 1,466 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,879 | 78.64 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent LNP | Teresa Harding | 42,542 | 62.98 | +62.98 |
| | Independent | David Martin | 25,003 | 37.02 | +37.02 |
| | Independent LNP gain from Independent Labor | Independent LNP gain from Independent Labor | Swing | N/A | |
* Changes compared with 2017 Ipswich mayoral by-election

### 2017 by-election

2017 Ipswich mayoral by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labor | Andrew Antoniolli | 33,285 | 34.57 |
| | Independent Labor | Paul Tully | 29,678 | 30.83 |
| | Independent | Peter Robinson | 6,958 | 7.23 |
| | Greens | Brett Morrissey | 6,476 | 6.73 |
| | Independent | Gary Duffy | 5,770 | 5.99 |
| | Independent | Dallas Klass | 5,669 | 5.89 |
| | Independent | Patricia Petersen | 3,527 | 3.66 |
| | Independent | Jack Paff | 2,531 | 2.63 |
| | Independent | Paul Rix | 1,438 | 1.49 |
| | Independent | Peter Luxton | 522 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Ken Salter | 415 | 0.43 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,269 | 96.67 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,314 | 3.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,583 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Andrew Antoniolli | 39,321 | 54.44 |
| | Independent Labor | Paul Tully | 32,902 | 45.56 |
| | Independent Labor hold | Independent Labor hold | Swing | |