Cameron Maclean Elected Parramatta’s Youngest Ever Lord Mayor

Bareen Media – Cameron Maclean, a 28-year-old Labor councillor, has been elected lord mayor of the City of Parramatta, becoming the youngest person to hold the position.

Maclean was elected by a single vote at Monday night’s council meeting. The deciding vote came from Tanya Raffoul, who announced earlier that day that she was leaving the Liberal Party.

Raffoul said she was leaving because she believed the party’s political direction was increasingly marginalising multicultural communities, particularly in Western Sydney. She will remain on Parramatta Council as an independent councillor.

Maclean, who was first elected to the council in 2021, said there had been no agreement with Raffoul in exchange for her vote. Independent councillor Kellie Darley was elected deputy lord mayor.

The new mayor also said he would focus on transparency and creating a safer working environment for council staff amid ongoing scrutiny of the council.