2026 March Local Government Extraordinary Elections

Page updated 29 March 2026

28 March Elections

Final results are available on each local council page.

26 March Elections

Final results are available on each local council page.

About the Elections


The 2026 Local Government Extraordinary Elections are held for Local Governments that did not have enough candidate nominations to fill all vacancies during the 2025 Local Government Elections, or who have experienced a vacancy since those elections.

Elections were conducted by post for the following Local Governments.

Thursday 26 March 2026 Saturday 28 March 2026 Local Governments that did not proceed to election after close of nominations 
Shire of Gnowangerup Shire of Boyup Brook Shire of Yalgoo  
Shire of Jerramungup City of Nedlands Shire of Peppermint Grove
City of Melville (Palmyra - Melville - Willagee Ward) Town of Port Hedland Shire of Quairading
Shire of Morawa   City of Nedlands -Coastal Ward
Shire of Ravensthorpe        
Shire of Three Springs    
Shire of Yilgarn    
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup     
City of Joondalup (North Central Ward)    
Town of Cottesloe    
Shire of Cranbrook    

Electors scanned off the electoral roll

Electors scanned off the electoral roll as at 26 March (26 March elections) - Click here to see a daily breakdown of figures (link is updated daily)

Electors scanned off the electoral roll as at 26 March (28 March elections) - Click here to see a daily breakdown of figures (link is updated daily)