30 March, 2026
Western Australia’s Local Government Extraordinary Elections were held last week, with the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) confirming all results now officially declared across 17… read more

23 March, 2026
Late postal vote? Port Hedland voters can hand deliver up until 6pm Saturday 28 March 2026 Port Hedland electors who haven’t returned their postal vote in time for the mail can still have their say… read more

18 March, 2026
More than 14,500 postal vote packages have already been returned for the upcoming Local Government Extraordinary Elections, with the Western Australian Electoral Commission urging remaining voters to… read more

26 February, 2026
  Postal voting packages are now on their way to enrolled voters in the 14 Local Governments holding Extraordinary Elections on 26 and 28 March. Western Australia Electoral Commissioner Dennis O’… read more

03 February, 2026
Western Australians are encouraged to consider nominating as a candidate in the upcoming extraordinary local government elections. These elections, all of which will be conducted by post, will take… read more

19 December, 2025
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has published the annual returns for the 2024–25 financial year. The disclosure of political contributions is a key element of electoral… read more

19 November, 2025
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has established an Expert Advisory Committee to guide a program of electoral reform following recommendations of the Special Inquiry into the 2025… read more

11 November, 2025
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has released its formal response to the Special Inquiry into the Planning and Delivery of the 2025 State General Election. The WAEC welcomed the… read more

21 October, 2025
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has officially released the results for the 2025 WA Local Government Elections with all 167 contested elections now declared. Polls officially… read more

20 October, 2025
The 2025 Local Government Elections were held on Saturday, 18 October. Polls officially closed at 6pm, with counting commencing immediately. Provisional results were made available to inform electors… read more