Media Releases

10 April, 2025
The WA Electoral Commission is committed to delivering a Legislative Council result acknowledging the importance these positions hold in the Parliament of Western Australia.  The count to determine… read more

02 April, 2025
Return of the Legislative Assembly writ The writ for the Legislative Assembly for the 2025 WA State General Election has now been returned. The Acting Electoral Commissioner Courtney Barron returned… read more

02 April, 2025
The WA Electoral Commission welcomes the announcement of the independent inquiry into the management of the 2025 WA State Election by Government. We recognise this will deliver to Government and the… read more

24 March, 2025
The process to finalise election results is in its final stage with the Western Australian Electoral Commission now conducting the full distribution of preferences to determine the successful… read more

11 March, 2025
Counting of votes for the 2025 WA State Election is continuing for all districts across Western Australia. Counts conducted on Saturday night by the WA Electoral Commission (WAEC) were indicative… read more

21 February, 2025
Ballot papers have to go a long way to reach polling places across Western Australia and now have to go even further for some regional districts.  The delivery of ballot papers to the Kimberley… read more

03 February, 2025
The Western Australian Electoral Commission is calling on 18-30 year-olds to check they are enrolled for the WA State election, with more than 10% of eligible Western Australians in this age group… read more

23 January, 2025
Western Australia is set to boost community engagement and voter participation with the launch of the Ambassador Program ahead of the WA State General Election on 8 March. This important initiative… read more

17 January, 2025
As the WA State election campaign gains momentum, the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) is taking action to combat the spread of misinformation and disinformation.  During elections,… read more

07 January, 2025
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has launched the statewide 2025 State Election advertising campaign, 'Your vote goes a long way'. This campaign, which runs across television, radio… read more