Local government Extraordinary Elections will take place on Thursday 3 December for the local governments below.
| Shire of Carnarvon |
| Shire of Coolgardie |
| Shire of Esperance |
Local Government Extraordinary Elections in Western Australia are elections held outside the normal two-year cycle to fill a vacancy/vacancies that occurs mid-term. This happens when a councillor, mayor, or president passes away, resigns, or is disqualified during their term. The person elected in an extraordinary election serves for the remainder of the original term, not a full four-year term.
Key dates
Enrolment: You must check, update or enrol to vote by: 5:00pm 7 October.
Nominations open: 13 October 2026.
Nominations close: 4:00pm 20 October.
Quick links
- Information for candidates
- Electoral Offences and complaints - click here for information about authorisation of electoral material, ballot paper handling and more
- Local Government Stakeholder Resources
How to vote
Optional preferential voting is the voting system used in Local Government Elections. This means you have the choice to number the candidates in the order of your preference. You do not have to number all the boxes if you don’t want to.
You have the choice to:
vote for one candidate - by putting a 1 next to their name
vote for some candidates - by numbering several candidates in the order of your preference
vote for all candidates - in the order of your preference
Who can vote
Residents
All residents in a local government district who are enrolled on the State electoral roll are automatically enrolled on the corresponding local government roll. You must make sure you are correctly enrolled, and your details are up to date by the close of rolls deadline (above).
Owners and Occupiers
People who own or occupy rateable property within a local government district, can apply to their local government to be included on the roll as an owner/occupier, as long as they are eligible electors.