Annual returns for the 2020–2021 financial year, required to be lodged by 30 November each year, have now been published.

The Commission will be closed from 2pm on December 24 until Monday January 3.

We hope you have an enjoyable and restful Holiday season!

The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) is commencing work to explore forthcoming options for Technology Assisted Voting with the release of a Request for Information (RFI) to the marketplace.

We are delighted to share that Courtney Barron has been appointed as Deputy Electoral Commissioner. With over 12 years of public sector experience, she was most recently the Director of Executive Government Services at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

Today, the Government has released details of reforms to the Local Government Act 1995.

Of interest to those who follow elections, the reforms include direct election of mayors in the larger local governments, the introduction of preferential voting and rules outlining the number of elected members on any given council - based on the local government population.

Additionally, rules will be tightened to ensure only legitimate businesses or residents are eligible to vote or run for council.

The recount for the Perth local government councillor election was completed on Sunday the 17th of October, see the results page.

The count for the Perth local government councillor election will require a recount, to be conducted on Sunday the 17th of October. 

Electoral Commission Returning Officers across Western Australia are now conducting ballot paper counts for the 2021 Local Government Elections.

At the conclusion of each count, the figures are double checked by Commission Head Office staff before the Returning Officers formally declare the results, and have them published on our website. Counting is now in progress - to view the results click here.

The Western Australian Electoral Commission has investigated reports that a small number of postal voting packages delivered to City of Joondalup electors, particularly in the South West and North Central Wards, have included compilation errors. In some instances, either the Mayoral or Councillor ballot paper is missing, while in others there are two of one type of ballot paper and none of the other.

On Wednesday 29 September 2021, the WA Electoral Commission was advised by the WA Police that they had apprehended two individuals allegedly stealing local government postal vote packages from letter boxes in the Byford area, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale.

The Western Australian Electoral Commission is working with the WA Police on this matter but given it is under police investigation, the Commission will make no comment concerning those allegedly involved.