The 8 March 2025 State election will occur in a new era after laws came into effect today reshaping Western Australia’s electoral rules.

The significant changes offer more transparency about political expenditure in the lead-up to the election with any donations over $2,600 to be published on the Commission’s website.  

From 1 July 2024, legislative changes regarding the disclosure of political contributions, electoral expenditure and for political participants in an election come into effect as per the Electoral Amendment (Finance and Other Matters) Act 2023. 
 
The changes provide transparency and accountability of donations to political parties and candidates to ensure public confidence in the WA election process.
 
The changes affect:
•    political entities
•    disclosure of political contributions of more than $2,600
•    State campaign accounts

Tasmanian electors can visit the Western Australian Electoral Commission office in Perth to cast their vote in the Legislative Council elections.

Pre-poll (early) voting for the Tasmanian Legislative Council upper house elections for the divisions of Elwick, Hobart and Prosser is available weekdays from Wednesday 17 April until Friday 3 May from 8.30am – 4.30pm at WA Electoral Commission, level 2, 66 St Georges Tce, Perth.

UPDATE 3:30pm 

Thanks to the efforts of the WA Electoral Commission’s delivery partner, the counting of ballot papers and declaration of results for the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley extraordinary local government election will go ahead tonight as previously planned.

Counting will commence after polls close at 6:00 pm and results will be declared after the count has been completed.

Statement:

The WA Electoral Commission has released a public tender for telephone assisted voting. 

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Legislation applying to the registration of political parties requires a political party to lodge an application for registration by 5 February 2024, if they wish to use the party name on a ballot paper at the State general election due in March 2025.

The State government has amended the Electoral Act 1907, bringing in reforms to financial disclosure and other aspects of the electoral process. The amendments focus on the areas of political finance, electoral material and modernisation of the Act.

The changes aim to:

Final results for the 2023 local government elections have been published on the WA Electoral Commission website, following the declaration of results in the City of Swan.