When will results be updated?
Polling place and postal vote count results will be progressively shown on our website from 6pm 8 March and over the coming days until the final counts are conducted, and results are declared. You can see the count progress here.
What happens if I don’t vote?
The fine for non-voting has gone up to $50 for a first offence, previously it was $20. If you have been fined at a previous election, the fine for repeat non-voting is $75.
If you didn’t vote at the State election you may receive an email, text message or notice in the mail, asking why you didn’t vote. If you have a valid reason for not voting, respond to the query explaining to the Commission why you didn’t vote.
Where can I vote at the election?
See a list of polling places organised by suburb here.
Voting has now closed for the WA State election.
Who can enrol and vote?
Enrolment is compulsory for all Western Australians who:
- are aged 18 years and over
- are Australian citizens (or a British subject who was on the roll between 26 October 1983 and 25 January 1984)
- have lived at their current address for at least one month.
Western Australians can enrol to vote from 16 years (this is called provisional enrolment) and can vote when they are 18.
Enrolled electors are eligible to vote in Commonwealth, State and local government elections.
How do I enrol to vote?
There are three ways to enrol:
- Online: Visit the Australian Electoral Commission website
- In person: Pick up a paper enrolment form from the WA Electoral Commission or an Australian Electoral Commission office and return it to either the WAEC or an AEC office.
- Download & return: Download, complete and upload, or print and complete a PDF enrolment form from Australian Electoral Commission and return it to either the WA Electoral Commission or an Australian Electoral Commission office.
The WA Electoral Commission is located at Level 2, 66 St Georges Terrace, Perth. For Australian Electoral Commission locations, visit Australian Electoral Commission.
The deadline to enrol to vote for the 2025 WA State Election is Thursday 13 February at 6pm.
Some electors may qualify under the special enrolment categories.
How do I check my enrolment details?
You can check your enrolment online.
Find out how to update your enrolment.
Where can I see the new electoral boundaries? What electorate am I in?
The new electoral boundaries are at Electoral Boundaries WA.
You can find out which electorate you live in by checking your enrolment online.
Even if you haven’t moved, you may be in a different district because boundaries for 51 of WA’s 59 Legislative Assembly districts have changed.
What options do I have to vote?
Voting options are:
- In person on election day, Saturday 8 March, 8am - 6pm.
- In person during the early voting period (during opening hours), Monday 24 February, to Friday 7 March, 6pm.
- Postal voting: applications open from Friday 3 January to Wednesday 5 March, with receipt of postal votes closing Thursday 13 March.
- Mobile polling: starts Sunday 23 February - election workers visit certain facilities such as hospitals, aged care homes and prisons to take the votes of people who cannot attend a polling place.
- Remote polling: starts Sunday 23 February - election workers visit remote communities that are located a considerable distance from normal polling places to allow people at these locations to vote.
- Interstate early voting.
- Overseas early voting.
- Phone assisted voting (eligible electors only) 24 February – 8 March.
How do I apply for a postal vote?
Apply for a postal vote by submitting an online application. Or you can download a form or request a paper form to be mailed to you, then return your completed form to the WA Electoral Commission by email, post or in person.
Your postal vote application must be received by us by 6pm Wednesday 5 March, so if you are posting your form take into consideration Australia Post delivery times. Postal voting packages will be sent out from late February.
Learn more about postal voting.
Do I need a special reason to vote by post?
No. You don’t need a special reason to apply for a postal vote, and anyone is eligible to apply for one. You can apply for a postal vote until 5 March.
If I’m voting in person, where do I vote?
Polling place locations will be published on the Commission's website from Wednesday 5 February.
What support is available for voters with special needs?
A low sensory polling place will operate for a limited period during early voting at The Hepburn Centre, 46 Highclere Boulevard, Marangaroo.
Opening times: Thursday 27 February 8.30am - 12.30pm, Saturday 1 March 8.30am - 12.30pm, Tuesday 4 March 12pm – 4pm, Thursday 6 March 2.30pm - 6.30pm.
Features will include low sensory lighting, access to a 'break out' room for use before and after voting and low noise levels promoted where practicable.
- Accessibility
All wheelchair-accessible polling places will be identified on the Commission’s website. Other venues that are available for people with additional needs will also be on the website.
Voters can also have a friend or relative attend the polling place with them to help them mark their ballot paper. Or they can ask a polling place worker to help them.
An Easy Read guide called How to vote at a polling place guide is designed to assist people with learning disability, low literacy and English as an additional language. Using simplified language, clear design and visual imagery, the guide provides a step-by-step explanation of what to expect at the polling place, how to fill in the ballots and where to get more information.
A multi-lingual guide with instructions in a range of languages about how to fill out the ballot papers, will be available at polling places. It includes voting instructions in the following languages: Arabic, Burmese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Dari, Farsi, Filipino, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Find information in your language here: Information in other languages | Western Australian Electoral Commission
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