Elections

Declaration of Results

Following the close of nominations at 4pm, 7 September 2023, three nominations (for four vacancies) for the office of Councillor for the Mingenew district were received, as follows:

Hellene McTaggart        Councillor

Gary Cosgrove             Councillor

Justin Bagley                Councillor

Therefore the above people are elected as Councillors for the Shire of Mingenew District. Each Councillor will hold office until 16 October 2027. Click here to view a copy of the Declaration of Results.

Next Extraordinary Election: December 2023

Due receiving insufficient nominations at the 2023 Ordinary Election, Council has called for an Extraordinary election. The Extraordinary Election for Local Government will take place on Wednesday, 13 December 2023.

To view the full election timeline click here.

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Optional Preferential Voting (OPV) system introduced for 2023Rick

As part of the Local Government Act reforms, new legislation has been passed to introduce an optional preferential voting (OPV) system for local government elections. What this means is that a candidate must receive more than half the votes to win. Under OPV if no candidate receives more than 50% of first preferences, the candidate with the least number of votes is excluded and the preferences are distributed to the remaining candidates. This process is repeated until a candidate has enough votes to be elected. If you choose to rank the candidates in order of your preference, this system ensures your vote still has power, even if your favourite candidate does not win in the first round. Of course, because this is optional preferential voting, you have the option to choose just to place a 1 next to one candidate and not number every candidate — it’s up to you. More information will be made available to electors in the lead up to the 2023 Local Government elections.

Elected Council Member Forum

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is hosting a free forum for people with a disability who may be interested in nominating for local government council. The forum will be held 5-7pm on 7 August 2023 at the DLGSC Office or online – see below for more details and to register your interest: