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Ordinary Election

For the upcoming 2025 Local Government Ordinary Election there are three ordinary vacancies and one extraordinary vacancy, with the following Councillors’ terms expiring:

Cr Anthony Smyth – term expiring (4-year term)

Cr Jon Holmes – term expiring (4-year term)

Cr Alex Pearse – term expiring (4-year term)

Cr Gary Cosgrove – extraordinary vacancy (2-year term)

Should more nominations be received than the available positions, the Shire will be holding an in-person election on Saturday, 18 October 2025. Although considered an in-person election, voters may place an early vote or apply for a postal vote (more information to follow in the lead up to the election, once nominations have been received).

The Polling Place for Election Day will be Council Chambers, 21 Victoria Street, Mingenew and will be open from 8:00am to 6:00pm.

Enrolments

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government ordinary election on Saturday 18 October 2025 if you are an owner and/or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Mingenew.

Residents

You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5.00 pm on Friday, 22 August 2025 (close of enrolments). If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll and meet the eligibility criteria, or if you have changed address recently, you must complete an enrolment form.

To check your enrolment status please visit

www.elections.wa.gov.au/onlineEnrolmentSystem

To enrol to vote

www.elections.wa.gov.au/enrol/enrol-vote

Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers

All residents in a local government district who are enrolled on the State Electoral Roll are automatically enrolled on the corresponding local government roll. People who reside outside of the Shire but own property in the Shire or occupy property within the local government but are not enrolled for that property on the State Electoral Roll can apply to their local government to be included on the roll as an owner/occupier, as long as they are eligible electors. A body corporate may apply to have up to two eligible nominees to be included on the owner/occupier roll.

All eligible electors are allowed to vote once in any district for which they are enrolled. If a person lives within one district and owns or occupies property in a different district, then they may be entitled to a vote in both areas provided they are enrolled for those addresses. To obtain further information or to enroll as an owner/occupier, contact the Shire or visit our website at https://mingenew.wa.gov.au/elections/.

Please contact the Shire office on (08) 99281102 or email governance@mingenew.wa.gov.au to check your eligibility for the Owners and Occupiers Roll, to obtain enrolments forms or for any other Election enquiries.

Matt Fanning

Returning Officer