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Elections

The next Ordinary Local Government Election will be held on 16 October 2021.

A Candidate Information Session will be held on Wednesday 25 August 2021, commencing at 6.00pn in the Civic Rooms at 102 North Road, Yakamia. If you are considering becoming a candidate in the 2021 Local Government Election for the City of Albany, it is recommended that you attend this session. For further details please contact the Council Liaison Officer on 68203076 or by email to councilliaison@albany.wa.gov.au

Nominations open on Thursday 02 September 2021 and close at 4.00pm on Thursday 09 September 2021. Nomination is by appointment only.

Prior to nomination, candidates will need to complete the mandatory online candidate induction on the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries website: https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/local-government/local-governments/council-elections/local-government-candidate-induction

For more information, please visit the WA Electoral Commission website https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local

Local Government Election Results

Click here for all City of Albany Local Government Election Results 2019 

Enrolling to vote

Ratepayers and residents of the City of Albany are entitled to vote in local government elections.

You might need information about your voting entitlements if you:

  • Live in Albany and recently turned 18
  • Own a business that owns or leases a property in Albany
  • Own or lease a property in a ward other than the one in which you live
  • Live outside Albany but own property and pay rates in the City of Albany

Enrolments have closed for this local government election. You can visit the WA Electoral Commission website to check if you are enrolled.

Enrolment forms:

Form 2 - Enrolment eligibility claim form: Fill in this form if you own or occupy rateable property in a district or ward, but are not represented on the residents roll (Western Australian Electoral Commission Roll) for that district or ward and want to be able to vote at local government elections for that district.

Form 2A - Application to register a nominee for a body corporate: Fill in this form if the body corporate: owns or occupies rateable property in a district or ward, but are not represented on the residents roll (Western Australian Electoral Commission Roll) for that district or ward and wants to be able to vote at local government elections for that district.

Form 2B - Application to register a nominee for co-owners or occupiers: Fill in this form if the persons: own or occupy rateable property in a district or ward, but are not represented on the residents roll (Western Australian Electoral Commission Roll) for that district or ward. Note: If a proposed nominee is on the residents roll (Western Australian Electoral Commission Roll) for the district or ward, they are automatically enrolled to vote.

Form 2 - Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form

Form 2A - Application to register a nominee for a body corporate

Form 2B - Application to register a nominee for co-owners or occupiers

Voting method

All postal elections are managed by the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC), which appoints a Returning Officer for each election.

Ordinary and extraordinary elections use the first past the post method of voting.

More information

For more information on local government elections, please contact the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries or the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC):

Council Elections

Local Government Elections

Ward Boundary Maps

Breaksea Ward Boundary Map

Frederickstown Ward Boundary Map

Kalgan Ward Boundary Map

Vancouver Ward Boundary Map

West Ward Boundary Map

Yakamia Ward Boundary Map

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