Nominations are about to close for the following LGAs:

City of Albany (more details)

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For a complete run down of the 90 local government ordinary elections managed by the Commission in 2019, check out the summary report.

The public funding figure has been updated for the 2020–2021 financial year to $1.96699.

As at 1 July 2020, the figure used to calculate the reimbursement of election funding has been adjusted (based on CPI) from $1.92713 to $1.96699 per vote for eligible candidates. Any candidate who receives more than 4% of first preference votes at a State election or by-election can apply to be reimbursed for election expenditure incurred. The election funding reimbursement amount, or public funding figure, is calculated on the 1 July each year, as prescribed in the Electoral Act 1907.

The next State General Election is scheduled to be held on Saturday 13 March 2021. 

The WA Electoral Commission is currently planning for the event. At the same time the Commission is monitoring government health advice closely to ensure the health and safety of all voters, election participants and WAEC staff. We will integrate all health advice into our planning activities. As a result there may be procedural and operational changes made as we get closer to the date, in order to comply with government health advice and to mitigate infection risks for electors and staff.

The next State general election is planned for Saturday 13 March 2021.

This will be the third State election since amendments to the Electoral Act 1907 in 2011, which fixed general elections for both houses of parliament as being held on the second Saturday in March every four years.

The timeline for the 2021 election shows that the election writs are scheduled to be issued on the first Wednesday of February and nominations for candidate positions will open thereafter.

Operations have returned to normal for the WA Electoral Commission. If you have a query and don’t wish to visit our main office please contact us at waec@waec.wa.gov.au or telephone 1363 06. The Electoral Education Centre is again taking bookings.  Visitors to all of our facilities are reminded of social distancing and personal health safety etiquette requirements.

The Commission continues to monitor the pandemic situation and advice from health authorities. If you have an enrolment or other query please contact us online waec@waec.wa.gov.au or via telephone 13 63 06. Almost all queries can be resolved over the phone or via email.

A small number of staff are operating out of head office so if you need to meet with us it would be appreciated if you make contact by phone to arrange a time so staff are available.

As a precautionary measure to help minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public and our staff and to help us deliver our important services, the WAEC office in the city is currently open to the public by appointment only. You can easily conduct most of your electoral business with us online or by calling 13 63 06.