Election Results
2023 Nominations
Mr Darren Pool
Mr Tom Mulcahy
Mrs Beverley Gangell
Mr Murray James
Mr Gregory Gleeson
Vacancies
The Shire of Kondinin has nine (9) Councillors and now we are going to (8) Councillors with four (4) being up for election in 2023 with 3 vacancies and (5) being up for election in 2025 which we will only have (4) vacancies.
Enrolling to Vote
You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the postal local government election on 21st October 2023 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Kondinin.
Check your enrolment status at Home | Western Australian Electoral Commission (elections.wa.gov.au)
Residents
You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5.00pm 25 August 2023 for the Shire of Kondinin. If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll but meet the eligibility criteria to be on the Roll, a claim for enrolment can be made to any Divisional Return Officer of the Australian Electoral Commission in Western Australia. Forms are available from all post Offices of the Western Australia Electoral Commission and must be completed and reach a Divisional Returning Officer by 5.00pm Friday 25 August 2023.
Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers
If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Kondinin and are on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote and should make an enrolment application to the Shire of Kondinin. If you are not on the or Commonwealth Electoral Roll and own or occupy rateable property in the Shire of Kondinin, you may be eligible to enrol to vote if you were on the Shire of Kondinin's last electoral roll prior to May 1996. Please contact the Shire for details. Owners of land who were on the last roll of the Shire of Kondinin continue to retain the status until they cease to own the ratable property for which the enrolment relates.
Occupiers do not have continuous enrolment and should contact the Shire of Kondinin to confirm their enrolment status. To be eligible to enrol as an occupation under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument for at least the next 3 months following the date of application to enrol.
Joint Owners and Occupiers
If a rateable property is owned or occupied by more than two people, a majority of the owners/occupiers may nominate two persons from amongst themselves who are on either the state or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
Corporations
A body corporate that owns or occupies rateable property may nominate two people who are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
Enrolment Forms
Enrolment forms can be obtained from the Shire of Kondinin or Australian Electoral Commission offices and should be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer at Shire of Kondinin by 5.00pm Friday 25 August 2023. If you registered for the 2021 election or since that time you do not need to Reister.
Delivery/Post - Shire of Kondinin, 11 Gordon Street (PO Box 7) Kondinin WA 6367
Mr David Burton, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Kondinin
11th August, 2023
Nominating for Council
To be eligible to run for Council you must be:
- 18 years or older; and
- An elector of the district
Candidate Information
Further information is available from the Department of Local Government website www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/localgovernment/forcommunity/Pages/Council-Elections or from the Shire of Kondinin on 9889 1006.
For more information please contact us