Voting and election
Ordinary Local Government elections are held every two years with the next election on 15 October 2011. Fifty per cent of the 10 elected member positions become vacant at each ordinary election with nominations being called for an ensuing four-year term. Extraordinary elections are held between ordinary elections where members leave office prior to completion of their term.
Elections are conducted by postal voting with all eligible residents being forwarded voting papers for their respective ward for completion and return by prepaid post.
The ‘first past the post’ system is used for Local Government elections, in which electors indicate the candidate, or candidates, of their choice by placing a tick in the box opposite the names of the chosen persons, up to the number of vacancies to be filled, with candidates being elected in order of the number of votes they receive.
Details of past and forthcoming elections at the City may be found at the website of the Western Australian Electoral Commission.
The City would like to congratulate the newly appointed Councillors listed below. Their term will be for 4 years until the 17 October 2015 Local Government Elections. The full results of the 2011 Local Government Elections for Rockingham are also available at the Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Key Dates
| Rolls close at 5.00pm |
Friday 26 August 2011 |
| Nominations Open |
Thursday 1 September 2011 |
| Candidate Information Session at 7.00pm |
Thursday 1 September 2011 |
| Nominations close at 4.00pm sharp |
Thursday 8 September 2011 |
| Electors start receiving election packages (estimated) |
Monday 26 September 2011 |
| Replacement packages available from the City Administration Building (estimated) |
Monday 26 September 2011 |
| Hand delivery of packages accepted at the City Administration Building |
From Monday 26 September 2011 until election day Saturday 15 October 2011 |
| Election Day - Polls close 6.00pm sharp |
Saturday 15 October 2011 |
| Counting of votes starts at 6.00pm |
Saturday 15 October 2011 |
| Returning Officer declares the result following the count |
Saturday 15 October 2011 |
Electoral roll
If you are an owner or occupier of rateable property within the City of Rockingham, and meet the eligibility criteria, you are entitled to be enrolled to vote at Council elections. If you are enrolled on the State electoral roll as living at the relevant address in Rockingham then you are automatically included on the Local Government roll.
However, if you are an owner or occupier of a Rockingham property and you are enrolled on the State roll as living outside the District, or if you are not on any other roll but meet the eligibility criteria, enrolment is no longer automatic so you must apply to be placed on the local roll by lodging an enrolment form at the City of Rockingham Administration.
There are several provisions which relate to occupiers of property and to persons who are not enrolled on the State rolls.
Please note that if you are unsure of your eligibility status please contact Council Administration well in advance of any Council election or check your enrolment at the Western Australian Electoral Comission website.
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