2025 Western Australian local elections
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The 2025 Western Australian local elections are scheduled to be held on 18 October 2025 to elect the councils of the 137 local government areas in Western Australia. Many councils will also hold mayoral and deputy mayoral elections.[1][2]
Electoral reform introduced into the state parliament by the McGowan government in February 2023 saw optional preferential voting (OPV) introduced, replacing first-past-the-post.[3] This means all councillors elected in 2021 who seek re-election in 2025 will be doing so under OPV for the first time.[4]
Local elections in WA are held periodically, meaning around half of all councillors (the majority of those elected in 2023) will not be up for election until 2027.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "So when is the next federal election? A quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
Western Australian local government elections are held on the third Saturday in October every 2 years.
- ^ "Local Government Elections". City of Fremantle.
The next local government election will be held on Saturday 18 October 2025
- ^ "WA rolls out local government electoral reforms ahead of October elections". The Mandarin. 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Elections". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Changes to voting in local government elections. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024.
Local government elections in WA now use 'optional preferential voting', instead of 'first past the post' voting. Optional preferential voting is similar to how voting is done in State and Federal elections
- ^ "Local Government Elections". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023.