Voting in the Local Government Election
Voting in the Local Government Election
Voting in the Local Government Election
Information on how to vote in the Local Government election if you own a property or business in the City but do not live here.
Last updated on: 13 March 2024
Residents
All residents of the City can vote in Local Government elections if they are enrolled to vote with the Western Australian Electoral Commission.
To check your enrolment status on the residents roll visit the Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Please note that for the Local Government elections to be held on 21 October 2023, the roll closes 5pm, Friday 25 August 2023.
Property and business owners
If you own a property in the City of South Perth but do not live here or you operate a business in the City, you may be eligible for enrolling on the owner/occupier roll.
To be eligible for this roll, a person must be:
- Registered on the state or commonwealth electoral roll where they live, and either:
- own or have a right of continuous occupation under a lease agreement or
- other legal instrument of a property within the City of South Perth
- The right of continuous occupation must extend for a period of at least three months.
Voting information
Enrolment on the owner/occupier roll allows a person who is enrolled to vote at one address and owns or occupies property at a different address, to vote in both areas (providing they are located in a different wards).
Where two or more individuals jointly own or occupy a property (which is not their primary residential address), up to two of them may enrol, with the written agreement of a majority of the owners where there are three or more co-owners or occupiers.
Where a company or body corporate owns or occupies rateable land, up to two people can be enrolled to vote on its behalf. If the same company or body corporate owns more than one property in a ward, the body is still only entitled to have two nominated persons on the roll.
Occupiers and occupier nominees remain on the roll for a period of two elections after their enrolment is accepted and then are taken off the roll six months after the second election. They must then re-enrol if they wish to continue as electors.
Owners and/or owner nominees of a rateable property remain on the roll until the property passes ownership or the City has been advised that the nominees are to be amended.
Appointing voting nominees
For companies or body corporates appointing nominees, please include an appointment of nominees letter when lodging your application.
View example letter
Owner/occupier roll
To make an enrolment eligibility claim as a non-residential owner and/or occupier of property in the City, fill out the Application for Inclusion on the Owners and Occupiers Roll form and attach it to a request below.
Please note: the application requires a signature/s. Please print, complete and sign, then scan and attach to the request below. Alternatively, posted applications can be sent to:
The Electoral Officer
City of South Perth
Cnr Sandgate St and South Tce
South Perth WA 6151
Further information
For more information about Local Government elections, visit the Western Australian Electoral Commission website.
Anonymous requests
Your contact details are required when lodging this request.
Raise a request
- To make an enrolment eligibility claim as a non-residential owner and/or occupier of property in the City, raise a request below
- Please ensure you fill out the Application for Inclusion on the Owners and Occupiers Roll form and attach it to the request
- An officer will respond within 10 business days.
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