Nominations closed 4:00 pm Thursday 4 September 2025
Nominations are called for the following Local Government Elections, to be held on Saturday 18 October 2025 to fill vacancies on the councils listed below.
Nomination time and place
- Nominations for all vacancies open on Thursday 28 August 2025.
- Nominations close at 4:00 pm Thursday 4 September 2025.
Nominations must be lodged with the returning officer at any time during the above period at the offices of the relevant local government.
Nomination requirements
Candidates are required to lodge with the returning officer:
- a completed nomination in the prescribed form, signed and witnessed. This form is available from the local government.
- a single A4 page profile of not more than 1,000 characters (including spaces) containing information about the candidate and statements of the candidate’s policies or beliefs;
- a nomination deposit of $100 (cash, EFT, bank cheque or postal order);
- a recent passport-sized photograph (optional); and
- (optional) in addition to your A4 profile, you may provide additional information that you consider to be relevant to your candidature. This written statement must be not more than 2,000 characters (including spaces), must be in the English language and is for publication on the local government’s official website.
Induction for prospective candidates
Where an agent lodges a nomination on a candidate’s behalf, it must be in the prescribed form with a written authorisation signed by the candidate.
The documents may be hand delivered or posted to the returning officer and must be received by the close of nominations.
Local governments conducting in person elections
Cuballing, Shire of
Returning officer: Chris Paget
Telephone: 0427 836 031
Email: ceo@cuballing.wa.gov.au
Cunderdin, Shire of
Returning officer: Stuart Hobley
Telephone: 0458 351 008
Email: ceo@cunderdin.wa.gov.au
Dalwallinu, Shire of
Returning officer: Jean Knight
Telephone: 0427 611 001
Email: ceo@dalwallinu.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 4 vacancies / 4 year term
Laverton, Shire of
Returning officer: Phil Marshall
Telephone: 0418 229 988
Email: ceo@laverton.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 3 vacancies / 4 year term
Meekatharra, Shire of
Returning officer: Nathan Cain
Telephone: 0448 006 644
Email: ceo@meekashire.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office
District: 3 vacancies / 4 year term
Mingenew, Shire of
Nomination place: 21 Victoria Street, Mingenew WA 6552
Returning officer: Matt Fanning
Telephone: 0419 647 661
Email: ceo@mingenew.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 3 vacancies / 4 year term
Mount Magnet, Shire of
Nomination place: 90 Hepburn Street, Mount Magnet WA 6638
Returning officer: Anita Nathan, Deputy Returning Officer
Telephone: 0405 871 726
Email: dceo@mtmagnet.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 4 vacancies / 4 year term
Tammin, Shire of
Nomination place: 1 Donnan Street, Tammin, WA 6409
Returning officer: Andrew Malone
Telephone: 0499 300 655
Email: ceo@tammin.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 3 vacancies / 4 year term
Wagin, Shire of
Nomination place: 2 Arthur Road, Wagin WA 6315
Returning officer: Kenneth Parker
Telephone: 0429 611 493
Email: shire@wagin.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 4 vacancies / 4 year term
Westonia, Shire of
Nomination place: 41 Wolfram Street , Westonia WA 6423
Returning officer: Bill Price
Telephone: 9046 7063
Email: ceo@westonia.wa.gov.au
Offices vacant and terms of office:
District: 3 vacancies / 4 year term
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