2026 Extraordinary Elections - Close of Enrolments

Published on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 4:13:18 PM

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTION 4.13 ELECTION

CLOSE OF ENROLMENTS

City of Nedlands

ROLL CLOSE: 5:00 PM Friday, 30 January 2026

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 28 March 2026 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the City of Nedlands.

Residents

You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5.00pm Friday 30 January 2026. If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll and meet the eligibility criteria, or if you have changed address recently, you must complete an enrolment form.

Enrolment Forms

You can enrol or update your details online, or download an enrolment form, via the Western Australian Electoral Commission website www.elections.wa.gov.au/enrol . Forms are also available from the Australian Electoral Commission www.aec.gov.au . Enrolments and updates must be completed and received by 5.00pm Friday, 30 January 2026.

Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers

If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the City of Nedlands and are on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote. Owners of land who were on the last Local Government roll continue to retain that status until they cease to own the rateable property to which the enrolment relates. Occupiers do not have continuous enrolment and should contact the City of Nedlands to confirm their enrolment status. To be eligible to enrol as an occupier, you will need to have a right of continuous occupation under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument for at least the next three months following the date of the application to enrol and have paid rent for at least the prescribed amount.

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 officers of the body corporate that are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll to enrol as owner/occupier electors.

Enrolment Forms – Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Only

Enrolment forms can be obtained from local governments and must be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer by 5.00pm Friday, 30 January 2026. Further information can be obtained from the City of Nedlands.

DENNIS O'REILLY

ACTING ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER

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