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Deputy President Election
In October 2023, Local Government elections will be held throughout Western Australia, including the Shire of Broome.
The 2023 Broome Shire Council election was held on Saturday, October 21, and was first where Broome residents could to directly elect a Shire President, instead of the role being decided by the Council.
Another change was the abolition of the two-ward structure, with the Broome and Dampier Wards being replaced by a single ward covering the entire Shire.
The change saw councillor numbers reduced from nine to eight. However, the new popularly elected Shire President will hold a ninth seat on Council with the same voting rights as the other councillors, meaning there will be little difference in overall representation.
The third change was the introduction of Optional Preferential Voting, which is the same method of voting used in State and Federal Elections - this means you are not required to provide all preferences in casting your vote.
Voting in a local government election is not compulsory in Western Australia. However, all local electors are strongly encouraged to vote.
The Shire of Broome election is in-person, which means votes are cast at a polling booth. Electors may apply for a postal vote, absentee vote or an early vote if they are not able to go to a local polling booth on election day.
Shire President nominations
(In order of nomination date)
Chris Mitchell - Nominating for Shire of Broome President
Michael Leake - Nominating for Shire of Broome President
Brendan Renkin - Nominating for Shire of Broome President
Councillor nominations
(In order of nomination date)
Ellen Smith - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Edward Fleming - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
James Carpenter - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Mala Haji-Ali - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Melanie Virgo - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Jerome Herveux - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Gwen Knox - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Jan Lewis - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Elsta Foy - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Johani Mamid - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
Brendan Renkin - Nominating for Councillor, Shire of Broome
See the tabs below for more information about the 2023 Local Government Election Process, how to vote and how to nominate to become a candidate for Shire of Broome President or councillor.
How to vote for councillors
The Councillor candidates will be on a separate ballot to the Shire President nominees.
Optional Preferential Voting will be applied to the councillor election, which means you don't have to select all candidates in order of preference if you don't want to (see video below). That said, bear in mind there will be several Council position up for grabs.
How to vote for the Shire President
What's changing?
Local governments that are classified as a band 1 or 2 (larger local governments) under the current determination of the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal will be required to elect the mayor or president by a vote of the electors, if they were not already.
Why are changes being made?
The mayor or president is in a position of leadership and heightened responsibility on the council. In our larger local governments it is appropriate that they be elected by and accountable to the electors of the entire local government.
Optional preferential voting
As with voting for councillors, Optional Preferential Voting be applied to the election of the Shire President resident. (See How to Vote for Councillors tab).
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WALGA Local Govt Elections Candidate Webinar
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6pm, August 14
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Shire Council Candidate forum
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6pm, August 21
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Rolls Close
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5pm, August 25
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Candidate Nominations Open
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August 31
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Last day of deposit refunds for candidates who withdraw
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September 6
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Close of Candidate Nominations
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September 7
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Close of absent voting and postal voting
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October 17
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Close of early in-person voting
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October 20
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Election Day
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Saturday, October 21
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Election results declared and published
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As soon as practicable
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Newly elected members to make declaration of office
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As soon as practicable
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Click here for all regulatory dates
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You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 21 October 2023 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Broome. Check you enrolment at the Western Australian Electoral Commission website.
Residents
You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5:00 PM Friday, 25 August 2023.
Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers
If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Broome and are on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote.
If you are not on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll and own or occupy rateable property in the Shire of Broome you may be eligible to enrol to vote. This applies if you were on the last electoral roll for the Shire of Broome prior to May 1996 and have owned or occupied rateable property in the district continuously since this time. Please contact your local government for details.
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 Shire of Broome 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.
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 on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
ROBERT KENNEDY
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
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Elections signs are generally exempt from the need to obtain Development Approval from when an election is called but must be removed within 48 hours of the conclusion of the election.
The election is considered to be called when:
- Federal Election – A date has been set by the Prime Minister
- Referendum or Pelebescite – A date has been set by the Prime Minister
- State Election – A date has been set by the Premier
- Local Election – The date nominations open
Election Signs within Shire road reserves
Election signs can be installed in the Shire’s road reserves under the Local Government Property and Public Places Local Law 2016 (Local Law). Under the Local Law the following conditions need to be met:
- erected at least 30 metres from any intersection;
- freestanding and not affixed to any existing sign, post, power or light pole, or similar structure;
- placed so as not to obstruct or impede the use of a thoroughfare or obstruct or impede access to a place;
- placed so as not to obstruct or impede the vision of a driver of a vehicle;
- maintained in good condition;
- removed within 24 hours of the close of polls on voting day;
- ·not placed within 100 metres of any works on a thoroughfare;
- securely installed;
- ·not illuminated or incorporating reflective or fluorescent materials; and
- ·not displaying only part of a message which is to be read with other separate signs in order to obtain the whole message.
If the above conditions are satisfied a permit is not required.
The conditions are incorporated into the Shire’s Local Laws to maintain safety. Signs that do not comply with these conditions may be removed by Shire staff and held at the Shire depot, from where they can be collected by request.
Gubinge Road, Great Northern Highway and Broome Road are under the care and control of Main Roads WA. If you are intending upon installing election signs on these roads, please contact the MRWA office in Derby on 9158 4333.
Signs on private property or property fences
Under clause 61(1)(g) of the deemed provisions of the Shire of Broome Local Planning Scheme No 6 (LPS6) the temporary erection of an advertisement installed in connection with an election is exempt from development approval. Please note that signs on private property or on property fences must have the approval of the landowner and must be removed within 24 hours after the election.
Click here(PDF, 187KB) for more information about the Local Government Property and Public Places Law.