Can I vote in the election?
To be eligible to vote in the election, you must be enrolled on either the State electoral roll (residents' roll) or the owners and occupiers roll for the City of Swan.
If you're new to the area, recently became an Australian citizen or just turned 18, it's important to update your details.
Check or update your enrolment.
How do I vote?
You can cast your vote as soon as you receive your voting package, which will include instructions on how to vote.
Please return your completed election papers using the reply paid envelope in your voting package.
Your voting package will be returned via priority delivery. However, please allow enough time for delivery by the close of polls on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Alternatively, you can drop your voting packages off at the following locations:
- City of Swan Administration Centre located at 2 Midland Square, Midland, during opening hours until Friday, October 17, 2025
- Polling place: Midland Town Hall located at 312 Great Eastern Highway, Midland from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Election papers received after the close of polls on Saturday, October 18, 2025, will not be counted.
Is voting compulsory?
While voting in a local government election is not compulsory in Western Australia, we strongly encourage you to have your say on who represents your community. Every vote counts.
Residents roll
The residents' roll is maintained by the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC). People who live in the City of Swan and are already enrolled on the State electoral roll will automatically be on this roll.
To check your enrolment status, visit the WAEC website.
If you are not on the State electoral roll and meet the eligibility criteria, or if you have changed address recently, you must complete an enrolment form via the WAEC website.
For more information, please contact the WAEC.
Owners and occupiers' roll
If you own a property in the City of Swan but do not live here or you operate a business in the City, you may be eligible for enrolling on the owners and occupiers’ roll. To be eligible for this roll, a person must be:
- Registered on the State electoral roll where they live
- Either own or have a right of continuous occupation under a lease agreement or other legal instrument of a property within the City of Swan for at least three months (following the day of the claim).
| Sole owner/occupier | You can apply for enrolment by filling out Enrolment Form 2A . |
One of two co-owners/co-occupiers | Both property co-owners/co-occupiers can apply for enrolment. Both fill out Enrolment Form 2B. |
| One of three or more co-owners/co-occupiers | Able to nominate two nominees to enrol on behalf of all owners/occupiers of the property. Both nominees fill out Enrolment Form 2C. All owners and occupiers are required to sign the form. |
| Company or body corporate | Two eligible nominees can be enrolled. Both nominees can be enrolled by an authorised person of the body corporate. Fill out Enrolment Form 2D. |
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 of a rateable property remain on the roll until the property passes ownership.
The City encourages all business representatives and property owners to have their say by voting.
Completed forms can be returned to the City of Swan via one of the following methods:
- Email: swan@swan.wa.gov.au
- Post: PO Box 196, Midland, WA 6936
- In person: City of Swan Administration Centre located at 2 Midland Square, Midland during opening hours.
When do rolls close?
Rolls close at 5pm, Friday, August 22, 2025.
Will I automatically receive a voting package in the mail?
Yes. If you are enrolled to vote, you will be mailed a voting package after the election notice is published. The voting package will include candidate profiles, ballot paper(s), instructions on how to vote, a declaration that must be signed by you, the elector, and a reply paid envelope.
This is dispatched two to three weeks before polling day on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
My voting package has been lost, destroyed or damaged. Can I get a replacement?
Yes. You will need to complete an application for replacement postal voting papers form.
Please return the completed and signed form to us via one of the following ways:
- By email: swan@swan.wa.gov.au
- By post: PO Box 196, Midland, WA 6936
- In person: City of Swan Administration Centre located at 2 Midland Square, Midland during opening hours, to Friday, October 17, 2025
- Polling place: Midland Town Hall, 312 Great Eastern Highway, Midland, from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
If you are lodging the application form by mail, and/or requesting your voting package be posted to you, please keep in mind Australia Post delivery times.
Make sure you submit your application as early as possible to ensure we receive it in enough time to process it, send a voting package to you, and allow enough time for your vote to be returned by the close of polls on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Election papers received after the close of polls on Saturday, October 18, 2025, will not be counted.
When will I find out the result of the election?
We hope to share the results with you on the night of polling day. However, counting may not be completed on polling day and in that case, results will be announced as soon as they become available.
What if I have a complaint about the conduct of a candidate?
Please submit complaints regarding the conduct of the election, including candidate conduct, to the Returning Officer.
The Returning Officer is Caitlyn Noonan. You can contact them on LGro_Swan@elections.wa.gov.au or 0486 037 390.
What if I have a complaint about election signage?
For information on rules about election signs, please refer to the City of Swan’s POL-C-161 Election Signs policy.
Please submit complaints about election signage by email to swan@swan.wa.gov.au.
Alternatively, you can submit a report to us via the Snap Send Solve app, which can be downloaded onto your mobile phone from any app store.