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Past Election Notices

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY POSTAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF RESULTS

Shire of Manjimup

The result of the Ordinary Election conducted as a postal vote on Saturday, 16 October 2021 is as follows:

Ward

Position

Candidates

Votes

Term of Office

Central Ward2 CouncillorsBUEGGE, Donelle
OMODEI, Paul
DARIN, Jayde 		809
830
769 		4 year term
4 year term
East Ward1 CouncillorSMART, Bill
PHILLIPS, Dean
SONTER, Elizabeth
WINFIELD, Cliff		63
76
44
134


4 year term
WEST Ward1 CouncillorVENTRIS, Murray
DE CAMPO, Wade
SHARP, Julian 		365
152
121 		4 year term

Paul Domenic OMODEI is elected as Councillor for the Central Ward and will hold office until 18 October 2025.

Donelle Gae BUEGGE is elected as Councillor for the Central Ward and will hold office until 18 October 2025.

Clifford Francis WINFIELD is elected as Councillor for the East Ward and will hold office until 18 October 2025.

Murray Colin VENTRIS is elected as Councillor for the West Ward and will hold office until 18 October 2025.

CANDIDATES ELECTED UNOPPOSED

Coastal Ward

Expiry of Term

EIBY, Wendy

18 October 2025

South Ward

Expiry of Term

WILLCOX, Jennifer Dianne

18 October 2025

Wendy Carol EIBY is elected as Councillor for the Coastal Ward and will hold office until 18 October 2025.

Jennifer Dianne WILLCOX is elected as Councillor for the South Ward and will hold office until 18 October 2025.

Graeme COCKRAM

RETURNING OFFICER

0437 859 221

View the Notice of Results here.

Election Notice

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY POSTAL ELECTION
ELECTION NOTICE
Shire of Manjimup
(Local Government Act 195, s4.64)

The Shire of Manjimup is holding an election by postal vote on Saturday, 16 October 2021 to fill vacancies in the offices of Councillors as listed below:

CENTRAL WARD - 2 COUNCILLORS
BUEGGE, Donelle
OMODEI, Paul
DARIN, Jayde

EAST WARD - 1 COUNCILLOR
SMART, Bill
PHILLIPS, Dean
SONTER, Elizabeth
WINFIELD, Cliff

WEST WARD - 1 COUNCILLOR
VENTRIS, Murray
DE CAMPO, Wade
SHARP, Julian

Candidate Elected Unopposed
Coastal Ward - 18 October 2025 - EIBY, Wendy

Candidate Elected Unopposed
South Ward - 18 October 2025 - WILLCOX, Jennifer Dianne

Election Packages will be sent to all electors on the local government electoral roll where there is an election in their electorate.

Replacement Packages can be obtained from the Shire of Manjimup,37-39 Rose Street Manjimup during business hours prior to election day or at the polling place in the district between 8.00am to 6.00pm on election day if the package is not received or should any papers be missing.

Post your vote early. Completed postal voting packages must reach the Returning Officer by 6.00pm on election day, Saturday, 16 October 2021.

You may hand deliver your package to an electoral officer at theShire of Manjimup,37-39 Rose Street Manjimup during business hours before election day or at the polling place in the district between 8.00am and 6.00pm on election day.

Chief Polling Place:

Wellness & Lifestyle Centre, Cnr Rose & Edward Streets, MANJIMUP WA 6258,

The count of votes will commence at 6.00pm at the Wellness & Lifestyle Centre,Cnr Rose & Edward Streets, MANJIMUP WA 6258.

ROBERT KENNEDY
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
13 63 06

View the election notice here.

Call for nominations - now closed

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY ELECTION
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Shire of Manjimup

An Ordinary Postal Election will be held on Saturday, 16 October 2021 in the Shire of Manjimup to fill the following vacancies:

Central Ward 2 Councillors 4 year terms
Coastal Ward 1 Councillor 4 year term
East Ward 1 Councillor 4 year term
South Ward 1 Councillor 4 year term
West Ward 1 Councillor 4 year term

Nominations Open on Thursday, 2 September 2021

Nominations Close at 4:00 PM Thursday, 9 September 2021

Nominations must be lodged with the Returning Officer:

  • at any time during the above period by arrangement; or
  • between 2:00pm and 4:00pm Thursday, 9 September 2021 (close of nominations) at the Shire of Manjimup, 37-39 Rose Street, MANJIMUP.

Nominations 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 Returning Officer or the Western Australian Electoral Commission (www.elections.wa.gov.au)
  • a single A4 page profile of not more than 800 characters (including spaces) containing information about the candidate;
  • a nomination deposit of $80 (cash, bank cheque or postal order);
  • (optional)a recent passport-sized photograph of the candidate’s head, or head and shoulders; and
  • every candidate must have completed the online course titled Induction for prospective candidates, available at www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au, prior to nominating.

The Commission has developed an online system called Nomination Builder to assist candidates to complete their nomination form which includes the candidate profile. This is the preferred method of completing the nomination form and profile for elections conducted by the Commission. Candidates complete their nomination details and profile, print the completed form which has a reference number allocated and lodge it with the Returning Officer. The nomination builder can be accessed via www.elections.wa.gov.au.

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.

Information

Full details about eligibility and nomination procedures for prospective candidates can be obtained by contacting the Returning Officer, Graeme COCKRAM on 0437 859 221 or the Western Australian Electoral Commission on 136306.

ROBERT KENNEDY
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER

View the Call For Nomination Notice here.

Close of Enrolments - The roll has now closed

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY ELECTION
CLOSE OF ENROLMENTS
Shire of Manjimup
ROLL CLOSE: 5PM Friday, 27 August 2021

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 16 October 2021 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Manjimup.

Residents
You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5:00 PM Friday, 27 August 2021. 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
Electoral enrolment forms are available from the Shire of Manjimup, all Australian Electoral Commission offices (www.aec.gov.au) or the Western Australian Electoral Commission (www.elections.wa.gov.au) and must be completed and reach a Divisional Returning Officer in Western Australia by 5:00 PM Friday, 27 August 2021.

Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers
If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Manjimup 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 Manjimup you may be eligible to enrol to vote. This applies if you were on the last electoral roll for the Shire of Manjimup 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 Manjimup 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.

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 5:00 PM Friday, 27 August 2021. Further information can be obtained from the Shire of Manjimup.

ROBERT KENNEDY
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
13 62 06

View the Close of Enrolment Notice here.

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