Local Government Election Archives

King Island Council By-election Announced

Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 12 January 2024 King Island Council by-election announced A by-election conducted by postal ballot will be...

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Richard Parker Replaces Greg Luck on Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council

Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 25 September 2023 Result for the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council recount Due to the resignation of Councillor...

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Review of Local Government Compulsory Voting

Media release – Nic Street, Minister for Local Government, 7 June 2023 Review of local government compulsory voting Challenges and opportunities for improvement...

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TEC Won’t Fine Electors Who Didn’t Vote in Local Government Elections

Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 15 December 2022 The TEC to dispatch apparent failure to vote notices for two compulsory elections...

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Can We Do Politics Without Poison in Tasmania?

Can democracy survive the surge in contempt? That’s the big question asked by Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens in the most recent...

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157K Votes Returned in Local Government Elections

Media release – Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 12 October 2022 Almost 157,000 votes already returned Last week saw Australia Post deliver over 400,000 ballot...

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Survey: Local Government Candidates Back Inclusion

Media release – Equality Tasmania, 7 October 2022 LOCAL GOVT CANDIDATES COMMIT TO LGBTIQA+ INCLUSION Equality Tasmania has released the preliminary results...