Election Statistics - Voter participation rates

The following graphs compare the participation rates of voters in Victorian local council elections. Each rate is the overall rate for all councils holding elections in that financial year. Only elections conducted by the VEC since 2000 are included. By-elections have not been included. For information about by-elections, please contact the VEC.

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• Overall participation rates in postal elections
• Overall participation rates in attendance elections
• Overall participation rates in regional municipalities
• Overall participation rates in metropolitan municipalities

Overall participation rates in postal electionsTop

1999-2000	75.57%
2000-2001	78.48%
2001-2002	73.78%
2002-2003	76.42%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	75.07%
2005-2006	75.66%
2006-2007	N/A
2007-2008	N/A
2008-2009	76.44% (excluding City of Melbourne leadership team) 75.51% (including City of Melbourne leadership team)

Overall participation rates in attendance electionsTop

1999-2000	65.07%
2000-2001	N/A
2001-2002	64.62%
2002-2003	71.16%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	55.65%
2005-2006	72.80%
2006-2007	N/A
2007-2008	N/A
2008-2009	70.03%

Overall participation rates in regional municipalitiesTop

1999-2000	76.75%
2000-2001	78.48%
2001-2002	79.35%
2002-2003	77.77%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	79.39%
2005-2006	76.70%
2006-2007	N/A
2007-2008	N/A
2008-2009	78.26%

Overall participation rates in metropolitan municipalitiesTop

1999-2000	72.60%
2000-2001	N/A
2001-2002	68.83%
2002-2003	73.91%
2003-2004	N/A
2004-2005	66.69%
2005-2006	74.40%
2006-2007	N/A
2007-2008	N/A
2008-2009	72.85% (excluding City of Melbourne leadership team) 73.29% (including City of Melbourne leadership team)

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