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Local council and community elections

Local councils may appoint the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to conduct their elections and by-elections. From 2008, local council elections will always be held on the last Saturday in November every four years. By-elections or countbacks are held when there is a vacancy on a council.

The VEC also conducts a number of commercial, community and statutory elections.

Elections will be taking place for all of Victoria's local councils in November 2008. For more information select your council from the map or list below.
Council profiles
Find out about the electoral structure, current elections events and past results for your local council. Visit your council's page by:
Media releases
Find media releases related to local council and community elections.
Comparison of elections
At the comparison page, you can compare statistics from Council elections since 2000. Statistics include participations rates, levels of informal voting and numbers of candidates.
Community elections
The VEC also conducts elections for commercial and community organisations, and is responsible for a number of statutory elections and polls. More information.

Click on your local council in this map:


Councils with postal elections are coloured pink; councils with attendance elections are coloured blue.

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