Legislation

The functions of the Victorian Electoral Commission are defined by law. This includes:  Constitution Act 1975 Electoral Act 2002 Local Government Act 2020 Infringements Act 2006...

Electoral boundaries

What are electoral boundaries?

Victoria is divided into: 88 districts 8 regions 79 local councils. Districts There are 88 districts in Victoria. Voters in a district elect one member of Parliament to represent them in Victoria's...

Part 1: The 3 levels of government

Mohammed is an English language student. He is doing homework on government and elections in Australia. He calls the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) for more information. In this video he finds...

By-election and supplementary election results

If a Lower House seat becomes vacant, we hold either a by-election or a supplementary election to elect a new member of Parliament for that district. Find out more about by-elections and supplementary...

Counting the votes

When voting is finished, one of two counting systems is used to determine the results: preferential counting or proportional counting. The method used depends on whether one or several candidates are...

VoterAlert

VoterAlert is our free election reminder service for all Victorians on the State roll...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Ngabun-Bambunj - Aboriginal education and engagement plan We are honoured that our first Aboriginal education and engagement plan has been gifted the name Ngabun-bambunj by Wurundjeri, Ngurai Ilum...

How voting works

Australia is a representative democracy. You elect people to make decisions on your behalf.  It is your right and responsibility to vote. Voting makes sure that the people who are elected are...

Moreland City Council, North-West Ward election referred for investigation

The Victorian Electoral Communication announced today that it has discovered what appears to be intentional postal vote tampering in the Moreland City Council, North-West Ward election...