Whittlesea City Council, Lalor Ward by-election

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We are holding a by-election in Lalor Ward in Whittlesea City Council this August. Votes will elect a new councillor after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) declared this election result void on Thursday 8 May.

Visit the Whittlesea City Council profile page.

Candidates

Nominations:

open on Monday 16 June
close at 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June.

How to nominate

To nominate, you must:

complete the Victorian Government's free Local government candidate training. You'll need to show that you've completed it within 2 years of Saturday 2 August 2025 when you nominate.
complete a nomination form
submit your completed nomination form in person at the election office. Call us on 03 8620 1316 to make an appointment.
pay the $250 nomination fee.

By law, candidates must disclose donations and gifts they receive in the lead up to a by-election. For more information, visit the Local Government Inspectorate.

Candidate Helper

Candidate Helper can help you prepare your:

nomination forms
candidate statement
candidate questionnaire.

Go to Candidate Helper

Candidate statement and questionnaire

To tell voters about your background, qualifications and what you stand for, you can submit:

a candidate statement of up to 200 words
answers to the candidate questionnaire
a photo of yourself.

This information will be publicly available on this website until the election result is declared.

You must submit your statement, photo and questionnaires before 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June.

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Who can be a candidate?

Read our Becoming a local council candidate page for the rules on who can be a candidate.

Campaign donations

By law, candidates must disclose donations and gifts they receive in the lead up to a by-election. For more information, visit the Local Government Inspectorate.

More information

To learn about the nominations process you can:

read about becoming a local council candidate
download a candidate handbook.

Voting

Voting in this by-election is by post. We will mail ballot packs to all enrolled voters from Monday 14 July.

Your ballot pack will have:

a ballot paper
candidate statements
a ballot paper envelope (for your vote to go in)
a reply-paid envelope (for your ballot paper envelope to go in)
a multi-language leaflet.

I'm away or have changed address

You can apply to have your ballot pack redirected if:

you will be away when ballot packs are mailed (from Monday 14 July) or
your mailing address has changed since the close of roll (Wednesday 21 May).

If you moved within or out of Lalor Ward since the close of roll you must vote or risk a fine.

Use our online form to submit your redirection request:

Redirect your ballot pack

You can also download a ballot pack redirection form.

To submit the redirection form, you can either:

scan or take a clear photo of it and email it to redirections@vec.vic.gov.au
post it to:
Election manager
Whittlesea City Council, Lalor Ward by-election
Victorian Electoral Commission
Level 11, 530 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000 VIC

Applications close at 5 pm on Monday 16 June.

How to vote

Follow the instructions in your ballot pack to complete your vote.

Make sure you post it or drop it off at the election office before 6 pm on Friday 1 August.

If you don't vote, you may get a fine.

To check if you're eligible to vote, read the 'enrolment' section of this page or call us on 131 832.

Check my enrolment

Who will vote?

You must vote if you are enrolled in Whittlesea City Council, Lalor Ward at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May.

Large print or braille ballot packs

If you are blind or have low vision, you can register to get your ballot pack in large print or braille.

You only need to register once. If you've registered for past elections, you don't need to register again.

To register, you can:

call 03 8620 1314 from 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday
email BrailleAndLargePrint@vec.vic.gov.au

Registrations close at 5 pm, Friday 20 June.

Enrolment

The roll for this by-election closed at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May.

Am I enrolled?

If you are a state-enrolled voter in Lalor Ward, you must vote.

Check my enrolment

If you are a council-enrolled voter in Lalor Ward, you must vote.

Contact Whittlesea City Council on 03 9217 2170 to check if you are a council-enrolled voter.

I'm away or have changed address

This election is by post. We will mail your ballot pack to your enrolled address, or your postal address if you have one listed.

We can redirect your ballot pack to a different address if:

you will be away when ballot packs are mailed (from Monday 14 July) or
your mailing address has changed since the close of roll (Wednesday 21 May).