Local council election statistics

Election statistics for local council elections held across Victoria, including:

  • number of elections conducted
  • overall voter participation rates
  • overall rates of informal voting
  • overall number of candidates.

The following charts compare Victorian local council elections we have held since 2000. Each category is broken down by financial year. Please contact us for statistics about elections before 2000 and any by-elections.

Number of local council elections

1999-2000 42
2000-2001 3
2001-2002 17
2002-2003 54
2003-2004 0
2004-2005 25
2005-2006 54
2006-2008 0
2008-2009 79
2009-2012 0
2012-2013 78
2013-2016 0
2016-2017 78
2017-2018 1
2018-2020 0
2020-2021 76
2021-2022 1

Number of postal and attendance elections

Years Postal Attendance Total
1999-2000 37 5 42
2000-2001 3 0 3
2001-2002 15 2 17
2002-2003 47 7 54
2003-2004 0 0 0
2004-2005 22 3 25
2005-2006 48 6 25
2006-2008 0 0 0
2008-2009 70 9 79
2009-2012 0 0 0
2012-2013 70 8 78
2013-2016 0 0 0
2016-2017 72 6 78
2017-2018 1 0 1
2018-2020 0 0 0
2020-2021 76 0 76
2021-2022 1 0 1

Overall voter participation rates

Includes postal and attendance elections.

1999-2000 74.08%
2000-2001 78.48%
2001-2002 72.23%
2002-2003 75.22%
2003-2004 No elections held
2004-2005 71.13%
2005-2006 75.19%
2006-2008 No elections held
2008-2009 74.36%
2009-2012 No elections held
2012-2013 70.89%
2013-2016 No elections held
2016-2017 72.14%
2017-2018 76.84%
2018-2020 No elections held
2020-2021 83.62%
2021-2022 84.17%

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Overall rates of informal voting

Includes postal and attendance elections.

1999-2000 3.59%
2000-2001 2.58%
2001-2002 3.48%
2002-2003 4.49%
2003-2004 No elections held
2004-2005 4.49%
2005-2006 4.84%
2006-2008 No elections held
2008-2009 4.98%
2009-2012 No elections held
2012-2013 5.60%
2013-2016 No elections held
2016-2017 6.29%
2017-2018 6.53%
2018-2020 No elections held
2020-2021 4.76%
2021-2022 3.53%

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Overall numbers of candidates (including postal and attendance elections)

1999-2000 925
2000-2001 107
2001-2002 545
2002-2003 1,553
2003-2004 No elections held
2004-2005 826
2005-2006 1,263
2006-2008 No elections held
2008-2009 1,975
2009-2012 No elections held
2012-2013 2,000
2013-2016 No elections held
2016-2017 2,135
2017-2018 53
2018-2020 No elections held
2020-2021 2,194
2021-2022 24

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