The Electoral Commissioner has received formal advice from the Governor of a vacancy in the Legislative Council for the South West Region as a result of the resignation of the Hon Alannah MacTiernan. Accordingly, on Thursday, 9 March 2023 the Electoral Commissioner will place newspaper advertisements calling for nominations from eligible candidates who stood for that region at the last State general election.
Nominations will close at 12.00 noon on Monday, 20 March 2023.
If more than one nomination is received from consenting and eligible candidates, a re-count will be conducted at 2.00 pm on Monday, 20 March 2023 and the newly elected member of the Legislative Council declared shortly thereafter.
The outcome of this process to fill the Legislative Council vacancy will be available on the Commission’s website at www.elections.wa.gov.au immediately after the declaration has been made.
For more information about the process to fill Upper House vacancies, visit www.elections.wa.gov.au