Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990 (WA)

Western Australia

Electoral Act 1907

Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990

These regulations were repealed by the Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Act 2021 s. 97 (No. 20 of 2021) as at 25 Nov 2021 (see s. 2(b)).

Western Australia

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Western Australia

Electoral Act 1907

Electoral Act 1907

Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990.

2.Form of ballot papers

• (1)

  Ballot papers for elections shall be in the appropriate form set out in Schedule 1.

• (2)

  The forms in Schedule 1 replace the forms set out in Schedule 3 to the Act.

Schedule 1

[Regulation 2]

BALLOT PAPERS

[Form A deleted: Gazette 17 Jun 2016 p. 2087.]

FORM B:   Ballot paper for

— an election in a district,

— an election in a region if there are no groups and no voting tickets are registered,

if there are 3 or more candidates.

• WesternAustralia

  Ballot Paper

Election of      (a)     of the Legislative                 (b)

(c)

Number the boxes

from 1 to (d) in the

order of your choice

(e)

(f)

(e)

(f)

(e)

(f)

(e)

(f)

Remember......

number every box to make your vote

count.

(a)    Insert the number of members to be elected.

(b)    Insert “Assembly” or “Council”.

(c)    Insert the name of the district or region.

(d)    Insert the number of candidates.

(e)    Insert name of candidate.

(f)    Insert name of political party, or composite name of political parties, or “Independent”, if to be printed.

[Form B amended: Gazette 21 Nov 2008 p. 4923.]

FORM C:   Ballot paper for

— an election in a district,

— an election in a region if one member is to be elected,

if there are 2 candidates only.

(a)    Insert “Assembly” or “Council”.

(b)    Insert the name of the district or region.

(c)    Insert name of candidate.

(d)    Insert name of political party, or composite name of political parties, or “Independent”, if to be printed.

Form D:            Ballot paper for an election in a region if there are one or more groups and one or more voting tickets are registered.

Western Australia          Ballot Paper

Election of (a) members of the Legislative Council

(b)

YOU MAY VOTE IN ONE OF TWO WAYS

Either Above the line Fill in one box only Put the number 1 in the box to show the voting ticket you want (c)

(e) £ or (f)

(e) £ or (f)

(e) £ or (f)

(e) £ or (f)

(g) £ or (h)

(g) £ (h)

Or Below the line Fill in every box Number the boxes from 1 to (d) in the order of your choice of candidate

£ £

(i) (j) (i) (j)

£ £ £ £

(i) (j) (i) (j) (i) (j) (i) (j)

£ £ £

(i) (j) (i) (j) (i) (j)

£ £ £

(i) (j) (i) (j) (i) (j)

£

(i) (j)

£

(i) (j)

(a)    Insert the number of members to be elected.

(b)    Insert the name of the region.

(c)    If there is only one voting ticket registered in relation to the election, substitute the following instruction —

“Put the number 1 in the box to choose the voting ticket of the candidate/group.”

(d)    Insert the number of candidates.

(e)    If there is a voting ticket square for the group, insert name of political party, or composite name of political parties, or “Independent”, if to be printed.

(f)    Print voting ticket square if a voting ticket is registered by or on behalf of the group.

(g)    If there is a voting ticket square for the candidate insert name of political party, or composite name of political parties, or “Independent”, if to be printed.

(h)    Print voting ticket square if a voting ticket is registered by or on behalf of the candidate.

(i)     Insert name of candidate.

(j)     Insert name of political party, or composite name of political parties, or “Independent”, if to be printed.

[Form D inserted: Gazette 17 Jun 2016 p. 2088‑9.]

FORM E:   Ballot paper for an election in a region if there are one or more groups, and no voting tickets are registered.

(a)    Insert the number of members to be elected.

(b)    Insert the name of the region.

(c)    Insert the number of candidates.

(d)    Insert name of candidate.

(e)    Insert name of political party, or composite name of political parties, or “Independent”, if to be printed.

[Schedule 1 amended: Gazette 16 Oct 1992 p. 5119‑20; 17 Jun 2016 p. 2087‑9.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990	27 Apr 1990 p. 2063‑8	20 Jun 1990 (see s. 213(6) of the Act)
Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Amendment Regulations 1992	16 Oct 1992 p. 5119‑20	4 Dec 1992 (see s. 213(6) of the Act)
Reprint 1: The Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990 as at 13 Aug 2004 (includes amendments listed above)
Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Amendment Regulations 2008	21 Nov 2008 p. 4923	r. 1 and 2: 21 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(b))
Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Amendment Regulations 2016	17 Jun 2016 p. 2087‑9	14 Sep 2016 (see r. 2 and s. 213(6) of the Act)
These regulations were repealed by the Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Act 2021 s. 97 (No. 20 of 2021) as at 25 Nov 2021 (see s. 2(b))